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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1880

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The Parliamentary Elections. the City. Mr. Fletcher at Tighe's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1880 · page 4

LAST evening Mr. James Fletcher addressed the electors of Tighe's Hill from the balcony of Mr. Morris' hotel. Mr. William Broom occupied the chair, and…

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The Parliamentary Elections. the City. Nomination Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 November 1880 · page 2

YESTERDAY being appointed as the day for nominating candidates for the representation of the electorate of Newcastle, in the now Parliament, a large…

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Alteration in Hour for Polling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 4

IT may be well to remind voters that under the no Act, polling will commence at the various polling places on Monday, at 8 a.m., instead of 9 a.m. as previously…

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The General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 4

THE immense importance which the electors of this colony attach to the present formation of a new Parliament, is shown by the absorbing interest…

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Parliamentary Elections. the City. Mr. Fletcher at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 4

LAST evening Mr. Fletcher addressed a well attended meeting from the balcony of Mr. Tudor's Agricultural Hotel, Hamilton. Mr. David Murray presided, and at…

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The Forthcoming Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 4

WE would point electors especially to an advertisement in another column concerning impersonation at the forthcoming elections. Any voter who may by chance…

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[By Telegraph.] Hunter Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 5

HUNTER, Friday, 9 p.m.—The nomination took place at Lochinver, at noon, to day Mr. John Fitzgerald Burns was proposed by John Bowden, and seconded by John…

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Parliamentary Elections. the City. Mr. G. A. Lloyd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 2

MR. G. A. LLOYD addressed an audience of over a thousand people from the balcony of the Victoria Theatre Hotel, on Saturday evening; Mr. Cropley occupied…

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The City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 2

THE attention of electors is particularly directed to the advertisement in another column respecting double voting and impersonation, and the penalties provided…

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The Parliamentary Elections. the City, Result of the Poll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1880 · page 2

THE excitement at all times attendant upon an election in any constituency was probably approached yesterday to its fullest extent in Newcastle. For the first…

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The City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1880 · page 2

No election that has ever taken place in this city, and probably few indeed in the colony, caused more excitement than the one which was decided…

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POLLING for the HUNTER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—The polling for the Hunter, took place to-day, and caused much interest throughrut the district. According to the returns at present…

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The Parliamentary Elections. County Nomination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 2

YESTEDAY at noon the nomination for two members to represent the County of Northumberland in Parliament took place at the Court House, Waratah, before a…

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The Parliamentary Elections. the County. Mr. Melville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1880 · page 2

MR. MELVILLE will address the electors to-night from Reen's balcony, Wallsend, at 6.30; and from Stoker's balcony, Lambton, at 8.30…

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The City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1880 · page 2

AFTER the declaration of the Poll on Tuesday last rumours were circulated throughout the electorate that there had been from 500 to 800 double votes…

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County Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

SIR,—My own electioneering campaign having closed on Monday last, I naturally expected that I was entitled at all events to peace for a time, but I am sorry to say…

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Parliamentary Elections. the County

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

OUR Lambton correspondent writes:—"The County election is the topic of the day here. There is intense excitement, and the result of the poll will be anxiously…

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The City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

IN our leading article of yesterday, in connection with the city election, a slight inaccuracy occurred. At the close of the fourteenth line, the words "presiding…

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Parliamentary Elections. the County. the Polling Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 5

THE final act in the drama of the County election was played yesterday. At an early hour the citizens bestirred themselves in order to lose no time in…

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Re-assembling of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 5

A SUPPLEMENT to the Government Gazzette officially announces that the new Parliament will meet for business on Wednesday, 15th proximo, at noon…

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