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Politics & elections, 1856

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The New Parliament. No. 37.—Samuel Deane Gordon

Empire · Monday 23 June 1856 · page 5

Mr. Samuel Deane Gordon, the second member for Durham, is a native of the county Down, Ireland, where he was born, at the Spaw Wells, near Ballinahinch, on the 12th of October, 1811, He is consequently…

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The Domain of New South Wales. a Chapter for Its Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1856 · page 2

A COMMUNITY of some three hundred thousand people has been allowed the entire control,— has been allowed to rece[?]e t[?]e rents and profits of a domain containing seven hundred and sixty…

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North Cumberland Election. Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1856 · page 2

THE Returning Officer (Mr. M'Dougall) having duly advertised that he would, on Saturday, at 12 o'clock, officially declare the number of votes polled for the candidates for election as members of the Legislative…

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Election for the County of Bathurst. Nomination Day. (From Out Bathurst Free Press, June 18.)

Empire · Monday 23 June 1856 · page 6

The ceremony of nominating the two candidates for the honour of representing the County of Bathurst in the Parliament of New South Wales, took place on Monday last, on the hustings in front of the Court House, in…

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North Cumberland Election

Empire · Monday 23 June 1856 · page 5

At noon, on Saturday, the result of the polling in this election was officially declared by A. L. M'Dougall, Esq., Returning Officer, on the Hustings, at Parramatta. There were not above sixty persons assembled. Mr. Darvall,…

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Sketches in Parliament

Empire · Tuesday 24 June 1856 · page 4

"Mr. Speaker, I think I see a Stranger in the Gallery," Mr. JOHN O CONNELL, M.P. VI.—"MR. PARKER PAIRED WITH MR. ROBERTSON."…

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The Empire. Tuesday, June 21, 1856. Some Election Improprieties

Empire · Tuesday 24 June 1856 · page 4

A GOOD deal has been said, during the recent elections, of certain candidates having been the nominees of the present members for Sydney— the "Bunch," as they were classically designated…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords.—monday, March 3, Judicial Statistics

Empire · Thursday 26 June 1856 · page 6

Lord BROUGHAM rose, in pursuance to notice, to move a resolution on the subject of judicial statistics. The noble and learned lord said his subject was one of the greatest importance to the country, and embraced the…

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Victoria. We have received Melbourne papers to the 23rd instant. the Creat Public Meeting in Reference to the General Election. Pheliminary Meeting

Empire · Thursday 26 June 1856 · page 2

The following report is taken from the Herald of the 20th instant. In pursuance of an advertisement calling a meeting of the gentlemen who attached their signatures to the…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, March 6. National Education

Empire · Friday 27 June 1856 · page 5

Lord J. RUSSELL rose, in accordance with a notice which he had given, to move a series of resolutions upon the subject of national education. The noble lord said, —I never rose to address the House with greater…

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Bathurst County Election. Declaration of the Poll. (From the Bathurst Free Press of Wednesday.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 June 1856 · page 8
Also in Empire

THE official declaration of the numbers polled for the respective candidates at the late election, at the various places appointed for that purpose, was made on Saturday last in the presence of a large number of the friends of both candidates, which, owing to the…

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Last Night's Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 June 1856 · page 5

In the Lords, the Agricultural Statistics Bill passed through committee. In the Commons, Mr. Hildyard inquired whether any steps had been taken to trace and restrain the…

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The Bathurst Election. (From the Bathurst Free Press, June 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 June 1856 · page 3

THE political contest which has just terminated in the success of Mr. Suttor, presents a few features which render it so unlike any previous one, that we feel called, upon to draw attention to them. Two…

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Stanley Boroughs Election. Re-election of Mr. Holt. (From the Moreton Bay Courier.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 June 1856 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement prevailed in town towards the end of last week, in consequence of the expectation that a candidate would appear to contest the representation of the Stanley Boroughs with Mr Holt. The claims of the Honorable the Colonial…

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The Election. (From the Bathurst Free Press, June 25.)

Empire · Monday 30 June 1856 · page 3

The political contest which has just terminated in the success of Mr. Suttor, presents a few features which render it so unlike any previous one, that we feel called upon to draw attention to them. Two gentlemen are,…

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Stanley Boroughs. Re-election of Mr. Holt. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Empire · Monday 30 June 1856 · page 6

The return of Mr. Thomas Holt (without opposition) as sitting member for the Stanley Boroughs, on Monday last, after vacating his scat upon accepting office as Colonial Treasurer, may be considered as demonstrating the…

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The Parliament. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 3 July 1856 · page 2

"There is but one God, and Mahomet is his Prophet," say the Turks. " There is but one Parliament, and that is the Imperial," say the English. There may be unbelievers amongst both Turks and English,—some of…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords—monday, April 7. Postal Communication with Australia

Empire · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 1

The Earl of Hardwicke called attention to the estab lishment of a regular postal communication between th[?] country and Australia, and to the discountinance of the communication in 1854. A Treasury minute had lately…

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Summary for England. Per Star of Peace. Sydney Morning Herald Office, July 6, 1856. Parliament of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 4

IN our publication of the 20th May last, containing seven or eight columns of condensed colonial intelligence for the perusal of our English renders, we referred to the opening of the New Parliament as an…

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