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Politics & elections, 1863

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Election for West Sydney. Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 October 1863 · page 5

THE polling for the election of a member to serve in the Legialative Assembly for the electoral district of West Sydney in the place of Mr. Geo[?]rey, Ragar, whose seat was rendered vacant by his accoptance of office as Celonial…

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The Ministerial Elections

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 31 October 1863 · page 2

EAST SYDNEY.—On Wednesday, the HONORABLE WILLIAM FORESTER, Esq., was re-elected without opposition for this electorate. PARRAMATTA.—On the same day, the HONORABLE…

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[By Electric Telegraph.] Orange Election. Declaration of the Poll. [From Our Special Reporter.] Orange, 6 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1863 · page 5

THE Returning-officer announced the state of the poll at eleven o'clock to-day. Nearly one hundred persons were present. The numbers were as follow:— Cowper, jun. Martin…

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Election for Yass Plains. (From the Yass Courier, November 4.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 8

ON Monday last a meeting of the electors for the elector[?] of yass Plams was held in the court-house at noon, for the purpose of nominating a fi[?] and proper person to repres of the constituency during the present Parliament in place of…

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The Elections. the Nomination for Orange

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 5

THE nomination for Orange took place on Monday, at noon. There were about 200 persons present. Mr. J. T. LANE moved, and Mr. J. Collin seconded, the nomination of Mr. Martin…

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Nomination and Election of Mr. P. Faucett for Yass Plains. Monday, 3 p.m

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 5

At the nomination to-day Mr. Faucett was proposed by Mr. Allman, and seconded by Mr. O'Connor There being no opposition Mr. Faucett was declared duly elected…

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The Yass Election

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 2

The HONORABLE PETER FAUCETT, Esquire, was on Monday re-elected for Yass Plains without opposition…

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Election of the Solicitor-general

Empire · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 3

THE yass Courier, of November 4th, reports the speech of the honorable the Solinitor General, Mr. Fancatt after he had been unanimously elected member of the legislative Assembly for Yass Plains. The following is…

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Orange Election. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 November 1863 · page 8

SIR,—Without any desire of identifying myself with party politics permit me through the medium of your journal, to state my opinion with reference to the position of the candidates in the above election, and which I ventura to do for…

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Southern Goldfields' Election. (From the Burrangong Miner, November 7.) the Honorable J. B. Wilson's Candidature

Empire · Tuesday 10 November 1863 · page 3

A PUBLIC MEETING of the supporters and friends of Dr. Wilson was held on Saturday evening last, at eight o'clock, outside the Commercial Hotel. About eight hundred persons were present…

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The Orange Election

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 11 November 1863 · page 5

esterday was a great day for the constituency of Orange—a red letter day—a day that will not seen be forgotten. From an early hour every road leading to the various polling booths…

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The Southern Goldfields Election. (From the W[?] Times, November 9th.) the Nomination

Empire · Thursday 12 November 1863 · page 8

THURSDAY last being the day appointed for the nomination of a candidate for the representative of the Southern Gold-field in the Legislative Assembly two gentlemen put in an appearance at Adelaide; one was John Bowie…

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The Orange Election

Empire · Thursday 12 November 1863 · page 2

THE speaches of the candidates at the Nomination for Orange not having appeared at length in the metropolitan papers, and considerable curiosity having been manifested to learn the…

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The Late Orange Election. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 November 1863 · page 8

SIR,—I have observed in your valuable paper of the 6th instant a statement Mr. Charles Cowper, jun, made when proposing a vote of thanks to the returning-officer in Orange after the declaration of the poll there on the 5th instant,…

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The Elections. Nomination for the Southern Gold Fields

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 November 1863 · page 12

[?], the 5th instant being the day6 appointed for [?] a candidate for the representation of the Southern Gold-[?] in the Legislative Assembly two gentleman put in an appearance at Adelong, one was John Bowie Wilson, the other…

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The Orange Election. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 November 1863 · page 5

SIR,—I hardly know whether it is worth my while to answer the statement of Mr. Christie in your issue of to-day, with reference to the Orange elsetion, as Mr. Martin (a somewhat greater personage than Mr. Christie) has been…

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The Orange Election. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 16 November 1863 · page 8

SIR— I see in your last Friday's Weekly issue, in an article headed. " The Orange Election," you say that we, the majority of the electers who returned Mr. Cowper, returned him on abstract…

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Southern Gold-fields Election. [From Our Correspondent.]

Empire · Monday 16 November 1863 · page 5

THE Honorable J. B. Wilson arrived at Young on Monday last aboal noon. He was escorted from Wombat by a large concourse of horsemen; and repeatedly cheered by the micerre as he passed through Sprit g Creek…

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Tumut Election

Empire · Tuesday 17 November 1863 · page 5

The election terminated to-day in the return of Mr. Marlin, Q. C. The following votes were polled — Mr. Martin Mr. O'Connell. Tomut. 916. 53…

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Municipal Election Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1863 · page 4

BOURKE WARD.—A large number of the electors of Bourke Ward assembled at the City Wine Vaulte, to hear from Mr. Walter Renny an expression of his opinions in regard to the various questions of interest…

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