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Politics & elections, 1843

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The Election

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 19 January 1843 · page 2

WE insert a list of the candidates now in the field, with the districts for which they have offered themselves, and their principles, so far as they are declared and known,…

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Electioneering Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1843 · page 2

MR. LACHLAN MACALISTER has issued an address to the electors of the conjoined counties of Georgiana, King, and Westmoreland; Mr. M. has a very extensive prope[?]y in Georgiana…

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Domusyic Intelligence. Electioneering Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1843 · page 2

Major Lockyer has, we understand, retired from the field, and does not intend to contest the county of Argyle, for. which at present Mr. Bradley is the only candidate. Mr. T…

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City Election

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1843 · page 2

Mr. EDITOR—In answer to your notice to correspondents, I will endeavour to become as ingenuous as you desire, by explaining my reasons for writing in favour of Mr. Wentworth. First, allow me to…

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Cumberland Election. To the Editor of the Australasian Chronicle

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1843 · page 2

SIR—Having observed in the Australian that a person of the name of Murray (I believe Mr. Jas. Macarthur's secretary) has been pleased to state, at a public meeting held in Campbelltown, that the…

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Candidates for the General Election. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—I am glad to seo that one of your correspondents has done ample justice to the merits and demirils of at least one of the candidates for a seat in the Council—I…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, January 23, 1843. "Swoorn to no Master, of no Sect am I," the Approaching Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 2

As the Legislative Council will meet to-morrow for the purpose of considering the Bill to make arrangements for the approaching election, it may not be…

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Domestic Intelligence. Electioneering Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 2

THE friends of Mr. R. Therry will meet at Berrima to-day; the friends of Mr. C. Cowper will hold a meeting at the same place on Monday next. We understand Mr. E…

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Electioneering at Illawarra

The Australian · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 3

A numerous and most influential meeting of Mr. Cowper's friends was held on Saturday week last, at the "Wollongong Hotel, in order to afford that gentleman an opportunity of more freely…

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Representative Candidates

The Australian · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 2

The following is a list of the Candidates for Representative honours who have already come into the field; namely, for 1. District of Port Phillip (to return five…

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Electioneering News

The Australian · Monday 23 January 1843 · page 2

THERE is little doubt but that Mr. W. Bradley will be returned for Argyle. Major Lockyer has retired in that gentleman's favour, and Mr. Shelley has taken a similar…

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Domestic Intelligence. Electioneering Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1843 · page 2

IN the list of candidates published in yesterday's Herald, we accidentally omitted the name of Mr. A. W. Scott, of Newcastle, for the Northumberland boroughs. Mr…

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The Elections

The Teetotaller and General Newspaper · Wednesday 25 January 1843 · page 1

We are very sory to find that some of the candidates for seats in our new Legislature ave resorting to the disgraceful and ungentlemanly practice of bribing the electors by giving them…

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The General Election. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I, in common with most persons, have been much amused by two absurd letters which have lately appeared in your paper, one signed "A Colonist," and the…

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Argyle Election. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—In your report of a meeting of electors held at Gouburn on the 17th instant, I find it stated that the meeting was held "pursuant to notice;" and I should be glad…

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Election Rhymes. Rum and Water; Or, Fitzgerald To-day and Yesterday. Tune—"Maid of Judah."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1843 · page 3

Oh! were are the tubs, which so lately o'erflow'd, In the famed town of Richmond, alas! When Bobby Fitzgerald join'd in the crowd,…

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Original Correspondence. City Election. To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Friday 27 January 1843 · page 3

SIR,—Of all the Candidates for the representation of this our fair Queen City of the South, who ought to be chosen? Captain Q'Connell has proved himself worthy of some honour by…

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Representative Candidates

The Australian · Friday 27 January 1843 · page 3

Tho following is a List of tho Candidates for Representative honours who have already come into the field; namely, for 1. District of Port Phillip, (to return five…

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Domestic Intelligence. Electioneering Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1843 · page 2

A report of Mr. C. Cowper's speech at Picton on Tuesday last, will be found in another part of this day's Herald; a meeting of his friends will be held at Berrima on Monday. Mr…

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The Approaching Elections

The Sun and New South Wales Independent Press · Saturday 28 January 1843 · page 1

As our elder brethren of the broad sheet have opened their columns as an arena for the discussion of the qualifications of the numerous individuals, who have come forward to solicit the honour of the votes of the…

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