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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1898

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Imperial Politics. the York City Vacancy. Lord Charles Beresford a Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Intense interest is being taken in the election for the seat in the House of Commons rendered vacant by…

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Suggested by the New York Mayoral Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

Hon. Hannis Taylor, an American writer on American affairs of some eminence, once said that the United State, when it threw off the yoke of George III., perpetuated in its…

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General Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

THE statement made by Mr. Reid in his speech at Mudgee to the effect that the general election will take place in June, has created a good deal of surprise in Sydney, as…

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Imperial Politics. York City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.— Mr. Burns, the Labour M.P. for Battersea, has issued a violent manifesto against Sir Christopher Farness, the…

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A Cry for the Next Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 5

"Reform of the Upper House" is evidently going to be a cry at the next general elections, both by those who believe it necessary and by others…

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Imperial Politics. the York Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The explanation made by Sir C. Furniss, the Liberal candidate for York, has satisfied the engineers, and they have…

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The Coming Elections. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 January 1898 · page 5

IN the feeling manifested at the preliminary political meetings which have boon hold this week may be regarded as an index of what is to follow the general elections next June…

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Carrington. the Coming Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1898 · page 5

ALDERMAN J. S. RODGERS has given notice that he will move as follows at the next meeting of the Carrington Council:—"That the Mayor take the necessary steps to…

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Honeysuckle Ward Election. Mr. Cann's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1898 · page 5

A WELL ATTENDED meeting of the friends of Mr. W. Cann was held at the Locomotive Hotel, Hunter-street West, lest evening for the purpose of making arrangements for that…

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Correspondence. a Candidate for Waratah. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1898 · page 3

Sir,—For the last two or three months the Protectionist League of Waratah has been going through some kind of an uncalled for preliminary…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. the University Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 5

The election to fill the vacancy in the council of Melbourne University, caused by the death of Sir Anthony Brownless, took place to-day. Professor Allen was elected by…

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The Scene in the French Chamber. an Election Dodge. Excitement in Paris. Troops in Position. Dreyfus' Alleged Confession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. De Blowitz, the Times correspondent in Paris, states that the recent scene in the Chamber of Deputies was largely an…

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The Imperial Parliament. an Urgent Call

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 4

LONDON, Monday. — The British Parliamentary loaders have summoned their followers to attend at the opening of Parliament, as it is expected…

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Matters Municipal and Philander Smiff, M.u.f.f. to His Fellow-candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 3

Gentlemen,—Having followed municipal matters in our district for many years, I think that the time has now come for some of us to assert ourselves. Something must…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Election of Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 5

THE election of the committee of management in connection with the Newcastle School of Arts for the ensuing year took place at the institution on Saturday last. In the absence…

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The Municipal Elections. Nominations to Be Declared To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 4

THE nominations received yesterday week for the vacancies occurring in the different municipal councils of the district will be publicly declared by the returning of officers at…

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School of Arts Election—the Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

"GREEN LIST " writes regarding the recent School of Arts election:—I observe that Mr. J. P. [?]alston, one of the recent aspirants for a seat on the local School of Arts…

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Morpeth. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 8

At the nomination meeting the returning officer, Alderman Burg, after the formal opening, remarked that on account of the complications in some of the nomination…

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The School of Arts Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 7

Sir,—In your to-day's issue "Green List" ventures the opinion that there is nothing in my contention that the secretary's vote rendered invalid the…

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Honeysuckle Ward Election. Meeting of Mr. Cann's Friends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1898 · page 5

A MEETING of Mr. W. Cann's friends was held at the Star Inn Hotel, Honeysuckle Point, last evening. Mr. R. F. Vale presided, and there were about 25 people present…

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