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Politics & elections, 1856

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Maitland Electioneering Movements. [From a Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1856 · page 2

A VERY numerously attended meeting of the friends of Captain Russell was held on Monday evening, at the Sir George Gipps Hotel, West Maitland, for the purpose of hearing, that gentleman explain his…

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Congregationalists at the City Election. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1856 · page 2

SIR,—Referring to the advertisement in to-day's paper, I may be allowed to say that the Independents, as a body, did not vote, either for the bunch or Mr. Plunkett. They, as they always do, acted upon their…

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Election Meetings. the Cumberland Boroughs. Richmond. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1856 · page 2

ACCORDING to prior announcement, Mr. William Bowman met the electors of Richmond, at Esther's Hotel, on the evening of Monday last. Mr. Ross and Mr. Redman, two of the other candidates, were also…

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The Empire. Thursday, March 20, 1856. the Election for Durham

Empire · Thursday 20 March 1856 · page 4

ONE of the most important constituencies in the colony is the county of Durham. In population, in productive industry, in permanent property, in public spirit and intelligence, and…

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Cumberland Boroughs Election. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1856 · page 5

SIR,—However averse to newspaper correspondence, I am reluctantly compelled, injustice to Dr. Whitaker and myself, to notice certain statements which fell from Mr. W. Bowman at a meeting held in Richmond…

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Sydney Hamlbts Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1856 · page 5

IT having been advertised that on the 10th instant, Mr. S. A. Donaldson would address the electors resident at North Shore, and he having been on that occasion too unwell to do so, a meeting which was…

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City of Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1856 · page 4

THE official declaration of the poll for tho election of members for tho city of Sydney took place yesterday afternoon, in Hyde Park, on the site of the late hustings, which had been removed from circumstances of…

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City Election. Official, Declaration of the Pool

Empire · Friday 21 March 1856 · page 4

THE official declaration of the poll for the City of Sydney election was made by the Sheriff yesterday afternoon, in Hyde Park. The result, as will he seen by the numbers subjoined, has been a completion of the triumph of…

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The Independents and the Election

Empire · Friday 21 March 1856 · page 5

A highly respectable meeting of Congregationalists was held at Mr. Cane's Commercial School Rooms, Stanley-street, yesterday evening. The meeting had been convened as a preliminary one, but as the…

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Returning Officers and the Privilege of Parliament. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 5

SIR— It is, I assure you, somewhat confounding to a man who has not left the shores of England a sufficient number of years to have forgotten the constitutional traditions of that chief nursery of human freedom, to…

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City Election. to the Committee for Conducting the Election of John H. Pluneett, Esq. (Per Favor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 3

Gentlemen—In the melancholy history of Ireland it is mentioned that an encounter took place between the army of Elizabeth, in which were a number of Irish—and the native forces—the day…

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The Sydney Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 2

IT was our original intention to have headed the few remarks we intend to make on our city election, with the words " Mr.PLUNKETT'S TRIUMPH." For, perhaps, never in…

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The City Election. Official Declaration of the Poll

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 2

The Sheriff having announced by advertisement that he would officially declare the state of the poll at three o'clock on Thursday afternoon; at that hour some two or three thousand persons were assembled in Hyde Park. The hustings used at…

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A Few Thoughts on the Late Elections

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 8

AS the Election for the Hamlets took precedence of town and country, it naturally calls for the first remarks. Insignificant as the Hamlets may be held as compared with Sydney, still the voting…

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The Elections. East Camden

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 5

The next election to take place according to order of time is the election for the Eastern division of the County of Camden, the nomination for which will take place at Wollongong on Tuesday next. For this electorate seven candidates…

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Durham Election. Meeting at [?]Inton, [From Our Own Reporter.]

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 5

On Saturday, 15th instant, a meeting of the electors of Durham was held at the Victoria Hotel, Hinton, for the purpose of giving Mr. S. D. Gordon an opportunity of meeting the electors in that district, and explaining to…

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The Empire. Saturday, March 22, 1856. the Sydney Election

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 4

THE Metropolitan Election is over, and, notwithstanding the bitter and big words of the defeated candidate, we believe certain of his friends have too much discretion to allow him…

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North Riding Election. Meeting at Concord

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 4

ON Saturday evening last a meeting of the electors of the North Hiding of the county of Cumberland was held st Mr. Neitch's Inn, Concord, Parramatta-road, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Patrick Hogan, one of…

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South Cumberland Election. Meeting at Petersham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 5

ON Saturday evening last a meeting of the electors of the South Riding of Cumberland was held at Mr. Hearn's inn, Petersham. The meeting was convened by an anonymous placard, wherein it was announced…

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The Empire. Monday, March 24, 1856, the Sydney Election

Empire · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 4

SOME curious positions are extractible from the speeches of the Sheriff and his defeated friend at the announcement of the poll on Thursday, and we may as well submit them…

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