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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
390 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 20
THE writ for the election of a representative for Newcastle in place of the late Mr. James Fletcher was issued this afternoon by the Speaker, Mr. J. P. Abbott. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the central committee appointed to further the election of Mr. W. Grahame to the Parliamentary vacancy caused by the death of Mr. James Fletcher,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—General Mitre is receiving strong support in his candidature for the post of President of the Argentine Republic, in opposition to Dr. Pellegrini, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday Night.—There is great excitement in Buenos Ayres over the election for the President of the Republic. Yesterday an election riot took place, during which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY morning the declaration of the poll, for the election of an alderman for Belmore Ward, took plane in the Council Chambers. The only persons present wore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE President took the chair at 11 o'clock, and the Convention resolved into committee, and continued the consideration of the draft bill in detail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I have noticed that the approaching Parliamentary election in Newcastle is to be conducted by the gentleman who has for so many years acted as returning-officer in this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Friday.—An election for Sligo took place to-day, when Mr. Collery, an anti-Parnellite was returned by a large majority…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—A petition has been lodged against the return of Alderman Collery, on the ground that the priests induced hundreds of electors to declare themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. W. GRAHAME last night received a telegram from the Secretary for Railways, stating, in answer to a message from him, that on polling day the employees of the Department will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A WELL-KNOWN item of proverbial philosophy tells us that we should not halloo until we are out of the wood. Up to a recent date only two candidates—Messrs. GRAHAME and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE announcement in the Sydney press with reference to the meeting of Parliament, and the programme which the Government then intends to submit, are somewhat premature…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the city electorate took place on the hustings erected at the entrance of the court-house at noon yesterday, the returning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE nominations of candidates to fill the vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of East Sydney, caused by the death of Mr. J. R. Street, took place to day. Mr. T. R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—Mr. Henry Hucks Gibbs, of the well-known firm of Anthony Gibbs and Son, and a director of the Bank of England, is a candidate in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In reading the account of the nominations of the candidates for Parliamentary honours, I see that the railway men have been granted a half-day's holiday to record…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THAT somewhat contradictory term, "a triangular duel," very fitly represents the position with regard to the vacancy in the Newcastle electorate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CONSIDERABLE interest is being taken over the East Sydney election. It is anticipated that Mr. Walter Bradley will be elected, although the supporters of the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN consequence of the new rule in the rules of the association, the Wallsend and Co-operative collieries, and probably other in the district, will be idle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE polling for the election of a member of Parliament, to occupy the seat, in the city constituency, rendered vacant by the death of the late Mr. James Fletcher, M.P., took…
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