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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections
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Sir,—Now that the vote of censure Has been disposed of, it is to be hoped that parliament will make some progress with the more important measures, especially the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE are reliably informed that Messrs. W. Franklin, C. Funstone, and F. R. Raward are candidates for the vacancies in the Bowral Council Mr. Franklin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A peaceful village in Devonshire, in the early autumn of 1825. On every side as far as the eye could reach, the apple orchards gleamed redly with their rich…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Municipal Elections for Bowral are not causing much excitement to far. A good number of names of aspiring candidates float about—for instance, Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Point Hibbs, on the west coast of Van Dieman's Land, lay abeam, and distant some ten miles. The long ground swell rose and fell with sickening monotony…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR.F.R. RAWARD said it was not from any Bolish motive that contested the election, but he had been living in Bowral a few years, and had had enough experience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The nominations for three aldermen and two auditors for the municipality of Moss Vale took place at the Council Cl[?]mbers on Tuesday at noon. Besides the candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THROUGH the courtesy of Alderman M. Rice, we are enabled to publish the following legal opinion as to nominating candidates for the position of aldermen:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE want once more to remind our aldermanic aspirants that municipal work is not " all beer and skittles." There is honour no doubt in sitting in conclave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The present election is one of importance to the town if only on account of the attention that must be given to our present requirement, namely, our water supply. It therefore behaves those who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is by no means a foregone conclusion that this institution of "payment of members" has been fixed for all time. There seems to be a growing conviction in many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"She is a prize worth winning, too, by Jove," continued Craven; "not only for herself, but for the dowry the old follow would put down, especially if a little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MAY I be allowed to say a few words which, though from a woman's pen, may not carry much weight with some of the members of the House, who do not think…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After his late interview with Elton, Craven begun to consider seriously the necessity of finally Bottling his rival's pretentions by at once proposing to Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"And whom do you wish her to marry?" asked the young man with white face and trembling lips. "She must mary me, or no one."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The two men, with tho priest, stood by as witneases, aud when the document was completed signed it—one of them with a cross…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The country papers had little or no circulation outside their local districts, and unless a paragraph or an article was copied into a Melbourne journal city…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IT is said that Alderman J. L. Campbell of Bowral, will positively contest the next general election, when he will seek the suffrages of the Camdon electors. He opposes the method,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir.—There can be no question that before long the electors of New South Wales will find themselves called upon to elect a now parliament in place of that which has so mischievously bungled the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Lord Mayor of Dublin to-day attended in Parliament, and at the bar of the House of Commons presented a petition on behalf of the Corporation of Dublin in favor…
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