Writs of Election. Proclamation
The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 6
BY his Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison, Knight, Governor-General in and over all her Majesty's Colonies of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, and Captain-General and…
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The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 5
A meeting of the electors was held at Jurd's Hotel, on the M'Donald River, for the purpose of hearing Hovenden Hely, Esq., explain his political sentiments. The Chair was occupied by Mr. James Gilkinson, who in a…
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The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 5
SIR, -- I have read with great satisfaction, the Address of Mr. Patrick Hogan to the Electors of the North Riding of Cumberland, and I sincerely hope that he will be elected as one of the members of the New Parliament. His address is a…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 5
BY far the most spirited and emphaticdemonstration in favour of any candidate during these stirring election times, took place at Morpeth on Thursday last, on the arrival of the late member for the boroughs, Mr. George…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 4
A MEETING of the electors of Cook Ward was held yesterday evening, at Mr. Wheeler's, Strawberry Hill Inn. Messrs. Parkes and Cowper attended. In consequence of the inclemency of the weather there were…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 8 March 1856 · page 2
THE great event of these electioneering times, the contest for the City of Sydney, is close at hand, and before the next number of "Bell's Life" is in the [?]ands…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1856 · page 2
THE Eatanswill people, like the people of many other small towns considered themselves of the utmost and most mighty importance, and that every man in Eatanswill, conscious of the weight that attached to his…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1856 · page 3
ON Monday evening last a public meeting of the electors of Durham was held at the Court-house, Singleton. On the motion of Mr. John M'KENZIE, seconded by Mr. P. CULLEN, Mr. John Browne was unanimously…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1856 · page 2
A MEETING of the electors of this Ward was held on Saturday evening, at Mr. Taylor's Inn, the Happy Vale, South Head Road. At the commencement there were very few electors present, but before the close of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1856 · page 5
YESTERDAY evening, a general meeting of the electors of Sydney, convened by the committee for securing the election of Messrs. Campbell, Parkes, Wilshire, and Cowper, was held at the Exchange Hotel, George-street. About two thousand persons were…
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Empire · Tuesday 11 March 1856 · page 4
A MONSTER public meeting of the electors of Sydney, convened by the supporters of Messrs. Campbell, Parkes, Wilshire, and Cowper, as candidates for the Legislative Assembly, was held yesterday evening in…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1856 · page 5
The election of members to serve in the new Parliament as representatives of the Sydney Hamlets took place yesterday. Without the city considerable excitement prevailed; but, as in all elections for the…
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Empire · Wednesday 12 March 1856 · page 4
We learn that the returning officer for Sydney has intimated his wish that the electors in the undermentioned wards, for which it has been deemed necessary to appoint additional pelling placas, should, in order to…
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Empire · Wednesday 12 March 1856 · page 5
The election for the Hamlets has resulted in the return of Messrs. Cooper and Donaldson as the two representatives of that constituency in the new Legislative Assembly. According to a promise made at the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1856 · page 3
THE nomination of fit and proper candidates to represent the city of Sydney in the Parliament of New South Wa[?]es took place yesterday, in accordance with an announcement by the returning officer to that…
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Empire · Thursday 13 March 1856 · page 6
THE election of the "Bunch" for Sydney is no longer a question of doubt with persons acquainted with the pelitical elements of the constituency. At 4 o'clock this afternoon, Mr…
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Empire · Friday 14 March 1856 · page 4
The election of four representatives of the city of Sydney in the ensuing Legislative Assembly took place yesterday. At the close of the nomination on the previous day a poll having been demanded on behalf of Mr…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1856 · page 3
The Times acquisces in the propriety of the decision of the ministry that Parliament shall [?] 31st of January, and that the power [?] shall be reserved for the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1856 · page 4
YESTERDAY, at noon, a small number of the electors of the Sydney Hamlets attended at the hustings to hear Mr. T. W. Smith, the returning officer, declare the atate of the poll, in accordance with the provisions of…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1856 · page 4
THE polling for members to represent the city [?] the New Parliament of Mew South Wiles, was [?]perhap[?] one of the most closely con[?]sted elections recorded in modern annals. Although throughout the…
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