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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 5

Some of the Protectionist candidates around Sydney are having lively meetings. Mr. Lyne had a "rowdy" meeting at Albury. How times have changed!…

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The General Election. Among the Electors. Newcastle West

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 5

OWING to the number of candidates, things were mixed in the Newcastle West electorate last year, and they are oven worse on the present occasion. The candidates in the…

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The Election. Mr. Brunker's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 8

Mr. J. N. Brunker addressed a crowded meeting at the School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening. Mr. Thomas Campbell occupied the chair, a large number of the central and…

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CABLEGRAMS. The British General Elections. Mr. Davitt Returned Unopposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The following additional members have been reelected without opposition:— Mr. Justin M'Carthy for North…

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The Elections. Mr. J. Gillies' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 6

Mr. J. Gillies is making a complete circuit of the West Maitland electorate, and is being enthusiastically received in all quarters. On Tuesday night he addressed the…

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The General Election. Visit of the Premier. Flattering Reception. a Speech After School. Advice to the Labour Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 5

FOR the purpose of giving a fillip to Freetrade or, as he himself would say, "a lift to the mighty cause," Mr. George H. Reid, the Premier, visited this city yesterday. He…

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 8

Sir Henry Parkes is announced to speak in Sydney to-night. Mr. G. H. Reid visited Newcastle yesterday. The town clock stopped!…

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The British General Election. State of the Parties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. — The latest election returns to hand last night show the following to be the state of the parties:—…

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The General Election. Mr. J. N. Brunker's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 8

Messrs. J. Waller, S. W. Chadwick, J. Rooney, and T. Mair addressed a large meeting in support of Mr. Brunker's candidature from the balcony of Mr. Weston's…

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Election Attacks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 4

ONE of the most marked features of the present election is the amount of personal vituperation which goes on in every point of the compass. That…

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 5

Advice to anarchists:—"A thousand' [?] may serve to build an empire; an hour lay it in the dust." Who is the Australian Schnadhorst [?]…

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 8

We shall meet, but we shall miss 'em; there will be some empty seats. There is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the polling-day leads on to…

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The General Election. Among the Electors. WICKHAM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 5

UNTIL a week ago the seat of Mr. J. Lionel Fegan for Wickham was generally considered to be one of the safest in the colony, but events have since transpired which go to…

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CABLEGRAMS. The British Parliamentary Elections Defeat of Mr. John Morley. Rioting at Newcastle on Tyne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The general election is still proceeding throughout the United Kingdom. Up to the present time 305 Conservatives and Liberal…

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New Zealand. Auckland, Saturday. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 4

The vote of censure on the Government has been lost by 43 to 20…

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The General Election. Metropolitan Constituencies Reviewed. Prospects of Candidates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 6

A COMPARISON of the names of the candidates for the metropolitan constituencies is very interesting, and taking them in order one has in many cases…

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Election Matters in Sydney. The Premier at Parramatta. Sir Henry Parkes in the King Division. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 5

The candidates in the various metropolitan and suburban electorates took full advantage of yesterday being Saturday by holding forth to large audiences, and by half-past 8 last…

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 5

"Cook wants re-engagement." Is this the Postmaster-General? Mr. R. Jones Morgan writes in favour of Protection as the national policy of…

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The General Election. Among the Electors. WARATAH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 5

ONE of the most interesting and exciting contests in the district will be in the Waratah constituency. When the electorate of County Northumberland was obliterated…

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Maitland District. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 8

As the closing hour of the political fight approaches the interest of the public generally becomes more keen. The election is naturally the most absorbing them just now,…

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