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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1859

16 stories in Riverina's papers

Parliament and Party

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1859 · page 2

THE Parliament of New South Wales has now been sitting for a year, and is still busily deliberating. A mania for discussion seems to have seized…

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Dissolution of Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1859 · page 2

On Saturday last, his Excellency the Governor-General prorogued the Parliament with the usual formalities, and following speech:—…

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Local Intelligence. the Election for the Murrumbidgee

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1859 · page 2

Mr. William Macleay arrived in town on Thursday afternoon, and has convened a meeting of the electors for this evening (Saturday) at Byrnes's Hotel at half-past 6…

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The Elections

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 10 June 1859 · page 6

A public meeting was held at Mr. Dwyer's, the George Hotel, Major's Creek, to hear an address from Dr. Wilson, a candidate for the Southern Gold Fields Electorate, expository…

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Local Intelligence. Election Meeting. Mr. Macleay's Address to the Electors

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1859 · page 2

Although but very brief notice was given of Mr. Macleay's intention to address the electors of Wagga Wagga, we were glad to find a very fair muster of influential persons…

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Murrumbidgee Election

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 17 June 1859 · page 2

William Macleay, Esq., has been returned, without opposition, as a member of the Legislative Assembly for the Murrumbidgee. At, the nomination on Friday he was proposed by…

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The Elections. Nomination for East Sydney

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 17 June 1859 · page 2

The first official commencement of the elections under the Electoral Reform. Act took place yesterday, when in accordance to notice duly given by Mr. R. Hill, the returning…

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Paddington Election

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1859 · page 2

The contest for this constituency, between, Si Daniel Cooper and Mr. Windeyer was a remarkably close one the Knight only winning by 41, which…

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The Elections

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1859 · page 2

THE first act of the grand farce, or tragedy, whichever it may turn out, has been played,—the "leading constituency" has selected its…

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Local Intelligence. Murrumbidgee Election

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1859 · page 2

THE nomination for the election of a Member to represent this district in the new Parliament took place on the 10th instant, at Gundagai, when in the absence of even the…

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Election for the Murray

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1859 · page 3

The nomination for this Electorate took place on the 22nd ult. As one of the ablest politicians in our Colonial Parliament, one of the staunchest…

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In Gold Fields Election

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 15 July 1859 · page 4

have not yet arrived from Meragle rumba, and no official statement, [?]ama, although the State of the [?]n roughly given. The following is…

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Balranald Election

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1859 · page 3

Below is the result of the Balranald election, from which our readers will be able to judge whether the defeated candidate could ever have had any…

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The New Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1859 · page 2

HOWEVER much they may try to conceal their feelings upon the subject, the fact of the radicals being sorely disappointed at the result of the late…

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The Play of Parliament. Chorus

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1859 · page 3

The curtain's up, the play's begun, Where fools shall yield us food for fun, And knaves, in rhetoric's florid rant, outpouring patriotic can't,…

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Local Court Election

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 18 November 1859 · page 4

Pursuant to notice a public meeting was held at the Camp on Tuesday last for the purpose of electing nine persons to act as aud to be members of the Local Court. The hour…

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