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Politics & elections, 1880

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"Corrupt Practices" at Elections

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1880 · page 6

THE following are the principal clauses in the new Electoral Act which relate to corrupt practices at Elections:—45. All and each of the following acts…

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Election Song for 1881. Appeal for the Reform of the Bankruptcy Law

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1880 · page 6

WE are the social ornaments, Who feast on others' toil, Yet sometimes feign benevolence, By offerings from the spoil…

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Glen Innes Election

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 2

THE first election for the Glen Innes Electorate took place last Wednesday ; and the event will long be memorable, perhaps, for more than one reason. The contest was close, and fought with a…

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The New England Election. the Polling Day at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1880 · page 4

FOR the last two weeks the election has been the all-absorbing topic of conversation. In consequence of the division of parties, and the eanvassing of each…

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The New Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1880 · page 2

THE panacea for all our woes dawns upon us. T[?]e elections are over, and the composition of the tenth Parliament is known to the country. Now speculation is rife as to the probable adjustment of…

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New England Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1880 · page 6

ABOUT 300 electors mustered at the Court House, on Saturday last, at mid-day, to hear the official declaration of the poll. Precisely at 12 o'clock, Mr. Geo…

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THE N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Legislative Council. Wednesday, Dec. 15

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1880 · page 8

IN the Legislative Council, the president took the chair at noon. The Clerk read the proclamation convening Parliament for the dispatch of business…

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