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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

57 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Imperial Parliament. January 19

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 3

The Imperial Parliament reassembles to-morrow. The following is a forecast of the Queen's Speech: --…

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The Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 4

The Premiers of New South Wales, South Australia, West Australia and Victoria met at Melbourne on Monday afternoon, and arranged the dates for the Federal…

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The Aldermanic Election

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 2

The nomination of candidates for the vacancies in the Queanbeyan Borough Council will soon close now, and it is time intending candidates came forward. Mr…

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Federal Convention Candidates

The Queanbeyan Observer · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

There are thirty-one candidates in the field for the Federal Convention…

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Federal Election Arrangements

The Queanbeyan Observer · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

MR CRITCHETT WALKER has been appointed returning officer for the whole colony in connection with the federal elections. There will be 265,000 electors on the roll…

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Correspondence. The Municipal Elections. to the Editor

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 2

SIR, -- As a resident of many years' standing it is within my knowledge that whatever there is of ornamentation in Qaeanbeyan owes itself to one man, mainly if not…

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The Convention Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 2

The writ for the election of delegates to the Federal Convention and the regulations under which the election will be conducted were issued on Tuesday morning. The writ is as nearly as…

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The Municipal Elections. Nomination of Candidates

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 2

AT noon to-day, at the Council Chambers, the nomination papers of the several candidates for the vacant seats in the Council, and for the position of auditors, were…

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The Federal Election

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 2

MR. J. J. WRIGHT, J.P., who is the Deputy Returning Officer for the Queanbeyan Electorate, for the purposes of carrying out the Federal Election, has received the…

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The Municipal Election

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

There was a fiarly large attendance of ratepayers at the nomination of candidates, on Tuesday, at noon, for the three vacancies in the Borough Council. The Returning…

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Federal Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 February 1897 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—The Independent Patriotic Party held a meeting yesternight, and decided to run a bunch of ten candidates for the Federal election…

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Local News. The Municipal Elections. Candidates' Speeches

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 2

In our report of the nomination of candidates on Tuesday last for seats us aldermen and the position of auditors in the Borough Council we promised to give the speeches of…

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Parliamentary Election

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 3

An election took place to-day to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons for the representation of Romford Division of…

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The Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 2

The committee appointed to draft a manifesto for the labour party concluded its work on Tuesday. As was agreed upon by the recent Labour Leagues conference, the party now advocates that the…

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Local News. The Municipal Elections. the Polling

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 2

Which commenced at 8 a.m. and closed at 3 p.m., on Saturday, was the slowest and lowest since the incorporation of the town, and gave evidence of a waning interest,…

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Election of Mayor

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

Prior to the ordinary meeting of the Council on Monday night the Aldermen met for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. All were present, except Alderman Bunn, whose health is…

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The Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

The official declaration of the poll taken on Saturday for the election of three aldermen to fill the seats vacated by Ald. Grady, Downey, and Cantle, as well as two auditors,…

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The Election of Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

A special meeting of the Queanbeyan Borough Council, for the pupose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year, was held at the Council Chambers at noon on Thursday…

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The Candidates

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 2

The electors of N.S.W. have now to deal with the famous fortynine. It must be conceded that their…

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The Federal Election

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 3

WE would direct our readers' attention to an advertisement appearing in another column in which Mr. Henry Dawson, ex-M.P. for Menaro, announces himself as a…

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