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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1892

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Aldermanic Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 2

The terms of office of four aldermen expire next mouth and elections will then be on the board. There is no movement on the part of candidates yet, although sunday…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 3

Aldermen J. J. Campbell, A. J. Harrison, and J. Bagot retire from the council by effluxion of time, this month, and are all eligible for re-election…

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Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

Messrs. J. J. Campbell and A. J. Harrison have announced their intention of seeking re-election for their seats in the municipal council. Mr. M. Rice has also…

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The Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 2

Four gentlemen have been nominated for the three vacancies in the municipal council. Messrs. J. J. Campbell and A. J. Harrison (retiring aldermen), and Messrs. Rice and Kennedy. At a…

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Bowral Municipal Election

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 26 January 1892 · page 2

Four gentlemen have been nominated for the three vacancies in the Bowral municipal council. Messrs. J. J. Campbell and A. J. Harrison (retiring aldermen), and Messrs. Rice and Kennedy. At a…

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The Aldermanic Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

There has been one fresh candidate announced since our List issue. Those who have been definitely nominated are Messrs. J. J. Campbell, A. J. Harrison, Kennedy,…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 2

The nominations for the vacancies in the Council will take place in the Council Chambers on next Tuesday morning. The following candidates will be nominated, J. J…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 2

THE nominations for the three vacancies in the Municipal Council took place at the Council Chambers yesterday at noon, about 50 ratepayers being present. The Mayor noted as returning officer…

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Municipal Elections. Moss Vale. Candidates in the Field. To-day's Contest

The Scrutineer · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 2

About forty or fifty ratepayers assembled at the Town Hall on Tuesday morning last, when the Mayor, in his capacity as returning officer, read out the list of nominations of persons to fill the three…

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Municipal Elections

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 2

IN our report of last Saturday we omitted to mention that Mr. J. L. Campbell retired from the contest for the auditorship. The present candidates for that position…

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Municipal Elections. Moss Vale. Declaration of the Poll

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 2

There was fair sprinkling of the ratepayers gathered in the vicinity of the Municipal Council Chambers, Moss Vale, on Saturday afternoon, awaiting the declaration of the poll which opened…

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The Election of Mayor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

A special meeting of the council will be held this Afternoon at 3.p.m. for the purpose of electing the Major to act during the new municipal year. Messrs. Holmes, Oxley, and Rice aro mentioned as…

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Mittagong Municipal Council Election of Mayor

The Scrutineer · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 2

A special meeting of the Mittagong Council was held on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. Ald. Viles (Mayor), Middleton, Draper, Snowden, Dawson…

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Election of Mayor

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the council was held on Wednesday for the purpose of electing the mayor for the municipal year of 1892-3. There was a full attendance…

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Moss Vale Council. Election of Mayor

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 2

A special meeting of the Moss Vale Council was held on Friday afternoon for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. The members present were—Ald. N. H. Throsby, McGregor…

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London County Council Elections. Victory for the Liberals

The Scrutineer · Tuesday 8 March 1892 · page 2

London, Sunday.—The election of 118 councillors to the London County Council took place yesterday. The elections were keenly contested and created intense…

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The Decline of Parliament

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

THE degeneracy of Parliament was never better exemplified than in a paragraph which appeared in the Daily Telegraph of Saturday giving the talk records of the…

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Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2

THE nominations for the vacancy in the council caused by the resignation of Mr. J. Dawson took place in the Council Chambers on Tuesday morning…

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Bowral Municipal Election

The Scrutineer · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 2

The nominations for the vacancy in the council caused by the resignation of Mr. J. Dawson took place in the Council Chambers on Tuesday morning…

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Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 2

POLLing will take place to-day, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., for the vacancy in the council caused by Mr. Dawson's retirement. As is generally…

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