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Politics & elections, 1860

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Hartley Election

Empire · Tuesday 18 December 1860 · page 4

The poll has been officially declared, and shews a majority of twenty-nine in favour of Mr. Rotton…

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Meeting of Parliament

Empire · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 4

THE New Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on the 10th of January next. The Government seem dstermined that no time shall be lost in testing the mettle" of the new members. There is…

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Mudgee Election—the Nomination. (From the Western Post, December 14.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 5

THE nomination of the candidates for the representation of this district in the ensuing Parliament, was held at the hustings erected on the Market-square, on Wednesday, the 12th instant, at noon. There were between 300 and 400 people present…

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West Maitland Election. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 5

THE meeting of elctors of West Maitland convened for the purpose of nominating candidates for the representation of that constituency in the Legislative Assembly was held yesterday in frout of a hustingserected on the High Sohool Paddock. Between…

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Narellan Election. Nomination

Empire · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 4

THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the Narellan Electorate, took place yesterday, at the Court. house, Campbelltown, at noon. On the arrival of the train from Sydney, two minutes before 12, a large party of…

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Carcoar Election. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 4

SIR, — No doubt another election will shortly take place owing to the illegality of the las'. I, therefore, feel it my duty '0 call the attention of these interested to the improner and illegal mode in which the election was…

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Central Cumberland Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 December 1860 · page 5

THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the electorate of Central Cumberland took place yesterday. The hustings were erected in front of the court-house The attendance was small, numbering about one hundred…

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Camden Election

Empire · Thursday 20 December 1860 · page 5

THE nomination for the electorate of Camden took place yesterday. Four candidates were nomlnated. vis., Messers. Oxiey. Douglas, Merriee, and Plunkett. The show of hands was declared in favour of Messrs…

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West Sydney Election.—messrs. Tooth and Martin. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 20 December 1860 · page 8

SIR,— It is written, "Put not thy trust in princes." The same rule would seem to apply to aspirants for senatorial distinction, as exemplified by the conduct ol Messrs. Tooth and Martin, subsequent to their late non-election,…

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Convocation of Parliament. (From a Supplement to the Government Gazette.) PROCLAMATION

Empire · Friday 21 December 1860 · page 5

BY His Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison Knight Com. mander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Governor. General in and over all Her Majesty's Colonies of New South Wales. Tasmania, Vicotria, South Australia, and western…

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St. Leonard's Election

Empire · Monday 24 December 1860 · page 5

ON Saturday evening Mr. shepherd met the electors of St. Leonard's at the Old: Commodore Inn, in order to return thanks for his recent election. The chair was taken by Mr dodds…

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Camden Election. Declaration of the Poll

Empire · Monday 24 December 1860 · page 5

J. M. ANTILL, Esq., the returnlng-offlCer for this electorate, was, on Saturday laut, at 12 o'ClooK noon, present at the court-house, Camden, to make an official declaration or the result of the poll. shortly before that…

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Election for St. Leonard's Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 4

THE declaration of the poll for the electoral district of St. Leonard's, was made yesterdays on the hustings, at Ryde, in the presence of two or three hundred persons, most of whom had accompanied the successful…

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Gwydir Election. December 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 4

Jenkins. Rusden. Wee Waa........... 14.... 15 Milly.............. 8.... o Mr. T. G. Dangar, the returning-officer, stated he…

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Central Cumberland Election. Official Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 5

ABOUT a hundred electors of Central Cumberland attended at the hustings in front of the Court House, Liverpool, yesterday, to hear the Returning officer announce the result of the election…

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Balranald Election. From Our Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 5

THE nomination of a at and proper person to represent the district of Balranald in the Legislative Assembly took place at the court-house, Balranald, on the 5th instant, when the principal inhabitants of the…

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Windsor Election. [From Our Correspondent.] Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1860 · page 5

WHEN the poll had closed, and as the time drew nigh when its state would be declared by the returningofficer, the greatest excitement prevailed, and a large concourse of people, four or five hundred in number,…

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Monaro Election. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 26 December 1860 · page 8

SIR,—Perceiviug by the report in the issue of your journal of Friday last, from a correspondent relative to the election of a representative for the Monaro electrate, I beg to inform you Mr. Kesterton could have no such…

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St. Leqnard's Election. Declaration of the Poll

Empire · Wednesday 26 December 1860 · page 4

THE official declaration of the final state of the poll for the electorate of St. Leonard's, was made on Monday, at the hustings, Ryde, at twelve o'clook. About two hun. dred persons were assembled, many of whom had come…

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The Italian Parliament. (From the Times' Correspondent.) Turin, October 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 December 1860 · page 3

THE House of Deputies will go asunder to-day, never, in all probability, to meet again. When an Assembly meets again within the walls of the Carignano Palace it will be fully entitled to that…

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