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Politics & elections, 1856

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North Biding of Cumberland Election. Meeting at St. Mary's, South Creek. [From Our v Own Reporter.]

Empire · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 2

Dr." SHERWIN, one of the candidates for the represen tation of the North Riding of Cumberland, met about thirty of the electors on Saturday evening last, at the Odd Fellows Inn (Lander's St.Mary.s, South Creek, to…

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Northumberland Elections. [From Our Own Reporter.] Morpeth, Friday Evening

Empire · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 4

A good deal of excitement prevails here at the present time respecting the pending elections for the boroughs and counties of Northumberland. Meetings, more or less spirited, are being daily and nightly held, by the…

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Election for the County of Bathurst. (From the Free Press of Saturday.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 4

IN pursuance of an announcement made during the day, a preliminary meeting was held on Tuesday evening, at Mr. Manning's, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of adopting…

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County of Bathurst—election Movements. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 4

During the last week an active canvass was made by the squatters resident in the district on behalf of Mr. Mort, in opposition to Mr. Bligh. On hearing, however, that Mr. Plunkett had been thrown out for Sydney,…

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County of Durham.—election Meeting at Dungog. Mr. W. M. Arnold's Meeting. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 3

On Saturday, the 15th instant, a meeting of the electors of this neighbourhood took place in the Court-house, to hear Mr. W. M. Arnold explain his political opinions. According to advertisement, at about 2 o'clock, p.m., the…

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Mudgee. Electioneering Movements in the County of Wellington. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Empire · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 3

A meeting was held at Mr. Hyeronimus's Inn, Wellington, on the 12th instant, for the purpose of hearing Mr. George H. Cox, a candidate for the representation of the County of Wellington in the ensuing Parliament,…

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The Empire. Tuesday, March 25, 1856. the Election of Mr. Flood

Empire · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 4

WE will not believe, till we see it done, that the electors of Newcastle and Raymond Terrace will do the injustice to the country of parting with the services of Mr. FLOOD,…

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The Late City Election. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 25 March 1856 · page 5

SIR—Allow me, through the medium of your columns, to congratulate that portion of the electors of Sydney, through whose instrumentality Messrs. Cowper, Campbell, Parkes, and Wilshire have been returned as…

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The New Parliament. No. 3.—Charles Cowper

Empire · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 4

AT the first election for the City of Sydney under the New Constitution, which took place on the 13th of the present month, Mr. Charles Cowper was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the head of the poll…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 3

SIR,—I could very will have aff[?]rded good humouredly to pass over the letter signed "John Selkirk," appearing in your issue of the 24th instant, feeling assured that, on the same principle that that gentleman…

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North Cumberland Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 5

A MEETING of the electors of the Northern Division of the County of Cumberland was held at James Devlin's, Esq., at Ryde, on Monday evening last, for the purpose of hearing the political opinions of Mr…

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The Sydney Elections. (From the Melbourne Herald, March 18.)

Empire · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 2

Our friends at Sydney are bringing their new constitution into effect; not by bungling or sophistical misinterpretation of its language, nor by a headlong scramble at the pension list under false pretences of…

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The New Parliament. No. 4.—Henry Parkes

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 4

MANY persons will look with some little curiosity, not unalloyed with other feelings, to the lifting of the veil from the early life of the gentleman whose name is at the head of this notice but the history is one of a million,…

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

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 7

SIR,—Every fact is important just now that throws light on the proper functions of the Returning Officer, a matter upon which very vague and unsatisfactory impressions prevail even in quarters that ought to be…

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North Cumberland Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 3

A PUBLIC meeting of the electors of the Northern Division of the County of Cumberland was held on Tuesday evening at the long room of the Red Cow Inn, Parramatta, for the purpose of giving Mr. J. B…

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City Election. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 3

Sir,—In all that has been published before and since the late election, with reference to that event, I have not seen any remedy pointed out which might have the effect of preventing, or at least checking, that…

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The Empire. Thursday, March 27, 1856. the Country Elections

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 4

WITHIN the next twenty-four days the whole of the members of the new Assembly will have been chosen, and a revocation of their decision will be out of the hands of the people for the…

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The Elections. Representation of North Cumberland. Meeting at Parramatta

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 3

A large and influential meeting of the electors of the North Riding, was held on Tuesday evening last, in the Long-room of the "Red Cow" Inn, at Parramatta, for the purpose of affording John Bayley Darvall, Esq., an…

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The Elections. Representation of West Camden. Mr. Macarthur at Picton. [From Our Own Reporter.] Camden, Tuesday, March 25

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 5

Yesterday evening a meeting of the electors for the district of West Camden, resident in Picton and neighbourhood, was held at the George [?]n, Picton, for the purpose of hearing an address by Mr. James Macarthur…

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The Bathurst Election. [From a Correspondent.]

Empire · Thursday 27 March 1856 · page 6

Mr. Plunkott is fairly in the field against Mr. Bligh, supported by all the squatting influence not only of the county of Bathurst but of the adjoining county of Roxburgh. Both Messrs. Suttor and Lee, rival candidates…

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