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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1883

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TELEGRAMS. East Sydney Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Copeland, to-night, issued his address to the electors of East Sydney. The nomination takes place on Monday,…

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East Sydney Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three hundred gentlemen have formed themselves into a committee to secure the return of Dr. Renwick for East Sydney. It…

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The East Sydney Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Copeland addressed a meeting of 4000 persons last evening, and met with a good reception. Dr. Renwick's friends, however, are…

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Election of Colliery Doctor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1883 · page 2

A LARGELY-ATTENDED meeting of the miners and other employes of the Lambton Colliery was held in the Music Hall, on Thursday evening, Mr. W. Kerr in the…

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TELEGRAMS. East Sydney Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday,—The nomination for a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly, in the room of Mr. M'Elhone, resigned, took place to-day…

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The East Sydney Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1883 · page 2

As most of our readers are aware the will be an appeal made to-day to the electors of East Sydney—"the premier constituency,'' as it is called—as…

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East Sydney Election. Triumphant Return of Mr. Copeland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The following is the return for the East Sydney election:— The Hon. Mr. Copeland... 2942…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1883 · page 2

WITH respect to the forthcoming municipal elections, we are in a position to state authoritatively that Alderman Dr. Knaggs Honeysuckle Ward) and Alderman…

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Municipal Elections. Mr. G. Eames' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

ON Thursday evening Mr. George Eames, a candidate for Honeysuckle Ward, addressed a fairly large gathering of electors from the balcony of Tribe's Fountain of…

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The Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1883 · page 4

IN a very short time the ratepayers of this city will be called upon to express their opinion as to the conduct of civic business during the past year. Up…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1883 · page 3

MR. ALBERT LENTHALL, in response to a requisition, has consented to stand for Honeysuckle Ward. Alderman Lindus, in reply to a…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1883 · page 2

WE see by advertisement in another column that Cosby W. Morgan, Esq., M.D., has been honoured with a very numerously and influentially signed…

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Dissolution of the Victorian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—The Ministry to-day advised his Excellency the Governor to prorogue Parliament, with a view to a dissolution, on the ground that…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1883 · page 2

HONEYSUCKLE WARD.—Mr. Lenthall will address the ratepayers to-night, at 8, from the balcony of the Hunter River Hotel, Hunter-street. Mr. G. Ross will also hold…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1883 · page 3

MACQUARIE WARD.—Mr. G. Eames will address the electors from the balcony of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Bull and Melville streets, this evening, at 7.30…

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The Dissolution of the Victorian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 8

THE political crisis which was publicly announced on Wednesday morning has taken the whole colony of Victoria by surprise, and the matter formed the absorbing topic…

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The Municipal Elections. Mr. George Ross' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1883 · page 5

A LARGE number of ratepayers assembled last night opposite Wilson's Hotel, Blane-street, to listen to an address from Mr. George Rose, one of the candidates for…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1883 · page 2

CANDIDATES desirous of retiring from the forthcoming municipal elections, no matter where, would do well to note that their formal notice of withdrawal must be…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 2

AT noon to-day (Tuesday) public meetings of the ratepayers, for the nomination of candidates for municipal honours, will take place at the Council Chambers, Newcastle,…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination of Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1883 · page 2

AT noon, yesterday, the nominations of aldermen for the ensuing term, throughout the various municipalities, took place; but at scarcely any place was little more than…

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