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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1890

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Municipal Council. Stockton. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 3

THE adjourned meeting of the Stockton Council was held in Mr. H. W. Lowe's office last night, Mr. H. A, Graham, returning-officer, in the chair. Present: Aldermen…

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Entertaining a Successful Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 7

ON Monday evening Mr. Walter Filmer, one of the candidates chosen by the Railway Commissioners to proceed to England, and undergo a twelve months training in…

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Working Men's Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 4

AT the quarterly meeting of the Miners' Delegates, held yesterday, the following important motion, originating in the Minmi Lodge, was carried, the Wallsend Lodge only…

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Dissolution of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Evening.—The Globe newspaper states it is authorised to deny the statements published in the London edition of the New York Herald that Parliament will…

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Y.M.C.A. Parliamentary Debating Club. Re opening of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

NOTWITHSTANDING the unfavourable weather a good number of visitors assembled at the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Thursday evening last to witness the re-opening of the above…

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Newcastle Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1890 · page 5

THE retiring aldermen of the Borough Council are:—Messrs. Mo[?]oney (City Ward), Alcock (Belmore Ward). Rodgers (Macquarie Ward), and Asher (Honeysuckle Ward)…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 5

A BEQUEST has been made to Mr. E. Flynn to allow himself to be nominated for the position of alderman for the Belmore Ward in place of Alderman Alcock, who, it is…

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Parliament Further Prorogued. Sydney, Friday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 5

PARLIAMENT has been further prorogued until Tuesday, March 4th. The notification was published in to-day's Government Gazette…

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Burwood. the Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 January 1890 · page 3

A public meeting of the ratepayers and property holders in the municipal district of Merewether was held on the cricket ground on Friday evening. There were about 40…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5

THROUGH the courtesy of the Mayor (Alderman H. Buchanan) we have been handed the following nominations for the city municipal elections, which take place on the 4th…

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Stockton Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 6

THE information shadowed forth in yesterday's issue, with reference to the candidates coming forward, has been confirmed in all particulars, and the eight and the three there…

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West Maitland. Aldermanic Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1890 · page 5

Messrs. A. Wilkinson, O. K. Young, W. Cracknell, and Mark Winter have been returned without opposition for the four vacant seats in the West Maitland Borough…

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The Hospital Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 5

SIR.—The recent ballot taken at the annual meeting of the Newcastle Hospital, for the election of the honorary medical staff for the ensuing year, was a fair exhibition of the…

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West Maitland. the Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 5

Our municipal elections in this district this year evoke little interest. For West Maitland: Messrs. Wilkinson, Young, Cracknell, and Winter will enjoy a quiet walk over the…

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Wickham Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1890 · page 4

THE municipal election is creating quite a stir in Wickham. The retiring aldermen are Messrs. Peter Bennett (Mayor), A. M. Frewin, and A. Shedden, sen. The Mayor…

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Waratah. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 3

Canvassing is being briskly carried on here by one or two of the candidates for municipal honours. Messrs. J. Williams, A. H. Clapin, and J. Ritchie seek re-election, while A…

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Lambton. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 3

More than usual interest is being taken in the municipal elections this year, as will be seen from the number of candidates aspiring for aldermanie honours, and some excitement…

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District News. Stockton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 3

All is peace here, and there is nothing of startling moment to chronicle: It is as the lull before the storm. To-morrow, at twelve noon, several erstwhile, quiet, unconspicuous…

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Municipal Elections. Tighe's Hill Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 5

MR. W. SESSIONS, a candidate for the Tighe's Hill Ward in the Wickham Council, held a meeting last evening in Howell's Hall, Tighe's Hill. Mr. W. Galbraith occupied the chair,…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1890 · page 6

THE nomination of candidates in connection with the city municipal elections took place in the Council-chambers at noon yesterday. There were several aldermen present, but…

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