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Politics & elections, 1889

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The Coming Election. [?] Telegraph.] Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 2

THE [?] contest has now fairly con[?]. The Premier’s address to the [?] was published this morning. Mr. [?] dealers that the late…

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The General Election

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 26 January 1889 · page 1

[?] for the [?] with almost [?] and [?] being [?] to [?] any every…

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Electioneering in Shoalhaven,—local Candidates.—two Protectionists and a Freetrader in the Field.—shoalhaven Natives to the Front

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

Great progress has been made with the position of affairs locally. Since last issue the Freetrade party have definitely resolved upon accepting the candidature of Mr. Phillip H. Morton, under…

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The General Election. Progress of the Gray—freetrade Opposition to Ministers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

Electioneering matters are [?] up all round, candidates, young and old, facing the electoral music overwhere. The Murrumbidgee nominations(this electorate as already notified…

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Protectionist Candidates in the Field

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

Well attended meetings of the local Protectionist organization were held on Tuesday and Friday evening last under the presidency Mr. T. Shepherd of Cambewarra the main object of…

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The Candidates

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 3

MESSRS. CLARKE AND GARVAN went south on Monday to Wolumla. Pambula, and Eden, at all of which places they were heartily received, and especially at…

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Parliamentary Elections the Hons. Clarke and Garvan at Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

THE Hons. Clarke and Garvan arrived in Bega on Saturday last. They were met out on the road near what is known as McGregor’s Crossing by their committee…

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 2

THE following members were returned today unopposed: Yass Plains : Mr. Colls. The Murray : Messrs. Chanter and…

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Electioneering Matters. MR. W. Lovegrove’s Candidature

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 1

As intunlited in the Telegraph of Wednesday last Mr. W. Lovegrove, the Protectionist candidate for the representation of Shoalhaven in Parliament, addressed a crewded meeting of the…

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

EAST SYDNEY. [?] Bill [?] 36[?] Street, 31[?] 2300; O’Mara, 2378 [?] 3036. W…

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The Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

THE election of two candidates to represent the electorate of Eden in the Legislative Assembly took place on Saturday. In Bega the ex-[?] party worked…

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Bega Municipal Election. DECLARATION of Those Elected

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 2

PRECISELY at [?] yesterday, the Mayor [?] Cowdroy, announced, at the School of Arts, within the presence of an unexpectedly large assemblage of the…

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Electioneering at Berry

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 1

Meeting have been held during the week at which the electors have been favoured with the usual amount of talk and “high falution” nonsense common to electioneering periods…

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The General Election

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 1

SINCE Monday, when eleven seats were gained by the Protectionists and one by the freetraders, bringing the totals up to 42 protectionists and 37 freetraders, only one polling has taken place,…

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On the Elections and their outcome

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

“FORTY all ” is the tally this, [?], afternoon, as shown by the Telegraph political [?]. Eighty members returned, half and half, or it may be one…

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Election of Mayor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

AT a special meeting of tho Council held last night, on the motion of Ald. Bland, seconded by Ald. Connelly, Ald. H. O. T. Cowdroy was re-elected Mayor of Bega…

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Monuro Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 3

THE election for two members to represent Monaro in the Legislative Assembly came off on Thursday. At the Bombala end of the electorate the electors disfranchised…

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Glen Innes Elections

The Moruya Times and South Coast Journal · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 2

Wright, Ferguson, Hutchinson and Vivian were nominated for Glen innes…

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The General Election. Saturday's Pollings—a Reverse for the Protectionists—twenty Two Freetraders Returned

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 2

THE elections which took place on Saturday last virtually decided the fate of the Dibbs Government whose Protectionist doctrines met with a decided rebuff at the polls. In all there…

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The Shoalhaven Election.—nomination Day.—speeches From the Hustings.—mr. Walters Retires From the Field

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 2

Saturday last was Nomination Day in connection with the Shoalhaven Election, in which a much larger share of local interest is observable than has usually been the case, owing no doubt…

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