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Politics & elections, 1848

186 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 10

Admission of the Jews to Parliament

The Sentinel · Thursday 4 May 1848 · page 1

In England, the exclusion of the Jews from parliament depends on the abjuration act, Gearge land 111. and on the 9th George IV; the latter act, being intended to relieve the necessity…

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Voluntaryism in Parliament

The Australian · Friday 5 May 1848 · page 4

A London paper gives the following names of Members' elected for the New Parliament, who are oppsed to all State or Governments Grants of money for religious endowments:—Charles…

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Miscellaneous Extracts. Outlines in Parliament. (From Fraser's Magazine) Mr. Bernal, Osborne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 May 1848 · page 3

"THEY are more Irish than the Irish themselves!" was the description given of the earlier English settlers in Ireland, after they had become, as it were, naturalised in their new…

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Miscellaneous Extracts. Outlines in Parliament. Some Members of the "Irish Party." (From Frazer's Magazine.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1848 · page 2

It is now about six month ago that the thinking portion of the British public were startled by the announcement of a great moral and political phenomenon. What sevon centuries…

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The Forthcoming Election. "The End Crowns All."--shakspeare

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1848 · page 2

WE take the earliest opportunity of reminding our readers, that the first Elected Legislative Council is nearly at a close--the five years according to Act of…

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Late English News Showing the Present State of Affairs. Re-assembling of Parliament

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1848 · page 2

Parliament has now met for the purpose of settling, in terms of the Queen's Writ, "divers weighty and important affairs;" and it would, perhaps, be difficult to point…

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Electioneering Movements

The Australian · Friday 23 June 1848 · page 3

DEFERRING, par [?] any comments upon matters connected with our Local Legislature, we shall only to-day give the following brief memorandum of…

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Electioneering Movements

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 June 1848 · page 2

The following is the latest report of candidates named for the various constituencies in the Midland Districts:— AUCKLAND.—Mr. Lowe and M. Sprott Boyd…

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General Elections. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1848 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified for general information, that Writs have been issued for a General Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council,…

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The First Electioneering Movement

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1848 · page 2

THE first electioneering movement has been made, in the form of a meeting called by the friends of Messrs. Wentworth and Bland, held at the Royal…

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Confirmation of the Election of the Archbishop of Canterbury. (From the Times, March 11.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 June 1848 · page 3

YESTERDAY the ceremony of confirming the election of Dr. John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester, to be Archbishop of Canterbury, took place at Bow Church. A rumour had been…

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The Elections

The Sentinel · Thursday 29 June 1848 · page 2

A meeting, called by an anonymous advertisement was held at the Royal Hotel on Friday evening last It professed to he a meeting of the supporters of Wentworth and Bland, but the majority of the…

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General Elections

The Sentinel · Thursday 29 June 1848 · page 2

His excellency the Governor directs it to be notified or general information, that Writs have been issued for a General Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council, addressed to the Returning…

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Electioneering

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1848 · page 2

We unders and that a requisition is in preparation, calling upon Messrs. Wentworth and Bland to come forward again to represent the City; and that it is expected to be very numerously signed. Several…

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The Approaching Elections. Sydney

The Australian · Friday 30 June 1848 · page 2

CONVENED by annonymous advertisements, tow assemblages of soi-ditant electors have met daring the week—one at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday last, for the avowed…

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General Elections

The Australian · Friday 30 June 1848 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified for general information, that Writs haye been issued for a General Election of Members to serve in the Legislative Council…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, July 1, 1848. "Sworn to no Matter, of no Seet am I." the Approaching Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 2

THE first elective Parliament of New South Wales is no more; it has lived its appointed day and died its appointed death; the legislative power of the…

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The Elections

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 7

THE note of preparation for the forthcoming elections has already been sounded. On Monday evening last a meeting was held at the Royal Hotel of the friends of Messrs. Wentworth and Bland, which after some stormy…

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The Elections

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 2

On Monday evening, a somewhat stormy meeting was held at the Royal Hotel, having been convened for the purpose of securing the election of Messrs. Bland and Wentworth. Mr. G. Wright and Mr. G. R. Nicholls proposed the appointment of a provisional…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Sydney, July 1, 1848. the General Election

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 2

WRITS bearing date the 27th of June and returnable on the 8th August, having been issued by the Governor for the General Election of Members to serve in the…

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