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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1884

7 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Scene in Parliament. Mr. A. G. Taylor on Mr. Luscomur

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Tuesday last. Mr. Luscombe moved the adjournment of the House, in order, as he stated, to call attention to the conduct of Mr. James Watson, the member for…

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Bowral Vigilance Committee. Annual Election

The Bowral Free Press · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 2

ON Saturday last, pursuant to advertisement, the annual election of thirteen members for the above committee took place. Twenty-six nominations had been received…

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Attempt to destroy the Houses of Parliament, Quebec

The Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 15 October 1884 · page 3
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Two successive explosions of dynamite took place last Saturday outside the Houses of Parliment, Quebec. A large amount of damage was done to the building, one-half…

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The Presidential Election. New York, Nov. 5

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 2

The contest between Jammes Gillespie Blaine, the Republican, and Grover Cleveland, the Democratic, candidate for the Presidency of the United States is very close,…

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Opening of Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 22 November 1884 · page 2

THE fourth session of the eleventh Parliament of Now South Wales was opened by Commission on Wednesday. Of course, in tho-abseuce of his Excellency the Governor…

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Vigilance Committee Elections. to the Editor of the Bowral Free Press

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 3

SIR,—I find in looking over your paper this morning that my seat as a member of the Vigilance Committee has been declared vacant through non-attendance three…

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