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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1886

273 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 14

The Wollombi Election. Mr. Vivian at Pelican Flat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 5

MR. VIVIAN, one of the candidates for the representation of the Wollombi, addressed a crowded meeting at Pelican Flat last night, and at…

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Parliament Out of Session. Mr. Creer at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1886 · page 5

MR. JOSEPH CREER, M.L.A., addressed the elect of Northumberland in the Adamstown district last night, at the Carrington Hall. This capacious building was nearly…

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Working Men in the British Parliament. Mr. Henry Broadhurst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1886 · page 7

AFTER the general election of 1880 another working-man M.P. appeared in the House of Commons, in the person of Mr Henry Broadhurst, who was…

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Parliament Out of Session. Mr. Creer at Minmi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 5

LAST evening Mr. J. Creer, M.L.A., delivered an address to the electors of the County of Northumberland at Minmi, in Wilson's Hall. Mr. John Patrick,…

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Parliament Out of Session. Mr. Creer at the Glebe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1886 · page 8

A MEETING of the electors of the Glebe was held laid last night at the Mechanics' Institute, Glebe, to hear an address by Mr. Jos. Creer, M.L.A., regarding his political…

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Working Men in the British Parliament. George Howell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1886 · page 8

London sent four working-men members bars at the recent election to the House of Commons. The best known of these is Mr. George Howell, to…

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Parliament Out of Session. Mr. Melville at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1886 · page 6

ON Saturday evening Mr. Melville addressed between 300 and 400 electors from the balcony of Ralph's Hotel, Elder-street, and received on the…

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Working-men in the British Parliament. W. R. Cremer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 7

THE second of the labour candidates elected by metropolitan constituencies was Mr. W. R. Cremer, who represented the Haggerston division of…

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The Wollombi Election. WOLLOMBI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1886 · page 5

AT the Wollombi nomination Mr. Richard Jurd proposed and Mr. John Wiseman seconded the nomination of Mr. Walter Hussy Vivian. Mr…

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Parliament Out of Session. Mr. Dibbs at Wagga. WAGGA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1886 · page 5

A CROWDED meeting took place at Wagga last night, the Mayor in the chair. Mr. Dibbs spoke for an hour and a quarter, and vindicated the…

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The Wollombi Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1886 · page 4

THE election for Wollombi took place on Friday, and resulted in Mr. R. Stevenson bring returned by a majority of 16 over Mr. W. H. Vivian…

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Working-men in the British Parliament. William Crawford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 10

OF the new members not the least known are the two leaders of the Durham Miners' Association, William Crawford, the secretary, who sits for…

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Postponement of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 December 1886 · page 5

The meeting of Parliament will probably be postponed until February…

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Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. Parliament to Meet in February

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 5

A CABINET meeting has been held to-day, when it was decided to call Parliament together early in February…

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