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Politics & elections, 1855

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Writ of Election. (From Yesterday's Government Gazelle.) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 5th January, 1855

Empire · Saturday 6 January 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, 'Knight, the' honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that one of…

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Launceston Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY the biennial election of aldermen to serve in the town council of Launceston was held, in accordance with the Municipal Act, under the direction of the Sheriff, in front of the Court House…

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Writ of Election. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 5th January, 1855

Empire · Wednesday 10 January 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat…

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Hobart Town Municipal Elections. (From the Colonial Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1855 · page 5

THIS (Monday, January 1st) being the day named for the election of aldermen for the city of Hobart, for the ensuing two years, the candidates for civic honours and their active supporters were on the qui vive at an…

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Bell's Life in Sydney Saturday, January 13, 1855. City of Sydney Election

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 13 January 1855 · page 2

MR J. R. WILSHIRE is, as yet, the only candidate in the field for a seat in the Legislative Council, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr W. Thurlow, one of…

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The Empire. Saturday,january 13,1855. a Right Candidate for Sydeny

Empire · Saturday 13 January 1855 · page 4

WHOEVER will take the trouble to look back through the history of the Sydney representation for a series of years, will find instruction in the review. But we…

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The Victoria Constitution Bill and the British Parliament. (From the Argus, January 8.)

Empire · Monday 15 January 1855 · page 5

The detention of the Argo until this tiny affords us an opportunity of transmitting to the matter country one further appeal on the subject of our new constitution. We referred to this topic in our…

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The Coalition Government, the Parliament. and the Conservatives. (From the Press, the Disraeli organ.)

Empire · Monday 15 January 1855 · page 3

At this time last year the public were anxiously discussing the question of peace or war. The Coalition had been eight months in power, yet during that period had…

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Our Commercial Parliament, and Its Mission. (From the M. M. Herald, 9th instant.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1855 · page 3

WHEN a country is governed by the nominees of a nominee, who is himself nominated by a government totally unacquainted with the wants of the country, which this subordinate is sent out to control, it is no…

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City Election

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 4

On Monday evening a meeting of the electors of Gipps Ward was convened, at the Three Crowns, Church-hill, for the purpose of adopting measures to secure the return of J. R. Wilshire, Esq., to fill the vacancy in the representation of the…

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City of Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY being the day appointed for the nomination of candidates, to succeed William Thurlow, Esq., late Member of the Legislative Council, in the representation of the city; pursuant to notice issued, the…

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Election of Mr. Wilshire for the City

Empire · Wednesday 24 January 1855 · page 4

In pursuance of official announcement a publie meeting of the Electors of Sydney was convened, yesterday, at Macquaire-place, for the purpose of nominating a member to serve in tba Legislative…

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Election of Mr. Wilshire for Sydney

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 27 January 1855 · page 5

In pursuance of an official announcement a public meeting of the Electors was held on Tuesday, at Macquarie-place, for the purpose of nominating a member to serve in the Legislative Council in the room of William Thurlow, Esq., resigned. A…

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Our Picture in the Census. Census of Great Britain, 1851. Religious Worship in England and Wales. Report and Tables presented to both Houses of Parliament, by command of her Majesty.—1853. [Second Notice.]

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 February 1855 · page 5

It certainly is a good deal to say of any one thing in this Protestant England, but we really think that on no other subject is more supreme nonsense talked, in and out of…

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Prorogation of Parliament. [From the Bradford Observer, October 26.)

Empire · Wednesday 7 February 1855 · page 3

At a Privy Council, held at Windsor yesterday week, Parliamont, which stood prorogued to Thursday, the 10th instant, was further prorogued to Thursday, the 10th November next. It will be…

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Writs of Election. (From Tuesday's Government Gazette,) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 3rd February, 1855

Empire · Thursday 8 February 1855 · page 4

Sir charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to he notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat in the…

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Writs of Election. Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 3rd February, 1855

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 10 February 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to he notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat in the said Council for the Electoral District of the…

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Writ of Election. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) Legislative Council Office, Sydney, 6th February, 1855

Empire · Saturday 10 February 1855 · page 4

Sir Charles Nicholson, Knight, the Honorable the Speaker of the Legislative Council, directs it to be notified, for general information, that, it being established to his satisfaction that the seat…

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Election for the Hamlets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1855 · page 4

AT a meeting of the friends of Mr. Alexander Campbell, at the Central Committee Rooms, Exchange Hotel, yesterday afternoon, the following correspondence was read:— "MY DEAR SIR,—I am very much surprised to see that you…

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The Election for the Hamlets

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 17 February 1855 · page 8

ON Monday next the nomination of a candidate to represent the Sydney Hamlets in the Legislative Council, will take place in the Cleveland Paddocks. Next to Sydney, we look upon the hamlets as one…

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