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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1844

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Opinions of Sir Robert Peel. Out of Parliament and in Private

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1844 · page 4

Lord Stanley is a very ambitious follow, extremely hot-headed, and very desirous of cutting me out as a leader in the House of Commons. I must keep him down.—From Sir R. Peel's thoughts while…

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Punch's Report of the City Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1844 · page 4

THE disgraceful conduct of the returning officer for the city of London election has been the subject of animadversive conversation in our own particular circle. The…

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Opening of the Canadian Parliament.—speech of the Governor-general

The Australian · Saturday 17 February 1844 · page 4

Kingston, Sept. 29.—This clay at two o'clock p.m. his Excellency the Governor-General proceeded in state to the chamber of the Legislative…

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The Port Phillip Election

The Australian · Monday 1 April 1844 · page 2

As the day of election approaches, the Separation Question seems to acquire a greater substance in the Southern province. Two or three of the candidates have…

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Salisbury Election and the League

The Guardian · Saturday 6 April 1844 · page 31

Since our last publication we have been favoured with a copy of the Wiltshire Independent of a recent date, giving full reports of the canvassing speeches and proceedings…

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Port Phillip. the Elections and District Councils

The Guardian · Saturday 6 April 1844 · page 25

LAST Saturday's Mail from Melbourne brought no further news of any importance as to the progress of the District Elections. The son of Sir Thomas Mitchell was in the…

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The Port Phillip District Elections

The Colonial Observer · Thursday 18 April 1844 · page 19

We extract the following from the Port Phillip Patriot of the 1st instant:-- "The overland mail un Saturday brought a number of communications from Sydney by way of feelers,…

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The Port Phillip Elections

The Australian · Tuesday 30 April 1844 · page 3

We stop the Press to announce the Re suit of the Poll for Melbourne and Goolong. which has just reached us the Christina— MELBOURNE—Mitchell, 118; Young, 72…

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Sydney District Election

The Australian · Thursday 9 May 1844 · page 2

An Election for the appointment of four Councillors to supply the places of Messrs. Unwin, Kemble, Wilford, and Holt, who rotation, on the 1st instant, was hold at the…

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Late Parramatta News. Election of District Councillors

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 11 May 1844 · page 3

MORE than usual excitement prevailed in town yesterday, as it was the polling day for the District Councillors. A great many electors and other people came from the neighbourhood, and the corner of George and…

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Parramatta District Election

The Australian · Saturday 11 May 1844 · page 3

Messrs. Pye, Howison, and Nichols are, consequently, the successful candidates. Everything went off excessively well. Not a single disturbance, and I do not believe…

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Sydney District Election

The Australian · Saturday 11 May 1844 · page 3

Pursuant to appointment a hustings was held at the New Court House, Woloomooloo, yesterday, for the election of four Councillors in lieu, of Messrs. Unwin…

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Extract From the General Report of the Colonial, Land and Emigration Commissioners. (Presented to Parliament by Her Majesty's command, and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed, on 24th August, 1843.) New South Wales.--land

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 11 May 1844 · page 583

In this Colony we regret to have to notice an extraordinary falling off in the receipts from sales of land. This branch of revenue, which in 1840 amounted to £317,251,…

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Maitland District Election

The Australian · Monday 13 May 1844 · page 3

The following is the result of the election of Councillors, to serve in the Maitland District Council, for tho ensuing year, in place of the two members who go out of…

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Wollombi District Election

The Australian · Monday 13 May 1844 · page 3

A public meeting was held at the Wollombi, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of electing members to serve as District…

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Paterson District Election

The Australian · Monday 13 May 1844 · page 3

The nomination and election of Messrs, John Herring Broughton, and Gilbert Cory, took place, at Paterson on Tuesday last, they being the only candidates in the field…

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Extract From the General Report of the Colonial, Land and Emigration Commissioners. (Presented to Parliament by Her Majesty's command, and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed.) IMMIGRATION

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 18 May 1844 · page 594

Turning now to the other branch of our subject, we subjoin a table of the immigration into New South Wales during a period of five years and a half, up to its…

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British Intelligence Opening of Parliament

The Australian · Tuesday 21 May 1844 · page 4

The " WORCESTER CHRONICLE " thus comments upon its expected proceedings: " What will the Ministry do in the…

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The Late Elections of District Councillors

The Australian · Thursday 6 June 1844 · page 2

A QUESTION has arisen respecting an alleged irregularity in the late election of District Councillors for Parramatta and other places, which will probably be productive of…

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A Scene in the Irish Parliament

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 8 June 1844 · page 4

It was suspected that Mr. Trench had been long in negotiation with Lord Castlereagh, but they did not in the early part of that night appear to have been brought to any conclusion. His conditions…

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