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Politics & elections, 1881

11 stories in South Coast's papers

Nowra Municipal Election

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1881 · page 2

ON Tuesday last, at noon, the Returning-Officer, Mr. J. Green, opened the proceedings connected with the election by reading the advertisement inviting nominations for the vacancies occasioned…

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Municipal Elections

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 2

THE Municipal elections for the year in the Shoalhaven district are now over, with so far as we could hear, with the undermentioned results. Nowra, two vacancies, three candidates:—Henry…

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Municipal Election

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 3

On Tuesday, 1st inst., the nomination for aldermen to serve in the Municipal Council of Broughton Creek and Bomaderry, in place of the reliving aldermen, Messrs. J. Tindall (late…

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N. S. W. Parliament

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday the Immigration Vote caused a lengthy, discussion, attempts being made to negative it. Eventually Sir Henry Parkes consented, as two…

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N. S. W. Parliament

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1881 · page 2

In the Assembly on Wednesday in committee of Supply, on the proposed vote of £100,000 for the purchase of lands for public recreation in the city. suburbs and…

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British and Colonial Elections Contrasted

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1881 · page 4

FELLOW electors! we have all been swindled. We have been swindled over since Australia first, at Heavon's command, rose out of the azure main, and began to look around to see…

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The Re assembling of parliament

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 30 June 1881 · page 2

The Nowra Colonist of Wednesday last referring to its remarks of the proceeding [?] in the column of a contemporary…

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Opening of Parliament

The Telegraph and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1881 · page 2

THE second session of the tenth Parliament of New South Wales, was opened on Tuesday by his Excellency. The vice-regal speech congratulates the members on meeting sufficiently…

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Opening of Parliament. Tuesday, 5Th July 1881

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 7 July 1881 · page 2

THE second session of the tenth Parliament of New South Wales was opened with all the accustomed pump and heremony. There was a grand attendance of the pubic, both inside…

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MISCELLANEOUS. The Milburn Creek Vote in Parliament

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 4

THE Meddler in the Sydney Mail, rivals the best efforts of the comic journals. In connection with the paragraph quoted below a couple of steeds distinguished by the facial feature of the…

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Expressions of Feeling and Opinion in Parliament

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 4

Mr. Buchanan, on the 12th instant, moved the adjournment of the House for the purposes of drawing attention to what he described as a scandalous outrage of the…

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