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Politics & elections, 1885

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The Elections

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 2

EARLY on Thursday morning the Presiding Officer at Bega, (Mr. G. P. Kerrison), the poll dorks, scrutineers, the candidates, and several friends of the…

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The Eden Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 2

THERE was consider[?] excitement in town on the [?] of the [?] for the Eden electorate. [?] at 8’ o clock the door of the Court House…

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[?] Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 2

[?] members [?] [?] [?] Sydney…

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Letters to the Editor. [Our columns are to all, but we do not in any way identily ourselves with the opinions expressed by correspondents.] Election Arithmetio

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 2

SIR,—It is quite possible to gain some useful knowledge from the recent election contests. If we consider the plumping done last Thursday, and compote it with…

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Opening of Parliament

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 14 November 1885 · page 2

The arrangements connected with the opening of Parliament on Tuesday next, including the choice of members [?] and second the address-in-reply to the Governors…

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Opening of Parliament. Legislative Council

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 2

The first session of the twelfth Parliament was commenced to-day. In the Legislative Council the President took the chair at noon and there upon the Clerk of Parliaments read…

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Legislative Assembly. Election of Speaker

Moruya Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1885 · page 2

MR. G. H. REID advanced to the table and said : Mr. Jones—I beg to move that Edmund Barton, Esq., do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. (Hear, hear.) I…

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