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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1883

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

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

CITY WARD.—Mr. J. H. Hubbard addressed the ratepayers last night from the balcony of his hotel—the Yacht Club Hotel—Hunter-street, Mr. Arthur Coleman, of…

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The Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1883 · page 3

TO-DAY (Friday) the polling for the election of three aldermen and two auditors for the Borough of Newcastle will be taken, a at ho following places:—City Ward: Borough…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 5

SIR,—The gross carelessness, on the part of the Returning-Officer in not providing sufficient voting papers for the City Ward Election this day cannot be too strongly…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 5

THE rough state of the poll for the Newcastle municipal election was not declared until six p.m. yesterday. Throughout the day a good deal of interest was taken in…

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The City Ward Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

WE understand that the candidates for City Ward at the recent municipal election, also those gentlemen nominated for auditors, have expressed their consent to the…

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Lambton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

ON Monday evening last, a meeting of the above Council took place. Present: Aldermen Croudace, M'Williams, Dent, Kerr, Thornton, Wheatley, Elliott, and Grierson;…

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Waratah Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1883 · page 3

THE above council met on Monday evening. Present—the retiring Mayor (Mr. D. Watson, in the chair, and Aldermen Whiteman, Cox, Hammond, Bell, Scholey,…

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Hamilton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

THE above Council met on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year, Present—Aldermen Manuell, Broom, Donn,…

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Borough Council of Plattsburg. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council for the election of Mayor for the ensuing municipal year, was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. Present—…

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Wickham Council Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1883 · page 3

THE above Council met last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year. There were present:—The retiring Mayor (A. M. [?]win) in the chair;…

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Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 2

LONDON, February 15.—The address in reply to the Queen's speech has been adopted in the House of Lords. In the House of Commons last-night,…

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The Police, the Parliament, and the Licensing Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1883 · page 2

THE printed reports of certain speeches lately made in the Assembly by Members of the Legislature must have given the public of this colony a…

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CABLEGRAMS Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 2

LONDON, February 18.—The debate in reply to the Queen's speech is not concluded in the House of Commons. The Marquis of Hartington has…

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Newcastle Borough Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1883 · page 3

A MEETING Of the Borough Council was held last night, for the purpose of electing a Mayor. There were present—Aldermen Morgan (in the chair, in the unavoidable…

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CABLEGRAMS. The English Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1883 · page 2

LONDON, February 20.—The Affirmation Bill was read a first time. The address in reply to the Queen's speech has not yet been adopted…

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Coming Elections for Upper Hunter and Mudgee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Thursday.—There is great excitement over the forthcoming election. It is expected that Mr. M'Elhone will be returned for Mudgee…

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Victorian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Premier of Victoria has been rejected for West Bourke, also Dr. L. L. Smith for Richmond. Later. At the Victorian elections,…

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The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1883 · page 2

LONDON, February 23.—In the course of the debate in the House of Commons last night on the address in reply to the Queen's speech, Mr. W…

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The General Elections in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1883 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The results of the election contests were watched for with considerable interest last night in front of The Argus Office, where the returns were posted…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1883 · page 2

LONDON, February 25.—Mr. Parnell, in reply to Mr. W. E. Forster's speech in the House of Commons, said, that personally he had nothing to defend,…

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