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Politics & elections, 1885

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

IN our report of Mr. A. T. Bolton's address, in the Town Hall on last Wednesday evening, a slip of the pen made us say that, in reply to a question, the candidate stated…

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Election for the Murrumbidgee. Nomination of Mr. F. A. Wright

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a meeting of the electors was held at Millenct's Criterion Hotel, when Dr. Wren was unanimously voted to the chair…

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Election for the Murrumbidgee. Mr. J. H. Douglas at the Town Hall

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 2

ON last Saturday Mr. J. H. Douglas addressed the electors at the Town Hall, which was about half fall. On the motion of Dr. E. WREN, seconded…

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 2

THE Surburban Times (Redfern) speaking of the unsuccessful candidates in that electorate says:—"We believe that Mr. Wright has served this electorate well; we…

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News of the Week the Gundagai Election. Nomination Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 2

ON Friday last the nomination of candidates for the Gundagai electorate took place. Mr. M. Norton, J.P., Returning-officer for the district, presided, and read the writ ordering the…

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Polling Day

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 4

TO-MORROW (Thursday) is the deciding day in the serious political straggle which we and our supporters, and Mr. Gerard Phillips and his supporters, are engaged in fighting…

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The Election—local Contest

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 4

BOTH candidates addressed tho electors in Cootamundra on Monday night—Mr. Want in the Assembly Hall, and Mr. Phillips from the balcony of the Royal Hotel. Mr. Phillips…

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The Murrumbidgee Election. the Hon. G. R. Dibbs at the Criterion Hotel

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 2

YESTERDAY at three o'clock, Mr. G. R. Dibbs, by the arrangement of the large committee formed to secure that gentleman's return, addressed the electors, about 500 in…

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 2

MR. J. GORMLY will address the electors this evening in his store, Fitzmaurice-street, at 8 o'clock. Mr. A.T. BOLTON will address the electors…

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The Election. Polling Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

THE election at Gundagai yesterday passed off tolerably quiet but towards the close of the poll groat excitement prevailed amongst the sup-porters of the two candidates By 5 o'clock the…

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Polling Day

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 4

ABOUT 1,000 persons were in town on Thursday during the polling. The booth for Gundagai was held at the court-house, and that for Young at the Albion Hotel,…

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Election for the Murrumbidgee. The Nomination

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

THE nomination of candidates for election as members to represent the electorate in the Legislative Assembly took place yesterday at noon, upon the hustings erected at the…

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The Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 4

IN any reference which we may make to the result of the election contest between Mr. J. H. Want (the Attorney-General) and Mr. Gerard Phillips, for the honour…

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 2

WE learn that Mr. Dibbs was well pleased with his reception at Yerong and The Rock, where he will probably poll well. MR. A. T. BOLTON addressed the electors…

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Monday's Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 2

Bourke (two members).—The returns for the Bourke electorate give—W. Sayers, 530; R. Barton, 514; R. R. Machattle, 444. Many small returns are yet to come in…

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 2

THE Echo says:—"In Nita's First," a comedy played some months ago in the old Theatre Royal, Miss Taylor acted the part of an old servant maid, at whose door, by…

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Election Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 2

LAST evening from eight o'clock there was a large assemblage of the electors in the town in front of the Committee rooms of Mr. G. R. Dibbs, at the Criterion Hotel, where…

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The Young Election. (To the Editor of the "Daily Telegraph.")

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 6

SIR,—I addressed the following letter to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald with reference to the unwarrantable misstatement in that paper in connection with my…

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Results of the Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 2

THE following is a list of, the members who have been returned to Parliament:- East Sydney.—Messrs Edmund Burton, George H. Reid, Henry Copeland, and…

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Election for the Murrumbidgee

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 2

FROM an early hour on Saturday morning any visitor to the town would have seen at a glance that some event of unusual importance was on the tapis, even if the vehicles…

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