Working-men in the British Parliament. William Abraham
WITH one exception all the labour candidates have been elected by English constituenci s. The exception is William Abraham, or "Mabon," as he…
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Politics & elections, 1887
292 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 15
Parliament out of Session. Mr. Jas. Fletcher, M.L.A., at Newcastle
ON Saturday evening last, according to public notice, the late Minister for Mines, Mr. Jas. Fletcher, member for Newcastle, addressed the electors of…
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MR. ANGUS CAMERON, the newly-elected member for Kiama, has left for Sydney. A large gathering of leading residents saw him off, and great…
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REGARDING the above important election, the Illawarra Mercury has the following:—The election that came off at Kiama on Thursday excited intense…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CORRESPONDENCE. Polling Place for Islington. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR—I see that there is a notice of motion on the Wickham business paper to have a polling place at Islington at the ensuing election, which appears to me to…
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PARLIAMENT was opened to-day by commission, there being a pretty full attendance of members. The Commissioners were Sir John Hay, Dr. M'Kellar, and the Hon. W…
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THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 4, when there was a large attendance of members. Mr. Proctor was sworn in and took his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kiama Election. (To the Editor of the S. M. Herald)
SIR,—The Local Option League and other friends (?) of temperance in this colony have been sufficiently indulged in the idea that the Kiama election…
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THE Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. There was a large attendance of members. Sir Patrick Jennings and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kiama Election. (To the Editor of the S. M. Herald)
SIR,—I decline to reply to the letter of Mr. Cyril Weale, except to say this, that the latter part of his note has no element of truth, My views on local option are as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hamilton Commonage and the Municipal Elections
TO-NIGHT a meeting of the Commonage residents will be held near Mr. Smith's store, at half-past 6 o'clock, to receive balance-sheet of the Commonage League and…
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WHEN the Speaker took the chair this afternoon the only member of the Government who faced the Opposition was Sir Henry Parkes, Sir P. Jennings and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Municipal Elections
IN response to a requisition, Mr. T. H. Raysmith has consented to stand for the position of alderman for the City Ward. Mr. J. Laughton is announced as a candidate for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Elections. Newcastle and Northumberland
We have been informed that at the next general elections, which are to take place shortly, it is the intention of Mr. John Osborne, who rived three years in this city, to offer himself as a candidate for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kiama Election. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—According to J. Cyril M. Weale, secretary to the Licensed Victuallers Association, the local optionists both in Sydney and Kiama have, during…
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THE Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock, the only member of the Government present being, of course, Sir Henry Parkes…
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THE friends and supporters of Mr. Ninian Melville are requested to meet at Bunn's Criterion hotel this evening at half-past 7 o'clock, to arrange matters for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Parliament. the Queen's Speech
A forecast of the Queen's speech to be read at the approaching re-opening of Parliament assumes the following to be an outline of the document. That…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Elections. Preliminary Meetings
THE friends of Mr. James Fletcher are requested, by advertisement in this issue, to assemble at the Criterion Hotel this evening, at half-past seven. The business…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday, midnight. Exciting Election—Mr. Goschen Defeated
THE election for the Exchange Division of Liverpool took place to-day, and according to the first scrutiny, resulted in the defeat of Mr. Goschen by 9 votes,…
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