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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1883

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CABLEGRAMS The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 January 1883 · page 2

LONDON, December 28.—It is officially announced that Parliament will reasonable for the despatch of business on January 15…

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The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 3

LONDON, December 31.—Sir Charles Di ke in the course of a speech delivered on Saturday, at Chelsea, stated that the progamme of the…

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The Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1883 · page 2

THE new Parliament will meet to-day, and as might naturally be expected, all parties are anxious to see what the next shuffle of the political cards may…

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Opening of the New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Parliament was opened at noon to-day, and the proceedings were marked with but little ceremony. The members of both Houses…

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Parliament. (Condensed From the Sydney Papers.) the Debate on the Election of Speaker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1883 · page 3

THE new Legislative Assembly met on Wednesday at noon, 105 members were sworn in; the, rest being absent. After which Mr. J. F. Burns proposed, and Mr…

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Proceedings in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 4

IT has been well said that it is the unexpected which always happens, and certainly nothing more unexpected than the election of Mr. EDMUND…

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Parliament. (Condensed From the Sydney Papers.) Legislative Council. Friday, January 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 3

THE President took the chair at half-past past 4 o'clock. He announced that he had received a writ appointing the Hon. W. B. Dalley to be a member of…

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The Ministerial Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Mitchell has held a large meeting at Newtown. Quite a unanimous approval of opposition to Mr. Copeland (the newly appointed Minister…

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The Ministerial Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—Mr. Henry Emanuel Cohen was nominated to-day, and, there being no opposition, was declared elected…

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Election of Metropolitan Bishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

MR. H. S. S. BOND has issued a circular to the members of the Diocesan. Synod of Sydney in reference to the election of a bishop. He reviews the history of the…

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Re-election of Sir Charles Dilke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 2

LONDON, January 8.—Sir Charles Dilkie has been re-elected without opposition, for Chelsea, which seat ho had vacated on the occasion of…

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Newtown Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Copeland, nominated by Mr. N. Malville, seconded by Alderman Huttle; Mr. Mitchell, by Alderman Wheatley, seconded by…

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Gunnedah and Now England Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Abbott and Mr. Farnell returned unopposed…

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The Ministerial Elections East Sydney.—hon. G. H. Reid Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 3

THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the electorate of East Sydney, to fill the vacancy caused by the acceptance of office by Mr. G. H. Reid,…

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The Election of Presidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 4

LONDON, January 11.—The Senate of the United States has passed a Bill that members of the Cabinet shall succeed to the Presidency in order of procedence, in…

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An Electioneering Episode

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Telegraph is answerable for the report of a somewhat undignified episode which occurred at Newtown nomination…

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The Election of Bishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The committee appointed by the Synod, with a view to the election of a Bishop, met at the Church Society's House on Friday…

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The Newtown Election. Defeat of Mr. Copeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The polling for Newtown took place to-day, and caused great excitement from the opening to the close of the poll. The result was…

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The Ministerial Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1883 · page 2

THE fact that the friends of Mr. COPELAND have already subscribed £500 towards the expenses of his late contest with Mr. MITCHELL, may be…

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Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Parliament was opened to-day, at noon, with the usual formalities, by his Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus There was a large…

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