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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1889

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 January 1889 · page 2

THE Mayor (Alderman Morris), Alderman Campbell, and Alderman Murray will retire by effluxion of time at the end of the present municipal year—the first Tuesday in February…

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Municipal Candidates

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 1

THE following speech has been handed to us fur publication, with the hope that the owner may claim it before nomination day. It is alleged that it was picked up by the…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 16 January 1889 · page 1

MUNICIPAL agitators are buckling on their armour for the forthcoming municipal encounter, and for the three seats vacant there are to be, so it is said, six candidates. These…

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The Bowral free press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wedneday, Jan. 23, 1889. The Elections Mr. McCourt at Moss vale

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 1

MR. McCOURT addressed a gathering of about 150 persons in Goodridge's Hall, on Monday, evening last after the meeting of council. Alderman H. Taylor, occupied the chair. After explaining the…

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The Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 1

The excitement of the parliamentary election is lessening the interest in the forthcoming municipal election. For Bowral no candidates are spoken of…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

BALLOTING for the return of the alderman to fill the places of the three retiring alderman takes place at the council chambers to-day, commencing at 8 a.m., and closing at…

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Letters to the Editor. The Camden Election.—A Word to the Electors

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 February 1889 · page 2

SIR,—The present crisis is perhaps the most important that has occurred in the history of the colony since the advent of responsible government…

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Electorate of Camden. Polling Day

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 1

A very keen interest was taken in the election in Bowral on Saturday last. Bowral was looked upon as a strong-hold of Freetrade; but those who placed their faith in…

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Bowral Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 1

THE number of votes reported at the municipal election on Saturday last was the highest yet polled in the history of the Bowral Municipal Council. People thought it would…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, Feb. 16, 1889. Bowral Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of council was held on Wednesday afternoon last for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. There was a full council present. Minutes…

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The Result of the Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

THE following is the complete list of the members who have been returned to Parliament:—Albury, J. Wilkinson, P. Argyle, W. H. Holborrow, F. E. J. Ball. F…

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Sketches by Le Haun. About the General Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

It is by many people asserted that you might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion. There may be some foundation in that assertion. Freetrade and…

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The Ministerial Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 1

A SPECIAL meeting of the Executive Council was held last Friday evening, at which the members of the new Ministry were sworn in. The following arrangements have been…

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Camden Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 1

The polling for alderman of the Camden Municipal council took place last Friday, and the following were returned:—F. H. Burne, C. T. Whiteman, T. Masson, Jan. Hayter, Chas. Turner, Geo. Turner,…

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The Arg[?]e Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 May 1889 · page 1

THE committee of elections and qualifications submitted their report to the Assembly on Thursday last with respect to the petition of Mr. Thomas Rose against the return of Mr. Ball as a member…

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Our Local Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 July 1889 · page 2

"THAT the passing of the Divorce Extension Bill would be beneficial to the country." The debate on this question, adjourned from the previous Friday night, was concluded on…

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Our Local Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 July 1889 · page 2

At 8 o'clock on Friday night last the House was thin. The weather had been disagreeable during the day; and in the evening the roads were "clayey," and in…

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Moss Vale Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 July 1889 · page 2

POLLING for the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy caused in the Moss Vale Municipal Council by the retirement of Alderman Kater, took place on Saturday last, and shortly after 3 o'clock the Mayor…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but [?]at and drink at friends. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1889. Our Logal Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

A VERDANT moisture surrounds the sayings of the club. It was present again on Friday evening last—rain, we mean—and consequently only ten members attended to…

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The Bowral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but sat and drink as friends. Wednesday Aug. 14,1889. Our Local Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 August 1889 · page 2

THERE were l8 present at the debate on Friday night last. Preliminary to opening the debate Mr. R. S. Mackenzie read a paper on "The Worship of Mammon."…

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