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The polling for this electorate took place at Sullivan's Hotel, on Friday, the 24th June, and at the close showed a majority at that single polling-place of 15 in favour of Mr. Nott. The whole of the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN Monday's Empire we briefly reported the nomination for Liverpool Plains, the polling for which electorate took place yesterday. We now give a full report from the Tamworth Examiner of Wednesday last:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COOMA, 2ND JULY.—I beg to hand for your information the result of the poll for this electorate (Monaro) which took place at the following places, viz.:— Hamilton. Egan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The return of candidates throughout the colony having been now neatly completed, I crave a space in the colomns of your valuable journal to make a few passing comments on electioneering tactics. One would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the Murray in the next Parliament, took place yesterday at the Royal Hote, South Deniliquin. The hour appointed for the commencement of the proccedings was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE elections of the Hunter District must surprise the political community, and shows that, with small electorates, prejudices and private interests have more weight than either ability and past services. East…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY afternoon the Returning-officer, Elliott Herriott, Esq., J.P., attended at the Coutt-house to declare the state of the poll for the Hume Electorate. The numbers were as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE take the following from the Maitland Mercury:- Wingham, 2nd July, 1859. Yesterday was the polling day for the electorate of the Hastings. Four candidates were in the field, viz…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Armidale Express of Saturday reports that Mr. T. G. Rusden has been elected for New England, beating Mr. Hart by a small majority. It says:—So far as we could learn last night, the following was the polling at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON the 19th of April, Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission, the commissioners being the Lord Chancellor, The President of the Council (the Marqui of Salisbury), the Lord Privy Seal (the Earl of Hard…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After two or three weeks of much turmoil and confusion, the general election has been brought to a close. Considering the state of public affairs under which the last parliament was dissolved, and the result which has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →APRIL 18.—The Ministerial explanations with regard to the state of Europe. April 19.—The Royal assent was given to a number of bills by a Royal Commission.—The Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE have already noticed that the great subject of electioneering and popular addresses for some considerable time has been—the "poor man." He has been commiserated and praised, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our readers at a distance will be interested to leam how the ballot has worked in this colony, having during the past month been adopted for the first time at a general election. The elections being now over,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →YESTERDAY was the day appointed for taking the poll for this electorate, and early in the morning the admirers of the rival candidates were about and busy collecting their men for the purpose of parading the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We abridge the following from the Armid[?]le Express, July 9th:- After the polling closed, at 4, the upr[?]r in front of the polling place became so excessive that the Returning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Augustus Morris has been elected. The returns from the Darling are not yet received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE is no intelligence from the principal polling places, From Naunugo the Courier's correspondent writes:- On Monday evening, July 6th, s meeting of electers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OUR readers, we are sure, will be glad to learn that the great clock at Westminster is at least progressing towards completion. In saying this we by no means intend to convey the impression that the clock will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JULY 9.—The voting has gone off very quietly; and, as I anticipated, Mr. Augustus Morris is a long way ahead of Mr. Brodribb. At Tooregonie, on the Lachlan, as will be noticed, no votes were recorded;…
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