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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 5

Flour and eggs are in demand at Balmain. People are now writing it out to see how it looks:—The Honourable Rudolph Langer, M.L.C…

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The General Election. Among the Electors. WALLSEND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 5

THE electorate of Wallsend has been represented in Parliament during the past year by Mr. David Watkins, a member of the Solidarity party, and on Wednesday next the…

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The General Election. Mr. Gillies' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 8

A meeting of Mr. John Gillies' election committee was held at Mr. G. Buxton's rooms, High street, West Maitland, last evening. Mr. G. Mitchell occupied the chair…

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Polling Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 4

Postal Arrangements for To-day:—The post-office will be open for the delivery of letters, and stamps and postal notes can be procured. The money order and savings bank will be closed. The first…

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The General Election. Polling Day Arrangements for Local Electorates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 5

To-DAY being fixed for the polling, a close holiday will be observed throughout the colony. The various pits in this district will be closed, and although the shop-keepers do…

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Mr. Reid's Campaign. Speech by Sir Henry Parkes. Prospects of Other Candidates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 5

The electoral campaign closed to-night so far as speeches were concerned. There is intense excitement which, doubtless, will be increased to-morrow. The Premier had a…

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Election Echoes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 5

Polling Day. Hours of voting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Things were lively in the city electorate last night, and a close contest is anticipated…

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The General Election. Mr. Gillies' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 8

Last evening Mr. John Gillies addressed the electors from the balcony of the Exchange Hotel, High-street, West Maitland. Mr. M. Murray occupied the chair,…

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The Results of the Polling. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 5

The polling at the various electorates throughout the colony for members to serve in the 17th Legislative Assembly took place to-day. In Sydney it was wet and most…

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The Polling Results. Watching the Barometer. a Huge and Excited Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

The system instituted last year by this office of announcing the results of the polling all over the colony, by placards posted in front of the building, was again carried out…

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Maitland District. the General Elections. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 8

The elections in West Maitland did not create much excitement yesterday. Being a public holiday all offices were closed, and the majority of the electors in the town division…

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The General Election. Newcastle East. Victory for Mr. W. T. Dick. A Majority of 267

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

THE election in Newcastle East was conducted, on the whole, quietly, and after making allowance for the excitement which prevailed, the people were most orderly…

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The Newcastle Polling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

As anticipated there was a great falling off in the number of votes polled in the general election on Wednesday as compared with, those who voted in 1894. In the Newcastle…

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The New South Wales Election. Opinion of the Times

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Times this morning in commenting upon the result of the general election in New South Wales regrets, that the…

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The British General Elections. State of the Parties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The latest returns to hand in connection with the general elections in the United Kingdom show the state of the parties to…

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Maitland District. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 8

THE published returns of the various electorates have been scanned with eager interest by the residents of the Maitland district, and the feeling generally is in favour of the…

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Greta. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 3

The polling at Greta passed off very quietly, most of the electors after giving their votes wending their was homeward, owing to the bitterly cold wind that was…

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Mr. Gillies' Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 8

A meeting of Mr. Gillies' election committee was held at Mr. G. Buxton's rooms, High-street, West Maitland, last evening. Mr. C. Mitchell occupied the chair, and there…

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The General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

THE result of the general election in this colony is one which, for the time being makes the Ministry and their majority masters of the political…

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The British Elections. Latest Figures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Latest returns of the elections show the following results:—394 Conservatives and Liberal Unionists, 158 Rosebery…

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