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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1882

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Northumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1882 · page 2

LAST evening, according to advertisement, Mr. Thomas Hungerford addressed the electors of Northumberland from the verandah of Mr. Stoker's Hotel, Lambton. There…

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Parliamentary Elections. Redfern

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Redfern nomination to-day, Mr. W. T. Poole, M.P., proposed, and Mr. E. Barton, M.P., seconded the nomination of Mr. F. A…

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Northumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1882 · page 2

WE are requested to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement in another column in reference to the County election, stating that the proposed aggregate…

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Parliamentary Elections. Yass

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The polling for Yass electorate took place to-day, and resulted as follows:— Mr. F. L. Heydon... 628…

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Parliamentary Elections. Northumberland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1882 · page 2

THE following letter has been received by Mr. J. Curley, Miners' General Secretary, and will speak for itself:— TO DELEGATES OF THE MINERS' UNION…

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Parliamentary Elections. Mr. W. Turner on His Late Parliamentary Career

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1882 · page 2

As announced by advertisement, Mr. William Turner, ex-member for Northumberland, addressed his former constituents from the balcony of Reen's Hotel,…

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Parliamentary Elections. County of Northumberland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 5

MR. GRISDALE'S MEETING AT WALLSEND.—Mr. Grisdale addressed a large number of the electors of Plattsburg and Wallsend, on Thursday night, from Mr…

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Parliamentary Elections. Northumberland Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1882 · page 2

IT is hardly necessary to remind our readers that the nomination for a member for Northumberland, vice Mr. W. Turner, resigned, will take place at the Court House,…

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The County Election. Nomination Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1882 · page 2

A MEETING of the electors of the County of Northumberland was held at the Court House, Waratah, at noon yesterday, for the purpose of nominating a member to serve in…

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Opening of the Prussian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 2

BERLIN, January 14.—The Prussian Parliament was formally opened to-day in a speech from the throne, which was, on this occasion, read on behalf of the…

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Mr. Greenwood and the Mudgee Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 2

IN watching the ever varying features in the kaleidoscope of human events, we are continually being reminded of the forcible sentiment conveyed in the…

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The County Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 4

IN our supplement will be found an interesting article by "MARK TWAIN," which strikingly exemplifies the vicissitudes to which a candidate for Parliamentary…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Electioneering Squibs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 4

OUR front page is occupied, to-day, almost exclusively with these. The friends of both candidates can peruse them at leisure before breakfast this morning…

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The County Election, Polling Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 2

THE polling for a candidate to represent the County of Northumberland in the Parliament of the Colony, vice Mr. Turner resigned, took place yesterday. There was…

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East Macquarie Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The returns are not all in, but the latest, at 9 o'clock, gives Mr. Pechey 50 votes over Mr. C. J. Roberts…

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Macquarie Ward Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

ON Thursday last a large and influential meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. A. F. Moore, Cordial Manufacturer, was held at Galley's, Oxford Hotel, to…

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Municipal Elections. City Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 2

WE understand that a very numerously signed requisition will be presented in a day or two to Alderman Joseph Creer, J.P., asking that gentleman to allow himself to…

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Wentworth Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Wentworth election, Mr. Evans polled four of a majorit. Two other returns have still to come…

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Macquarie Ward Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

TWO meetings of Mr. A. F. Moore's committee were held at Giles' Volunteer Hotel, and Smallcombe's Britannia Hotel, for the purpose of securing Mr. Moore's return for…

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The Wentworth Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Evans now has a majority of two, but the Mount Gipps return have to come in…

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