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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1892

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The General Election. Mr. Gladstone on Scotch Home Rule. He Also Favours Disestablishment. Rioting in Cork. Defeat of "African" Stanley. Returns of the Polling. Gladstonians, 58; Liberal Unionists, 10; Conservatives, 83. Great Excitement in London. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 5

THE latest returns concerning the general elections show that 52 Conservatives, 41 Gladstonian Liberals, and 8 Liberal Unionists have been elected…

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Election Gossip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 5

Mr. H. H. Champion, the Socialist, was defeated for Hazelhead, for which constituency the late member was returned. Mr. Champion polled 991 votes. Mr. Keir…

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A Warm Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 5

Mr. David Sheehy, the late member for Galway, an anti-Parnellite, is now lying at Waterford in a critical condition, suffering from seven wounds in the head, inflicted…

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The General Election. Results of Polling. Gladstonians, 97; Liberal Unionists, 19; Conservatives, 123. A Parsee Elected for Finsbury. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1892 · page 5

THE latest returns show that 71 Gladstonian Liberals, 9 Liberal Unionists (including a gain of a seat in Edinburgh), and 94 Conservatives have been elected…

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Election Excitement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1892 · page 5

The polling is unusually heavy, but the majorities of the successful candidates continue narrow, indicating the closeness of the struggle. In the election for Dudley much…

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New Zealand. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 2

In the House of Representatives a long debate took place on a motion proposing to impose a duty on Newcastle (N S.W.) coal. The Minister for Mines suggested that a…

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The General Election. Results of the Polling. Gladstonian Gains. Defeat of Mr. Ratchie. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 5

THE general election was continued yesterday. The results are that 140 CORSERVATIVES, 19 Liberal-Unionists, 112 Gladstonian Liberals, one PArnollite, and 10 anti-Parnellites…

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Deputation to the Minister for Lands. Settling People on Selections. a Bill to Come Before Parliament. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 5

A DEPUTATION waited upon the Minister for Lands to-day and urged that immediate action be taken by the Government to settle people on the soil. The Minister replied…

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The United Kingdom Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 4

THE general election in the United Kingdom is still the MOSES' rod which swallows up all other public questions in the old land. The results of…

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The General Election. an Exciting Struggle. Heavy Polling. Mr. Gladstone on University Representation. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

THE latest returns show that 142 Gladatonian Liberals, including Irish members, 24 Liberal Unionists, and 162 Conservatives have been elected. The returns show that the…

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Election Points

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

It is probable that Mr. William O'Brien, who has been returned for both North-East Cork and Cork City, will sit for the latter constituency, surrendering North-East Cork…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) The Dominion Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—The Canadian Parliament has been prorogued…

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The Newcastle Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

In his speech on the hustings at the nomination at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mr. John Morley declared that he would resign if he failed to obtain a majority of loss than 2000…

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New Zealand. the Rangitiki Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 6

All the returns in connection with the Rangitiki election are now in, and they show that Mr. B. Bruce, the Opposition candidate, has secured a…

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The General Election. Results of Polling. Great Liberal Gains. The Liberal Programme. Lord Salisbury Confers With the Queen. LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 5

RETURNS received up to midnight show that 195 Conservatives, 31 Liberal Unionists, 168 Gladstonian Liberals, 5 Parnellites, and 30 anti-Parnellites have now been returned…

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New Zealand. the Harvey Group Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 6

News from Raratonga state that the Federal Parliament of the Harvey Group met on the 15th June. It was announced that the revenue showed…

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Election Excitement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 5

Bodies of anti-Parnellites out the roads in South Clare leading to the various election meetings to prevent the attendance of their opponents. At one place a body of 200 men,…

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The Irish Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 5

The anti-Parnellite partisans in South Clare have obstructed the roads in that electorate by cutting trenches through them in order to prevent the Parsellite adherents…

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The General Election. the Liberal Figures Advancing. Defeat of R. Cuninghame Graham. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 5

THE returns received up to midnight show that 472 members have been elected, the number being made up as follows :—Conservatives, 209; Liberal Unionists, 36;…

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District News. Stockton. Extraordinary Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1892 · page 5

To supply the vacancy in the council caused by the retirement on June 28th of Alderman Thomas Stratten, the time for receiving nominations of candidates closed at…

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