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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1885

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South Sydney Election

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

Mr. W. Richardson, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph to-day, indiguantly denies that he posed as an involuntary political clown as a candidate for South Sydney, and…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Northumberland Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR,—Under the heading "Christains Voting" a letter appears in your Friday's issue over the letter appears in your Friday's suppose of "Verdant" The object of the…

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The General Elections. Upper Hunter

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

THE final polling returns for the Upper Hunter show that Messrs. Fitzgerald and Hungerford polled 908 and 776 votes respectively. Mr. M'Elhone received the…

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Christians and Elections. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 8

SIR,—I read your paper regular as it is issued day by day, and notice in Friday's paper, Oct. 23rd, a correspondent calling attention to the late election in this…

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The General Elections. Patrick's Plains (1)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Gould 676 Mr. W. C. Browne, 551. Majority for Mr. Gould, 125…

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Christians and Elections. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 5

SIR,—Will you please to allow me space in an early issue of your paper to reply to "New Chum's" letter under the above heading, which appeared in your issue of…

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More Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 5

The nomination for Burrowa and the Hume is fixed for November 7 and the polling for the 10th…

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The Close of the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 2

THE last of the constituencies having returned its representatives to Parliament, the fever of excitement attendant upon the general election may be said…

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Queensland Parliament

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

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Govett moved the adjournment of the House, and cited cases where inland estates were compelled to suffer a large loss of…

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The Coming Elections in the United Kingdom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 2

IN the old country the Liberals, Redicals, and Conservatives are each issuing a platform for the coming electioneering campaign. The…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Friday. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 5

The Assembly has dispensed with the office of Minister of Mines, and also carried a property tax of 3d in the £…

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The Personnel of the New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 4

IN page 2 of this day's issue will be found an interesting resume of the opinions and proclivities of the members of the new Legislative Assembly of New South Wales,…

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Representation of the Colonies in the Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1885 · page 3

Professor Strong, late of the Melbourne University, has published an article in the Pall Mall Gazette, in which be advocates a proposal that the Agents-General of the…

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Queensland Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1885 · page 5

The deadlock continues between the Council and the Assembly. All payment from the consolidated revenue has ceased till the deadlock is adjusted…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1885 · page 5

The Cabinet Council to-day made fina asrangements for opening Parliament…

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TASMANIA. Tasmanian Parliament. HOBART

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1885 · page 3

The second reading of the Appropriation Bill has been fixed fur Tuesday next in the Assembly. The Opposition threaten to stonewall it on the ground that cert in bills…

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The General Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1885 · page 3

The writs for the general elections throughout the United Kingdom will be issued on the 18th instant…

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Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 3

It is believed that the present session of Parliament will be brought to a close next week at the latest. It is understood that the Select Committee's report will be in…

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Parliament of New South Wales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 3

THE assemblage of the new Parliament took place to-day at 12 o'clock, considerable interest being taken in the proceedings. At the hour named 106 members were…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. The Dead Lock in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1885 · page 3

The political dead lock is over. The Counesl have given way and allowed the Appropriation Act to pass…

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