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Politics & elections, 1885

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Alarming Dynamite Outrages. Attempt to Blow Us Housed of Parliament From the “Echo.” London Jan 21

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

A disastrous explosion of dy[?] took place this afternoon at Westmmster Hall A lady informed a police countable that she had observed some men place a parcel…

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Bega Municipal Election

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

YESTERDAY at noon the citizens met in the School of Arts to nominate aldermen in place of Messrs. Maher, Chidgey, and E. Brown whose term of office expired at…

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Municipal Election. Tuesday 3rd FEBRUARY

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

A MEETING of the ratepayers, convened in accordance with the Municipalities Act was held at the School of Arts, as above the Mayor, as returning ([?] presiding…

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Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

THE meeting tor the formal declaration of the poll of the recent municipal election was held in tho School of Arts on Saturday at noon, the Mayor presiding. The…

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Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 2

THE Whole Council and on Tuesday evening for the purpose of elevating the Mayor for the current year. [?] Pe[?] referring in…

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Fun. The Candidate's Creed

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

I BELIEVE in a Government of the candidates, by the candidates, for the candidates. I believe that the man should seek the office, and not the office the man, as the old fogies tell…

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Our Illustration. Parliament Houses, London

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1885 · page 3

We this week present to our readers an engraving of the British Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, the scene of one of the late dynamite outrages. It will be…

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OPENiNG of Parliament

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 2

Parliament opened at noon with the usual ceremony. The Speech was of a considerable length. It commences with reference to the despatch of the…

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Candidates for Scholarships

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1885 · page 1

The Examiner for the London School Boards chsolarships sends to the Journal of Education the following notes of answers:—1. By what right does the Queen sit on the…

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[?] Word about the Coming Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1885 · page 2

Now that the [?] interesting [?] when[?] will be called upon to send representatives to the Assembly to book [?] interested as will [?] of…

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Shoalhaven Election the Nomination

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

As notified by advertisement, a meeting of the doctors of Shoalhaven was held at tho Court house, Nowra, on Thursday, for the purpose of electing a representative in Parliament. There…

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The Eden Elections

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

WE are now in the throwes of a general election, forced upon us by the dissolution of Parliament. Our old members, Messrs Clarke and Garvan, seek re-election at our…

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Our Telegrams. the Election Campaign. Moruya

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

MESSLLS. Clarke and Garvin have had most enthusiastic receptions at Nelligen, Bateman’s Bay. Tomakin, and Moan, and were scrotal into town to-day by n very…

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The Coming Elections. (To the E[?] )

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

SIR—New that Parl[?]ment has been d[?]ved, the question is “who is to represent us” and for that honor I smooth of our late members are candidates…

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The Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 2

MR. HENRY WALKER addressed a crowded meeting on Saturday, in the School of Arts and had a good hearing. The Mayor, Mr. Rawliuson, occupied the chair. The…

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Monday’s Elections. Sydney, Oct. 20

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 2

BOROWA, Sin[?] Glen Jones, [?] [?] Hawkesbury, [?] [?] Macl[?] smith; Shoalhaven…

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Our Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Saturday’s Elections. Sydney, [?] 17

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1885 · page 2

[?] Wilkinson and [?] West Maitland, [?] Nepean, Sunith: Newcastle, [?] Newtown, Foster, smith and Gibles, [?]…

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[?]Election. the Nomination

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

AT [?]Friday, S. Solomon, Es[?] J.P., the [?] at the [?]the writ, [?] him toe [?] the names o…

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Election Meeting. Messrs. Clarke and Garvan Before the Electors

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

ON Wednesday evening the Lyceum Hall was crowded to excess to hear our hate [?] give an exposition of their political views, and an account of their…

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The Coming Election. (To the Editor of the Bega Standard. )

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 2

SIR, —As we are on the eve of an election, and as we will be called up [?] to say whom we wish to represent us in the new Parliament, perhaps it my not be out…

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