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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1894

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Election Facts & Fancies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 August 1894 · page 2

SIR GEORGE DIBBS has resigned, and the country is quite resigned to his loss. THE Times oppresses regret that Mr. G. H. Reid did not stand aside in favour of Sir…

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Opening of Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 3

There was a certain sense of quietude, a kind of steady settle—down—to work air, about the first meeting of the sixteenth Parliament of New South Wales on Tuesday. The…

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Election Facts & Fancies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 August 1894 · page 3

THE late Government clung to office like limpets to a rock.—G. H. REID. MR. BARBOUR says Dibbs promised him a sent in the Upper House if he retired in…

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Election Fads & Fancies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 August 1894 · page 2

THE only Ministers not yet reflected are Mr. Cook for Hartley and Mr. Gould for Singleton, the polling for both of which takes place on Thursday next…

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Election Facts & Fancies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 3

ALL THE MINISTERS have been re-elected. DEMAGOGIC TALK.—Mr. Cook says that the victories in Hartley and Singleton were indications that the people'…

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A Parliamentary Candidate before the Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 5

William Logan, who was a candidate for Mudgee at the last general election, and who announced himself at one time as an opponent to Mr. Cook (Postmaster General)…

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Meeting of parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 August 1894 · page 2

The 16th parliament of New South Wales, which was formally opened by commission on the 7th instant and adjourned till the 28th instant, re-assembled yesterday,…

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Opening of Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 4

Parliament told officially opened by the Governor at noon on Tuesday for the dispatch of business. There was a large attendance of the public. The Governor's speech at the opening of…

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Election of Matron. 2I Applicants

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the District Cottage Hospital was held at thk School of Arts on Thursday afternoon for the purpose of appointing a matron as…

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Elections in Greece

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 3

'In Greece, elections are held in churches on Sunday. In the church to which I succeeded in gaining access on one election day there were arranged around the walls…

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Mittagong Municipal Election. Nomination Day, Friday, December 7

Robertson Advocate · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 2

THE following nominations were officially declared yesterday by the Mayor, Mr. W. Richards:— JOHN MEALING, nominated by Messrs. E. G. Larkin and Bunter…

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