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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1885

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Parliament of New South Wales. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1885 · page 5

The session was formally inaugurated to-day with the usual ceremonials. A considerable crowd collected outside the Parliament Houses, and the public galleries…

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LONDON, Thursday. Dissolution of British Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1885 · page 3

The Imperial parliament former1ly dissolved to-day. The general election will be held forth-with…

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Parliament of New South Wales. THURSDAY, Nov. 19. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1885 · page 3

THE House met at 4.30 THE LATE LOAN. In reply to Sir Henry Parkes, Mr. Dibbs said that the correspondence…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Friday. Tasmanian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 5

The Tasmanian Council have passed the bill for assisted immigration, and the Federal Council Adopting Bill…

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BERLIN, Thursday. The German Parliament. the Berlin Treaty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 5

The German Reichstag wss formally opened to-day. The Emperor William's speech states that the mediation of the Pope had finally settled the question as to…

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Parliament of New South Wales. THURSDAY, Nov. 19. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 5

Mr. Scott moved the adjournment of the debate till the following afternoon, which was agreed to, and the House adjourned. In the course of the afternoon Mr. T. R…

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The New Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 5

Writs for the new elections are all returnable on January 12th…

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The Independent Members of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1885 · page 4

DURING the late general election, several candidates who are now members of the Legislative Assembly, took for their platform what is known as…

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Cablegrams. London, Sunday. The Coming Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1885 · page 5

The polling for the general election will commence on Tuesday, and the last batch will be disposed of by December 9th, with the exception of a few Scottish…

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Parliament of New South Wales. TUESDAY, Nov. 24. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1885 · page 3

THE Assembly met at the usual hour. Mr. Macgregor was introduced by Mr. Abbott, and being s[?]vorn, took his seat on the Government cross-benches…

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Parliament of New South Wales. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1885 · page 5

The Assembly met at 4 p.m. RETURN OF MR. G. A. LEOYD. The Hon. G. A. L[?]yd having returned from Europe, took his seat shortly after…

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Meaning of the Elections in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1885 · page 3

OF 7,500,00 voters nearly one-half voted the Conservative ticket. There is no doubt, therefore, that France is tired of extremists. But is this an…

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The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1885 · page 4

The general election have commenced . The following Liberal candidates have been returned unopposed:—For M'Erthyr Tyd-ville, Messrs. Henry Richard and Charles…

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Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1885 · page 5

Notice has been given by Aldermen J. D. Young to the City Council that he will move to elect the Mayor by votes of the retepayers…

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Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1885 · page 5

Aldermen J. D. Young, Lees, John Harris, and Evan Jones were re-elected to-day unopposed…

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Parliament of New South Wales. THURSDAY, Nov. 26. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1885 · page 3

THE Legislative Assembly met at 4.30. A large number of members were present. A quantity of papers were laid on the table by Mr. Abbott, none of them of special interest…

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Cablegram. London, Wednesday. The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1885 · page 3

THE elections are passing off qui[?] There have been 35 Tories and 32 Li[?] returned. Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been [?]…

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The English Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1885 · page 2

THE general election of representatives of the people in the Parliament of Great Britain commenced on the 24th inst., and its initiation has been…

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Parliament of New South Wales. FRIDAY, Nov. 27. Legislative Assembly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 5

THE Legislatives Assembly met at the usual hour. Dr. Ross asked the Premier, if for the convenience of country members, he would consent to the adjournment at tea time?…

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The English Elections. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1885 · page 5

Mr. Howard Vincent, Conservative, who recently visited Australia, has been returned for the central division of Sheffield, defeating Mr. Samuel Plimsoll…

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