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Council & local affairs, 1861

522 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 27

Parramatta. [From Our Correspondent.] Municipal Election.—declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 December 1861 · page 3

THE official declaration of the poll took place, at the Courthouse, this day, at 12 o'clock. The RETURNING-OFFICER, after referring to a rumour of dissatisfaction as to the rejection of the candidate next…

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Farramatta Municipal Election. Declaration of the Poll. [From Our Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 31 December 1861 · page 5

[?] at noon this day Monday, the returningofficer, C. B. Lyons, Esq., made the official declaration of the poll at the court-house. Before stating the number that each candidate polled, he congratulated the…

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