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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1886

28 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2

The Election

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 4

SINCE the establishment of local government here the electors have certainly not had a more important duty to perform than will devolve upon them in electing…

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Municipal Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 3

THE Returning-officer has already given, full information regarding the nominations for tho approaching municipal elections; but we will not be doing amiss in reminding…

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Young Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 5

THE S. M. Herald has the following comments on the case between Messrs. Watson and Mackinnon:—The question touching the secrecy of the…

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The Municipal Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 2

THE nomination of three aldermen and two auditors to occupy the places of the retiring officers by effluxion of time, has been advertised by the Returning Officer (Mr. J…

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Municipal Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 4

NEXT Tuesday is the nomination day in connection with the annual election of aldermen and auditors. The nominations, so far as we have been able to ascertain, are as under:—…

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Election of Aldermen

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1886 · page 4

THIS week the ratepayers will be called upon to elect three members to the Borough Council, to fill the places left vacant by the three "good men and…

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The Municipal Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1886 · page 2

ON Tuesday last at noon the annual meeting of ratepayers was held at the Town Hall, for the nomination of three aldermen to fill the places of the retiring ones for the North,…

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The Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1886 · page 3

ON Saturday, the 6th inst., the Returning-Officer (Mr. J. Gormly) attended at the Council Chambers at noon, in order to make an official declaration at the poll of the…

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Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1886 · page 3

ON Tuesday last there was held a special meeting of the Borough Council for the election of Mayor for the ensuing Municipal year…

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Election of Mayor

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 February 1886 · page 5

THE council was specially convened by the council clerk to meet on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the current year…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 February 1886 · page 4

LAST issue we promised to give an exposition of the amending Land Bill which had been brought down to the Assembly by the Minister for Lands…

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News of the Week. the Gundagai Election

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1886 · page 2

AT noon yesterday the Returning-Officer (Mr. M. Norton, J.P.) convened a meeting for the purpose of returning a member to Parliament in the room of Mr. J. H. Want, whose seat had…

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Election for the Murrumbidgee. Nomination Day

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 2

ON Tuesday last, in accordance with the official announcement, the Returning Officer (Mr. J. R. Garland) held a meeting at the Town Hall, at noon, for the…

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Opening of Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 2

The Assembly met this afternoon, when the Ministers were all sworn in, after which Sir P. A. Jennings made a statement principally in reference, to his forming the…

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The Park Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 4

IT was said at the meeting on Monday night by Mr. McBeath that Mr. O'Donnell, in his candidature, was allowing himself to be made use of, and his…

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Municipal Election

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1886 · page 7

In order to enable all persons interested therein to comply with the provisions of the law in reference to the municipal election, we give below an outline of the clauses of…

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The Park Election

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 3

As was expected, the park election attracted a very considerable vote on Friday night, when Messrs. H. A. O'Donnell and T. McBeath contested the election to the…

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Hospital Election. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 4

SIR,—I was surprised to learn only this afternoon that certain gentlemen were complaining that Mr. Resch could not have received the number of votes that were…

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The Home Elections

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 July 1886 · page 4

IT could hardly be expected that the home elections now being prosecuted could be carried through without even very disagreeable elements; and the news…

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Home Elections. London, 10th July

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1886 · page 3

The returns up to to-night show the state of parties to be as follows:— Conservatives...............290 Unionists..................62…

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