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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

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The Hamilton Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 5

AT noon yesterday the Mayor (Alderman Keddie), noting as returning officer for the election of one alderman to fill the vacaney caused by the death of the late Alderman…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 5

A further flat a Parliamentary nominations were received to-day. Mr. A. S. Cowley. Speaker in the last Assembly was declared duly elected for Herbert, the nomination…

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The Church of England. an Act of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—In the House of Commons to-day, the Benefices Bill introduced by Viscount Cranbourne, M.P. for Rochester, was read a second…

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Hamilton Municipal Election. Mr. A. Gardiner's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 5

LAST evening Mr. A. Gardiner, one of the candidates for the seat made vacant by the death of Alderman Arkins, addressed a number of the ratepayers of the East Ward at the…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 5

The second batch of Parliamentary nominations was received to-day the only candidate date returned unopposed to-day being Mr. H. Tozer for Wide Bay…

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Hamilton Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 5

THE polling for the extraordinary vacancy in the Hamilton Council for the East Ward took place in the council chambers on Saturday last, and a greater degree of interest was…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 5

Mr. M'Nab, the Opposition candidate for North Brisbane, has withdrawn from the contest. Mr. O'Connell has been declared duly elected for Musgrave, the nomination…

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Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. the General Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

The nominations for the metropolitan and several suburban electorates were officially announced to-day. All the four candidates for North Brisbane addressed a crowd of the…

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The Parliamentary Vacancy at Cowra. a Host of Candidates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

THE death of Mr. Donnelly, M.P. for Cowra, has caused quite a rush of candidates to fill the vacant seat. Mr M. T. Phillips, a local solicitor at Cowra, will, it is understood, be…

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Melbourne Gossip. Parliament Prorogued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

PARLIAMENT has prorogued, and hon. members are now scattered all over the country. The Premier alone remains at work. Mr. Turner is one of those men who…

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CABLEGRAMS. Italy and Abyssinia. Important Parliamentary Statement. Negotiations for Peace. Cost of the Campaign. British Parliament Thanked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the Italian Chamber of Deputies to-day, the Marquis Di Rudini, the Premier, stated that General Baldissera,…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Marine Board Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 5

Mr. D. Y. Syme, of the Melbourne Steamship Company, has been elected to the vacancy on the Marino Board caused by the resignation of Captain Webb,…

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The Queensland General Elections. The Second Batch of Returns. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 4

THE second batch of elections took place yesterday. They were fewer in number and less in interest than those of the previous Saturday. Yesterday' s polling leaves the relative…

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Re-assembling of Parliament. Six Weeks Hence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 5

THE Executive Council to-day approved of the issue of a proclamation further proroguing Parliament until Tuesday, May 12, when both Houses will meet for the dispatch…

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Hamilton. Extraordinary Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 3

Yesterday at noon the Mayor (Alderman Keddie) at the council chambers, in the presence of a small body of ratepayers, read the nominations of…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 5

The fourteenth Parliament dissolved today The elections take place on April 25 in South Australia, and on May 2nd in the Northern Territory…

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The Cowra Election. The Labour Party and Upper House Reform. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 5

THE polling for the election of a member of the Assembly for Cowra in the place of the late Mr. Donnelly, will take place to-morrow (Thursday). The candidates are:—M. T…

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The House of Commons. Bye Election in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—In consequence of Dr. J. E. Kenny, M.P. for College Green, Dublin having resigned, a new election became necessary, and Mr…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. the General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

The electoral campaign has definitely started, and candidates are addressing the electors all over the colony. BURGLARS SENTENCED…

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The Queensland Elections. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 5

THE final batch of elections took place yesterday, when six seats were contested. None of the returns are complete, but at present two Labour members, one Independent, and…

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