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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections
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SIR—It is noticeable that amid the multitude of election addresses now being delivered, very few allusions to the land question are to be found, although it is one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING was held at Purvis's Court House Hotel, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of presenting Mr. Simeon Phillips with a requisition inviting him to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday the election of an alderman far Booth Ward took place, when Mr. James Andrew Ryan headed the poll, securing a victory by 12 votes. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST night (Friday) a meeting of aldermen was held for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. There were present—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—As a ratepayer of Dubbo I note with surprise and amazement your report of Mr. E. G. Adams' speech at the official declaration of the poll at the late Municipal election…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Thursday evening a special meeting of the Municipal Council was hold at the Town Hall, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current municipal year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PREACHING on Sunday at the harvest thanks giving service at the local Primitive Methodist Church, Lithgow, Mr. Hindle, M.P. for Newtown, referred in strong language to the character of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE British Parliament was opened at noon on Monday. The Queen's Speech stated that it was expected that an early and equitable adjustment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1. SOLDIERS on full pay, and policemen are not allowed to vote. 2. Persons of unsound mind. 3. Persons in receipt of charitable aid from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Being present at the nomination of alderman to fill the vacancy in the Municipal Council to-day, I could not fail to notice (after bearing the speech of Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—A. correspondent in your paper asserted last Wednesday that I was not fit to be entrusted with the work of the Council as I had only been present at three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,--I hope the successful candidate, and his friends are satisfied with the result and the means they employed to obtain it. I hare now been fifteen or sixteen years a ratepayer and resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday the election of an alderman to fill the vacanoy in the representation of Bouth Ward in the Ooun[?]il took place at the Town Hall. His Worship the Mayor acted as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Government are considering the advisability of proroguing Parliament at an early date with a view to the dissolution. "Parliament" one Minister remarked to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →So far as the present Electoral Act is concerned, everything will be in readiness for holding a general election early next month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Freetrade and Laud Reform Electoral Committee have formulated, in circular form, proposals for the selection by exhaustive Ballot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney "Daily Telegraph" publishes the following as a list of Bills passed during the last Session of Parliament :--PUBLIC BILLS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament will be summoned for the despatch, of business on 21st August…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following is a summary of the provisions of sonic Acts which have been recently aided to the Statute Book. The Reconstructed Companies Act provides that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Trausit Commission in Sydney this week, Sir W. P. Manning presiding, the registrar brought under…
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