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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1882

153 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 8

Liverpool Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 December 1882 · page 2

LONDON, December 8.—Mr. Smith, the Liberal candidate, has defeated Mr. Forwood, the Conservative, for Liverpool, by 370 votes…

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The General Elections. Pollings. Kiama

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1882 · page 3

Dr. Tarrant's majority over Mr. John Davies is 173…

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The General Elections. the Bogan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1882 · page 3

MR. G. E. CASS addressed a large meeting of the electors at Coonamble, on Monday night, and was well received. A unanimous vote of confidence was passed in his…

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Meeting of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Parliament has been called together by proclamation for the despatch of business on January 3rd…

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Parliament of Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In the Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Zox presented a memorial from a public meeting held in the Melbourne Town Hall regarding the…

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The General Elections. Gloucester

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 8

COPELAND, Friday.—Mr. W. B. Christie addressed the electors here yesterday, and met with an enthusiastic reception. All here are in favour of him…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1882 · page 3

SIR.—You will oblige by allotting the undersigned a small space in your valuable journal, to refute a statement which is going the rounds of the district. Now…

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General Elections. Wentworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1882 · page 3

Mr. Evans has been returned for this electorate…

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The General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 5

SOME days ago (says the S. M. Herald of 22nd) it was notified in our columns with regard to the course the members of the Government were likely to take in the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 5

SIR,—In looking over your issue of the 19th instant, we noticed, signed by the President, Vice-presidents, and Secretary of the Newcastle Licensed Victuallers, commencing with the…

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Plumping at Elections. To the Editor Herald and Advocate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 5

SIR.—At the declaration of the poll in Newcastle Mr. Fletcher in returning thanks referred to the large number of electors who had plumped for their particular candidate, and stated that it was…

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Re Electioneering. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 3

SIR,—As it is clearly shown by recent events, that useless men and selfish blockheads, who are rejected by respectable constituencies, can, on the present…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 3

SIR,—I see in your issue of the 10th inst., a letter signed by the president and other officers of the Trade Defence Association on the above subject. They assert that…

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The Wentworth Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 December 1882 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Quin defeated Mr. Evans for the Wentworth electorate by a majority of two…

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