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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1877

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The Sydney Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1877 · page 1

The political reveille has been already sounded, and several earnest politicians have answered to the summons. Amongst the most prominent are the candidates…

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N. S. W. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, October 4, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 October 1877 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at twenty nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Sir John Robertson, in reply to Mr. M'Elhone, said that a proposition of Mr…

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The Coming Elections. (To the Editor of the Newcastle Morning Herald.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1877 · page 2

DEAR SIR,—As a constant reader of, and subscriber to your journal, permit me, through the medium of your columns, to make a few suggestions many fellow electors…

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Latest Telegrams. Important News by the Suez Mail Health of Her Majesty. Naval Experiments. Home Rule Demonstrations. Potato Disease and Famine. Frozen Meat from South America. The Detectives Conspiracy Case.—Great Excitement. Wreck of the Pacific Co's Steamer Ellen.—114 Lives Lost. Terrible Calamities at Pitsburg Ironworks. £650,000 Presented to the Pope. Reformation of Polish Kingdom. Russian General to be tried by: Court. Misery of Roumanian Refugees. Kossuth's Utterances on the War. Hungarian Sympathy with Turkey. The Indian Famine. Jewish Synagogue Opened. Testimonial to Mr. James Punch. Defeat of New Zealand Government. The Elections and Working Men's Defence Association. Re Navigation of Hunter River. SYDNEY. Recd. Tuesday, 7 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1877 · page 1

NEWS by the Suez mail states that the Queen is in excellent health. The Duchess of Edinburgh is still in Russia…

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The City Election Mr. Hungerford's Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1877 · page 2

ACCORDING to advertisement a considerable crowd assembled by twenty minutes past eight to h[?]ar Mr. Hungerford expound his views on current questions. The we[?] her…

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Latest Telegrams. The Appropriation and Loan Bills Presented to the Governor. Parliament Prorogued. New castle Volunteers doing Drill at the Rifle Matches. The Railway to Cootamundra. Keen Opposition expected at all the Elections. Hand-ball Championship.—Match for £100. National Shipwreck Relief Society. Indian Famine Relief Fund. Monster Meeting at the Masonic Hall. SYDNEY. Thursday. Recd. 7.26 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 1

THE Appropriation and Loan Bills, were presented to the Governor this morning. The proclamation, proroguing…

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Newcastle Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 2

Mr. T. HUNGERFORD will address the electors at Mr. Lane's Miners' Arms' Hotel, Darby-street, this evening, at 8 o'clock. Dr. BOWKER'S committee meet at the Ship Inn…

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The City Election Dr. Bowker's Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1877 · page 2

IN pursuance of public advertisement a large number of the most influential electors in this city, assembled at eight o'clock last evening, at the Great Northern Hotel to…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 4

PARLIAMENT has at last been prorogued, and the gentlemen who have been using their positions as the representatives of the people for self aggrandizement,…

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N. S. W. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Wednesday, October 10, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at twenty nine minutes past 4 o'clock. Mr. Coombes said, in answer to Mr. T. G. Danger that the contractor for the…

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The City Election Dr. Bowker's Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 4

A MERTING of the Committee, to arrange measures for returning Dr. Bowker as the representative of this city at the next General Election, was hold last night, in…

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The Election for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 4

WE are pleased to notice that both Mr. HUNGERFORD and Dr. BOWKER, two of the candidates for Newcastle, whilst addressing the electors, on Thursday…

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Latest Telegrams. Resignation of Hon. Thomas Garrett. £1750 Collected for Indian Famine Relief. Dissolution of Parliament. Arrival of San Francisco Mail Steamer. Fearful Railway Accident in Russia. Four Hundred Persons Killed. Pedestrianism Extraordinary. SYDNEY. Friday, Read 9.40 a.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1877 · page 1

THE HON. THOMAS GARRETT, Minster for Lands, has reigned his office, because Sir John Robertson has refused to agree to the Provisions included in the draft of a…

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The City Election Mr. Hungerford's Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1877 · page 2

MR. HUNGERFORD addressed the electors from the balcony of the Criterion Hotel on Saturday night. On coming forward, he referred again…

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The City Election Dr. W. Brookes' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 2

THERE was a very large attendance at the Protestant Hall, last evening, to bear Dr. Brookes express his opinion upon political matters in connection with the forthcoming…

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Latest Telegrams. Newcastle Election. Election Fixtures. Working Men's Conference. Free Selector's Conference. Williams River Election. Fire on S.S. Wotonga. Dead Bodies off Cape Lewin. Victoria Famine Fund. SYDNEY. Recd. 3.50

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1877 · page 1

THE Speaker has issued writs for the nomination of a member for Newcastle the date is fixed for Wednesday, the 24th instant, polling day, Friday, the…

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The City Election Mr. Hungerford's Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 1

LAST evening a large number of the electors of this city mot in front of the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, at the Junction, to receive and expression of the opinions of Mr. Hungerford…

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Latest Telegrams. Election Addresses. Census Returns. Working Men's Association. Free Selectors' Meeting. Diabolical Attempt to Destroy Life SYDNEY. Recd. Tuesday, 6 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 1

THE election meetings are proceeding. Mr. Hamilton addressed the electors last night, but has no chance of being returned…

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Nor[?]umberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1877 · page 2

Mr. TURNER will address the electors at Tighe's Hill, this evenings…

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Latest Telegrams. Sir Henry Parkes' Attitude Respecting the Elections. Sudden Death at George's River. Dangerous Illness of Hon. Mr. Garrett. Working Men's Defence Association. Famine Relief Meeting at Tamworth. Queensland Assembly. Report of Victorian Minister for Education. SYDNEY. Recd. Wednesday, 7.55 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1877 · page 1

MR. J. M. O'CONNELL (late of this city) has published his address to the electors of the Lower Hunter. Recd. 8 25 p.m…

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