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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1888

236 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 12

Municipal Election Meeting at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

MR. ALEXANDER MATHIESON, a candidate for municipal honours at Carrington, delivered an address to the ratepayers from the balcony of the All Nations' Hotel yesterday…

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Newcastle Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

THE Newcastle municipal nominations take place on the 7th prox., on which occasion four aldermen retire by effluxion of time, namely, Alderman Buchanan, City Ward;…

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Nomination and Election at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 7

THE nominations for an alderman to fill the vacancy caused in the Carrington Municipal Council by the death of Alderman Gibson, took place in the…

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A Bye Parliamentary Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 5

Mr. Philip Vanderbyl, Liberal, and Mr. Richard Moss, Unionist, have been nominated as candidates for the representation in the House of…

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PARIS, Thursday. the French Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 5

In the elections to the French Senate, necessitated by the retirement of one-third of the members on the completion of three years'…

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The Winchester Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 5

Mr. Moss, the Conservative candidate, date, has been elected by a largely increased majority for Winchester city, rendered vacant by the death of Mr…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. the Paddington Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 5

AT a meeting of Orange lodges it was resolved to support Mr. Knapp's candidature for Paddington. STATE BUSINESS…

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The Winchester Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1888 · page 5

The Unionist papers are jubilant over the election of Mr. Richard Moss, the Unionist candidate for Winchester. They regard his return as one of the…

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LONDON, Monday. Another Member of Parliament Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 5

Timothy Harrington, member for Dublin Harbour, and a prominent member of the National League, has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment under the provisions of…

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PARIS, Tuesday. Assembling of French Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 5

The French Chambers were formally opened to-day. M. Floquet was re-elected President of the Chamber of Deputies…

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The Paddington Election. a Protectionist Returned. SYDNEY, Thursday, 5.42 p.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5

THE Paddington election took place to-day amidst great excitement. The result was the return of Mr. W. J. Allen, Protectionist. In the opinion…

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Honeysuckle Ward Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1888 · page 3

SIR,—On looking over the names on the requisition requesting Alderman Shedden to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for Honeysuckle ward, I find my name…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Laying of the Foundation-stone of New Houses of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 5

THE centenary celebrations recommenced at noon to-day by Lord Carrington laying the foundation-stone of the new Houses of Parliament in the…

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The Carrington Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 8

MR. DAVID SCOTT, one of the candidates for municipal honours at Carrington, addressed the electors from the balcony of Walsh's Family Hotel, last night. Mr. Archibald…

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New Parliament Houses. Laying the Foundation-stone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 3

THE announcement that the foundation-stone of the new Houses of Parliament was to be laid on Monday morning attracted a comparatively small number of persons to the Domain,…

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Elections at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 5

ALDERMAN George Butts, one of the Candidates for re election for municipal honours at Carrington, addressed the electors last night from the balcony of Young's Cross…

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The Election Rolls. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 7

SIR,—Will you kindly inform me through the columns of your valuable journal whether an elector could get his name inserted on the new electoral…

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The Honeysuckle Ward Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 8

AT the Locomotive Hotel, Blane-street, on Thursday night, a large and representative meeting was held of those favourable to the candidature of Mr. A. Asher as alderman for…

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The Newtown Election. a Freetrader Returned. A Moral Victory for Protection. SYDNEY, Friday evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5

THERE was tremendous excitement in the city to-day in connection with the Newtown election. The Freetraders had mustered all their forces, and…

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Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1888 · page 8

On Saturday night last, Mr. W. Clarke, one of the candidates for municipal honours, addressed the ratepayers from the balcony of Williams' Hotel…

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