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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1890

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Municipal Elections. Address by Candidates. HAMILTON

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

MR. J. W. LEES, one of the candidates for municipal honours at Hamilton, held a meeting at the junction of the Adamstown and Lambton roads last evening. Mr. Aitcheson…

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Election to Mayoral Chairs. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 7

SIR,—The coveted honour of aldermanship is supposed to have its culmination in the mayoral chair, but the abuses that have of late crept in in connection therewith are…

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Morpeth. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 7

The municipal election in Morpeth is over, Aldermen Wingrave and White being reelected, and Mr. John O'Neil, a well-known storekeeper, having a walk-over for the…

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Hamilton Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 3

THE nominations of Aldermen for the Hamilton Council took place at noon on Tuesday, in the presence of a very large number of ratepayers. Mr. John Arkins acted as…

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Municipal Elections. Islington Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1890 · page 5

MR. C. C. HURT, a candidate for the Islington Ward in the Wickham Council, addressed a meeting of ratepayers from the balcony of Watt's Family Hotel last evening. There…

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Newcastle Borough Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 6

SIR,—I should very much like to know from the Mayor, or whoever looks after the business of the Council, how it came to pass that no notice whatever was given in your…

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Lambton Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 8

The elections at Lambton are causing unusual interest, some of the candidates doing their canvassing with a degree of earnestness, which is a decided departure from last year…

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Municipal Elections. NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 7

THE contest between Messrs. G. W. Webb and Alfred Asher, for the municipal representation of the Honeysuckle ward took place yesterday, and created considerable interest…

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The Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

THE people of the district to-day are in the midst of the bustle of the municipal elections, and in some municipalities the contests, which will be concluded to-day, are of the…

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Tamworth Municipal Elections. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5

THE annual municipal elections took place to-day and were the most exciting that have even taken place since the incorporation of the borough. The following is the rough…

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Municipal Elections. MEREWETHER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5

MR. DAVID INGLIS addressed a large number of the ratepayers last evening from the balcony of Mr. Nash's Hotel. Alderman Newburn presided, and after making a few…

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To-day's Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5

TO-DAY'S elections will take place in the municipalities of Adamstown, Wickham, Waratah, Lambton, Hamilton, Merewether, Carrington, Stockton, New Lambton, and Plattsburg…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. Coming Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 5

Parliament will be prorogued on March 21, and the general elections will follow in April. The number of candidates under the new system of payment of members is…

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Municipal Elections. NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1890 · page 6

THE official declaration of the poll in connection with Honeysuckle Ward was made by the Returning-officer (Alderman Buchanan) from the Council-chambers, at 11…

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Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1890 · page 7

SIR,—Will you allow me but a small space in your valuable journal to put Mr. William Sessions and his friends at ease concerning a few remarks that fell from me on Friday…

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Municipal Elections. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 7

THE official declaration of the poll took place at noon yesterday, in the presence of about a dozen persons. The Returning officer declared Messrs. Bennett, Edwards, and…

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Morpeth. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

A meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held on Friday evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor. There were present: The Mayor (Alderman Campbell),…

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ADAMSTOWN. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

The Council met last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present: Aldermen Edden (in the chair), and Tyson, Sheedy,…

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Municipal Councils. Newcastle. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the City Council was held last evening for the purpose of electing a mayor for the ensuing municipal term. Alderman Buch[?]an occupied the chair,…

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The Mayoral Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 4

THE meeting of the Newcastle Borough Council held last night for the election of the Mayor for the current municipal year was of brief duration. Only one nomination…

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