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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1884

316 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 16

New Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Andrew Allen, auctioneer, of Sydney, intends to contest the Carcoar electorate…

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The Tenterfield Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 2

TENTERFIELD, Saturday.—Mr. Charles A. Lee has been asked to become a candidate for the seat in the Assembly rendered vacant by the resignation of Sir Henry…

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The Carcoar Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1884 · page 2

CARCOAR, Saturday.—A meeting of Mr. E. A. Baker's supporters was held last night. It was well attended, but the requisition was not so largely signed as was expected…

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The U. S. Presidency Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1884 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday.—Cleveland has been elected President of the United States, and Hendricks Vice-President by a majority of thirty-seven votes…

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The Tenterfield Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Henry Francis Robinson has been gazetted Returning-Officer for the district of Tenterfield vice Lee, resigned. The nomination for the…

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The American Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1884 · page 2

ALTHOUGH only elected by a small majority, yet we think the general verdict of the nations will be, that the United States of America have, in the…

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Queensland Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Parliament of Queensland has passed the Land Bill…

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The Tasmanian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Parliament of Tasmania has passed an Electoral Bill, making all elections to take place on the same day, and stopped immigration…

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The N. Z. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1884 · page 2

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.—The New Zealand Parliament approves of the results of the Sydney Convention, to protest against the threatened influx of…

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The Carcoar Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1884 · page 2

COWRA, Tuesday.—Mr. W. H. Suttor has positively declined to contest the Carcoar election. The only candidates who have as yet issued addresses are…

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The Carcoar Election. the Nominations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1884 · page 2

CARCOAR, Monday.—The nomination of candidates for the Carcoar election was made to-day. The following were nominated:—Mr. E. A. Baker, Mr. Chas. L…

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The Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 2

PARLIAMENT meets to-day for the transaction of public business, and will, we understand, be opened by commission. It is currently…

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The Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Parliament will be opened to-morrow by commission, and the financial statement will probably be made on Thursday…

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Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Parliament was opened to-day at noon by commission, the Commissioners being Sir John Hay, K.C.M.G., the President of the…

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Metropolitan Gossip. Deterioration of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 3

ACCORDING to some people, nothing is so good as it "used to was," and just now a controversy is running-not to say "raging"—on this subject in the matter of…

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Parliament of N.s. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, November 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 2

THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. LOCAL OPTION. Quite a number of petitions were…

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Tentenfield Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Charles Lee has been returned unopposed for Tenter-field…

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Parliament of N.s. Wales. Legislative Assembly. Thursday, November 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1884 · page 4

The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. In the Assembly on Thursday after considerable discussion, the reduction moved by Mr. Melville in the Immigration vote was negatived by 22 to 8…

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CABLEGRAMS Opening of the German Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1884 · page 2

BERLIN, Friday.—The Reichstag was opened to-day by the Emperor William in person. His Majesty, in the speech from the throne, expressed his conviction…

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The Carcoar Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 November 1884 · page 2

CARCOAR, Saturday.—Mr. Baker's return turn is regarded as an emphatical protest against the new Land Act. When he came forward at the hustings to address…

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