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Politics & elections, 1863

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Candidates for West Sydney. Mr. Eager

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 3

[?] of the citizens of the electorate of [?] was held on Wednesday, at the Golden Parramatta-street. The chair was occu[?] W. Pritchard, who on taking it, wished…

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Election for West Sydney.—the Polling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1863 · page 5

THE polling for the election of a member to represent the [?]torate of West Sydney, in room of Mr. W. C. Wind[?]y[?]r, resigned, took place yesterday, and was conducted with remarkable good order, no rows or…

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Election for West Sydney. Declaration of the Poll

Empire · Friday 9 January 1863 · page 5

THE election of a candidate to fill the office of representative in the Legislative Assembly, for the electorate of West Sydney, in the place of Mr. Charles William Windeyer, resigned, terminated yesterday afternoon. The…

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Election for West Sydney.—the Polling

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 January 1863 · page 12

THE polling for the election of a member to represent the electorate of West Sydney, in room of Mr. W. C. Windeyer, resigned, took place on Thursday, and was conducted with remarkable good order, no rows or…

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West Sydney Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1863 · page 3

The election for a member for West Sydney, in the place of. Mr. Windeyer, who lately resigned took place on Thursday, and terminated, after a close and severe content between Mr. Eager and…

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The Election for West Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1863 · page 2

As we anticipated a fortnight ago, this election has resulted in the return of Mr GEOFFRBY EAGAR, to the sore dismay of the Government party, whose exertions to keep him out were of…

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Election for West Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1863 · page 2

The nomination of Messrs EAGAR, S[?] and MOFFAT, took place at the hustings in Wynyard Square on Tuesday, the show of hands being all but unanimous in favor of Mr Eagar. The other two candidates demanding a…

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Views of the Houses of Parliament at Ottawa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1863 · page 5

THOSE who availed themselves of the opportunity of inspecting the competitive designs for the Houses of Parliament that were exhibited, a little more than a year ago, at the School of Arts, will recollect the two…

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Views of the Houses of Parliament at Ottawa

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 January 1863 · page 7

THOSE who availed themselves of the opportunity of inspecting the competitive designs for the Houses of Parliament that were exhibited, a little more than a year ago, at the School of Arts, will recollect the two…

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Liverpool Plains Election. [From a Correspondent]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1863 · page 4

ON Monday evening, pursuant to notice, Mr. Marshall Burdekin met the electors of Tamworth at Mr. Laurence's [?] There was a good muster. Mr. Coghlan was moved into the chair, and introduced the candidate…

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Prorogation of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1863 · page 8

ON Saturday, 20th ultimo, the Parliament of New South Wales was prorogued, in the Legislative Council Chamber, by his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, with all [?]he accustomed formalities. A large number of ladies and gentlemen were present—the former…

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Municipal Elections and Electors. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1863 · page 8

SIR,—As the annual elections are about to come off in the several municipalities in a few days hence, it may not be inopportune to call the especial attontion of returning-officers to the ele[?] section, of the Act, which elearly and…

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Liverpool Plains Election. Tamworth, Thursday Evening[?]

Empire · Friday 30 January 1863 · page 4

Majority at Tamworth in favour of Burdekin, 42. Notwithstanding the extraordinary exertions on the opposition, Mr. Burdekin's return is now certain by a very large majority…

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Polling for Liverpool Plains. (From the Tamworth Examiner)

Empire · Wednesday 4 February 1863 · page 8

On Thursday last the polling for the above electorate took place, and we give below the [?]lt so far as was known when we went to press last night. The returns from the principal po[?]ing places have been received, and…

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Suburban Municipalities.—nomination of Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1863 · page 8

THE nomination of candidates to supply the vacancies occurring through the retirement of a proportion of councillors, and the auditors in the various suburban municipalities, in accordance with the provision of the Act under which these municipalities…

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Municipal Elections

Empire · Wednesday 4 February 1863 · page 5

THE nomination and election of members of the council of a number of suburban municipalities took place yesterday, in compl[?]nce with the advertisements calling them, and according to the provisions of the…

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Municipal Elections. Suburban Municipalities—nomination of Candidates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 February 1863 · page 11

THE nomination of candidates to supply the vacancies occurring through the retirement of a proportion of councillors, and the auditors in the various suburban municipalities, in accordance with the provision of the Act under which these municipalities…

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Municipal Elections and Electors. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1863 · page 2

SIR,—The prevailing doubt'in reference to the franchise of electors, under the Municipalities Act of 1858, is attempted to be solved in a letter signed "An Elector," which appeared under the above heading, in…

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The Election Tor Liverpool Plains. State of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1863 · page 5

THE Tamworth Examiner of 7th instant says:—We subjoin the state of the poll, obligingly furnished us by the Returning Officer, up to the present moment, by which it will be seen that Mr. Burdekin has a…

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REVIEW. Report of the Committee of Coucil on Education, 1861-62. (Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1863 · page 2

SINCE the appearance of the last annual Blue Book of the Education Department, the Royal Commissioners who were appointed in 1858 to inquire into the state of popular instruction in…

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