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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1891

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Yesterday's Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 4

No one looking at the immense crowd of persons congregated before the hustings yesterday, to hear the declaration of the poll for the election…

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The East Sydney Election. a Win for Bradley. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 5

THE polling for East Sydney took place to-day. There was no excitement, and comparatively little interest was taken. The following is the result:—Walter Bradley,…

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The Election at Geatemunde

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Muck interest is being taken at the present time in the result of the election being held at Geetemunde, Hanover, for a seat in the Reichstag, owing…

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The Recent Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 6

Sir,—Among many other stupid assertions put forth by the supporters of Mr. Fegan, to account for that gentleman's defeat at the recent election, was the one "that the…

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The Collingwood Election. Return of the Labour Member. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

THE Collingwood election, to return a member in place of the late Mr. Langridge, Chief Secretary, resulted in the return of Mr. Hancock, labour candidate, by a majority of…

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Greta Municipal Election. Testing Its Validity. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

IN Chambers to-day, before Judge Manning, Mr. W. Connelly, of Greta, made an application for a writ of two warrant to oust three aldermen of the Municipality of…

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The Charge against a Member of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Captain Verney, member for Buckinghamshire, has been arrested on charge of procuring a girl for immoral purposes. The girl Baskett has identified…

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Prorogation of Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Cabinet this afternoon it was decided that Parliament should reassemble on May 19, instead of on the 28th inst., till which date Parliament now stands…

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Correspondence the Late Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 6

SIR,—I wish to contradict a statement in the Evening News of Saturday, April 18th, that reads thus:—"Speaking of Mr. Peter Bennett's sham nomination…

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The London Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Henry Hucks Gibbs, the Australian shipowner and merchant, of London, has been elected unopposed for the seat in the House of…

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Tasmania. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 6

The Tasmanian Parliament will be dissolved on the 2nd proximo, and the general elections will take place on the 22nd. Writs will also be issued…

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The Canadian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A despatch received from Ottawa, Canada, states that fully one-half of the members of the present House of Parliament for the Canadian Dominion are…

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Plattsburg Municipal By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

THE ballot for the election of one alderman, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman R. Youll, took place on Saturday. Three were three candidates for the…

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The Whitehaven Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Sir James Bain, a well-known ironmaster, has been elected for Whitehaven, in the place of the late Right Hon. G. Bentinck. The new member,…

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Greta. Municipal By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 5

In consequence of Mr. Wm. Phillips withdrawing his candidature, in accordance with section 66 Municipal Act, Mr. Joseph Thompson and Mr. Daniel Canty will now…

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Hamilton. the By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1891 · page 3

The nominations for the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Samuel Kinder closed on Monday evening, and the returning officer (Mayor Melville) is in…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Hanover Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the second ballot for the election of a representative for the division of Hanover in the German Reichstag, Prince Bismarck is, so far, ahead of the…

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Bismarck in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1891 · page 4

THE election of Prince BISMARCK as representative of Gestemunde in the German Reichstag, is a notable illustration of the manner in which the…

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Prince Bismarck in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Prince Bismarck has been elected member of the Reichstag for Gestemunde, by a large majority…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Meeting of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1891 · page 5

Parliament has been prorogued until 2nd June. MEETING THE GOVERNOR. Sir Samuel Griffith and several members…

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