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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1885

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Parliament of South Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly sat till a late hour lust night, chiefly discussing the Land Bill, in which the most important alteration was the insertion of the clause…

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The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 5

The greatest excitement was evinced throughout the day, but good order prevailed…

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Parliament Prorogued Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1885 · page 3

By a proclamation which appeared in a supplementary GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, issued to-day, Parliament has been farther prorogued until November 10…

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(By Telegraph.) Sydney, Saturday 2 p.m. St. Leonards Election. Declaration of the Poll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1885 · page 2

The official declaration of the poll was made by Captain Jenkins, the returning officer, at noon t-oday in the Masonic, Hall, Walker street, North…

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The General Elections. The County Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1885 · page 2

THE official declaration of the poll was made at the Court House, Lambton, at noon on Saturday last by the Returning Officer. Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, to some 30 or 40 of the…

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Newcastle Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 4

A FINAL meeting of the suburban committees of Mr. Jas. Fletcher, M.L.A., was held at the invitation of that gentleman in the central committee rooms, Mr. Buchanan's…

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The Northumberland Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 3

Mr. N. Melville, the newly-elected member for Northumberland, reached Sydney on Monday morning. When arriving near Newtown, in which suburb he lives, he was…

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PARIS, Tuesday. The French Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

The second ballots for the French general elections took place to-day, and resulted generally in favour of the Republicians…

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The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

There are no returns in yet (10 o'clock) from Tamworth…

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The General Elections. Protest at Illawarra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

A protest has been entered at Iliawarra by Mr. Woodward against the return of Mr. Lysaght, on the ground of his having paid his deposit by cheque…

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Mr. G. A. Lloyd's Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 5

It was stated that a doubt had been raised with regard to the election of Mr. G. A. Lloyd, as that gentleman's name did not appear on the electoral roll of any…

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LONDON, Tuesday. The French Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 3

The second ballots in the French election took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of 391 Republicans and 205 Tories, The Due de Broglie and the Due…

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The General Elections. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 3

The polling returns show that Messrs Levien and Burke have been returned for Tamworth…

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The General Elections. ARGYLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 5

In the Argyleelection yesterday Holborrow polled 1165, Tait 784, and Ball 716…

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The General Elections. FORBES (2 members)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 2

The returns up to a late hour on Friday night were :—Stokes, 757; Coonan, 640; Cooke, 621. Three more small returns have to arrive, but they are not likely to alter the…

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The French Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 2

FRANCE is just now going through the strain which the United States of America endured last year, viz., a Presidential election. It is true that…

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The Mudgee Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 3

Sir John Robertson and Mr. A. (G. Taylor topped the poll at Mudgee yesterday, though the former never visited the district, and the latter is on his way to…

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The New Municipality of Merewether. The Polling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

THE polling for candidates to represent the ratepayers in the newly-incorporated Municipality of Merewether took place yesterday, at the Mechanics' Institute, Glebe…

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The General Elections. the Bogan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 8

Our Sydney correspondent telegraphs us last night that Sir Patrick Jennings and Mr. G. E. Cuss have been elected for the Bogan…

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Dissolution of the Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 3

The Imperial Parliament will be dissolved on November 18…

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