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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1877

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Upper Hunter Election. From Our Musclebrook Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 5

WELL, we are to have an election after all and we are very glad that it is so. We were so long looking forward to the general election, and the length of time…

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The County Election. Meeting of Mr. Bungerford's Friends at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 4

Mr. HUNGE FORD'S committee met at Mr. Harris hotel, to receive accounts. After the financial business, of the evening, was over, the committee decided to still hold together,…

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Northumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1877 · page 4

WHEN Manhood Suffrage and Vote by Ballot were first agitated for, the opponents of those measures objected to them on the ground that it would be…

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The Mudge[?] Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1877 · page 1

Very strenuous efforts are being made to return Sir John Robertson for Mudgee, and therefore this contest possesses more then the usual local interest attaching to…

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Upper Hunter Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 November 1877 · page 2

THE official returns have not been declared; out, on Mr. M'E[?]ne's own authority, as stated on board the steamer on Saturday night, he is confident of…

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Latest Telegrams. Another Army to Relieve Plevna. Cardinal Manning at Rome. Revival of Trade. More American Frauds. War between America and Mexico. Railway Accidents at Lithgow and Redfern. Hon. G. Allen dead The s.s. Lusitania at Plymouth. Election News. Loss of the Witch of the Wave. Princely Donation to a Hospital. Total Destruction of the Ly-ee-Moon. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1877 · page 1

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred on board the Ly-ee-Moon at the A.S.N. Co's Wharf early on Sunday morning. The Magazine exploded. The damage is supposed…

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Latest Telegrams. Estimated Composition of New Parliament. Burial of Hon. George Allen. SYDNEY. Wednesday, 7.30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1877 · page 1

SOME excitement caused by rumours of a a new gold field in an inaccessible part of the colony. A Mr. Dichburn is forming a prospecting party to test the truth of…

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Upper Hunter Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1877 · page 1

THE member-elect for the upper Honter, on his return from Scone, addressed the cleeters of this place last evening, from the balenony of the Golden Fleeoe Hotel. A large and…

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Close of the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1877 · page 1

TO-DAY will terminate the excitement attaching to the elections for the New Parliament. To-day decided the poll of the Bogan, for which Sir John…

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Newcastle P. I. and B. Society. Election of Director

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 2

LAST evening (Monday) a meeting of shareholders in the above society was held in the rooms, King-street, for the purpose of electing a director in the…

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Latest Telegrams. Arrival of more Immigrants. Case of Sunstroke in Sydney. Levy, the Cornet Player, has filed his Schedule. Startling Rumour in connection with the Melbourne Cup Shocking Train Accident in Victoria. Man and his Wife killed. Australian Cricket Team Victorious. A Vocalist arrested in connection with Mysterious Death. Wreck of the Schooner Eva. Opening of Criminal Court at Darling-hurst. David Buchanan defeated for the Western Gold-fields. Mr. Simson returned for Balranald. Majority for Coonan at the Bogan.—Robertson polling well. SYDNEY. Monday, recd. 7 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1877 · page 1

THE La Hegue, with 434 immigrants on board, for Sydney, passed Otway on Saturday. All handswere reported well. A labourer was sunstruck in…

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An Election Bon Mot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 1

MALES in the Australasian tells the following:—At one of the late New South Wales elections a candidate seemed disposed to rely rather strongly upon his…

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Flying Colors at Elections. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 5

Sir.—I would take the liberty of suggesting to you a proper course for the exercise of your editorial pen, namely.—flying colors at elections. Manhood suffrage an the ballot were…

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Latest Telegrams. Attempted Re-construction of the Ministry. Latest Political Jottings. Parliament Meets on 27th inst. Population of Victoria. SYDNEY. Saturday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1877 · page 1

IT is reported that attempts have been made to reconstruct the Ministry, with the object of making Mr. Alexander Stuart Colonial Treasurer, and Mr. J. F…

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Election Abuses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1877 · page 2

THE hurry and bustle of a contested election are now over. Men's minds are gradually toning down to their normal state of calm, philosophic…

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Latest Telegrams. Mr. Buchanan Opposes the Hon. Mr. Jacob's Re-Election for Raymond Terrace. 468 Emigrants for New South Wales SYDNEY. Reed. Wednesday, 8.30 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 November 1877 · page 1

The Hon. Messrs. Docker, Dalley, and Hay have been appointed Commissioners to administer the oath to the Members of the Legislative Council, at…

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The Lower Hunter Election. the Nomination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1877 · page 4

THE acceptance of the office of Minsiter for Mines by the Hon. A. H. Jacob Esq. (M.P., for the Lower Hunter), having rendered the seat for that…

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The Lower Hunter Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1877 · page 2

ONE of the most striking occurrences in the otherwise quiet, it not actually tame, proceedings at the nomination of candidates on Saturday, was the…

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The New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1877 · page 1

TO-DAY the first scene in the Parliamentary drama will be enacted in Macquarie street with the usual formalities. The curtain will be drawn up under the…

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New South Wales Electioneering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1877 · page 2

THE leading Tasmanian paper has the following in reference to our late elections:— "Our Newcastle exchanges give a lively account of the proceedings in connection with…

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