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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1895

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CABLEGRAMS. The New South Wales Elections Press Opinion in London

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

LONDON, Friday.—The Daily Chronicle to-day in an article expresses great pleasure at Mr. Reid's Freetrade triumph in New South Wales, and at…

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East Maitland Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 6

Sir,—When the Colonial Secretary (Hon. J. N. Brunker) was disbanding his victorious army on Wednesday night, he admonished them by making reference to "the new…

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Correspondence. Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 6

Sir.—Referring to the remarks of Mr. W. Webster, the rejected candidate for Wickham, as reported in your issue yesterday and reported in an advertisement published in…

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In Recess. the New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 5

CAN well be described, in the words of the Premier recently applied to the Legislative Council, as a "hoterogeneous agglomeration of accidental atoms." "There's small choice…

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The British General Elections. State of the Parties. Rioting at Dunstable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The general elections are still proceeding throughout the United Kingdom. The latest returns show the following to be the…

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An Election Tragedy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. — During the general election in Scotland several voters on the way to vote in the Hebrides Islands were obliged to cross…

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West Wallsend. the Late Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 7

Everything connected with the late election passed off very quietly here, as the result was considered to be a foregone conclusion by a majority of…

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Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 7

Sir,—I notice that in your issue of to-day appears a denial by Mr. R. M. Bowles of the statement in your columns of jeering remarks and…

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Election of Absent Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 4

Two points of considerable importance are about to be raised with regard to the working of the Electoral Act in the election of Mr. M'MILLAN as…

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Correspondence. Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 8

SIR,—In my letter of Saturday I confined myself to the statement that Mr. Fegan had denied the accusation of his late opponent at the time it was…

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(From Metropolitan Papers.) Elections in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Socialists and Radicals have suffered a great defeat in the elections to the provincial councils in France. Only 12…

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Mr. Gillies' Election Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 3

By advertisement in this issue it will be seen that the final meeting of Mr. Gillies' election committee will be held at Mr. G. Buxton's rooms,…

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The Election.—its Cause. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 6

Sir,—Now that the political tumult is over, and the people are about cooled down to a reasoning temperature. I would, with your permission, gladly review the political…

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Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 6

Sir,—I regret that I am again called upon to notice another letter from R. M. Bowles in your issue of to-day. Mr. B. thinks some of Mr. Webster's, supporters, and especially…

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Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1895 · page 7

Sir,—It was not my intention to again trespass on your courtesy, but in killing slander number one, the writer of the letter in to-day's paper…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 5

The Premier will move on Thursday a now anti-obstruction standing order by which a motion, "That the member be not further heard," can be at any time moved on seven…

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Correspondence. Wickham Election. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 6

SIR,—In my last I stated that I could better employ my time than replying to such productions as appears over the signature of R. M. Bowles, H.P.W.E.A.—whatever that…

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The Opening of Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1895 · page 4

PARLIAMENT will meet at noon on Tuesday, when the ceremony of swearing-in will be performed by commissioners. In the Council the commissioners will be Sir John Lackey…

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The British Elections. Final Return

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday. — Sir Leonard Lyell, Rosebery Liberal, has been re-elected for Orkney and Shetland by a majority of 781…

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The New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 4

THE opening to-day of the 17th Parliament will illustrate on the thresh-hold how free are the institutions granted by the mother country to the…

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