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Politics & elections, 1867

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The Italian Parliament. Florence, October 31

Empire · Tuesday 1 January 1867 · page 3

A Royal decree has been published closing the Parliamentary session. Another decree will be issued fixing the date of the assembly of a new session. The electoral colleges in Venetia are convened by…

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The Tipperary Election. Scene at the Nomination

Empire · Thursday 3 January 1867 · page 3

Mr. Peter Gill, an individual well known in Tipperary, was nominated along with Captain White and Mr. Waldron. Mr Gill's appearance to address the electors, says the…

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Pastoral Acts of Parliament. Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866

Empire · Saturday 5 January 1867 · page 4

The several clauses are as follows:— PRELIMINARY.—Clause 1. Repeal of unrepealed part of 27 Vict. No. 6 and the whole of 29 Vict. No. 13, 2. Definition of terms…

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Extraordinary Member of Parliament

Empire · Thursday 17 January 1867 · page 3

Dublin, November 19th.—As the gentleman who has just beer, elected as one of the Parliamentary representatives of Wexford County is the most remarkable man who has ever occupied a seat in the…

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Election for the Gold-fields West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1867 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT of the Bathurst Times states that Mr. John Ford Rae addressed tht electors of the Gold-fields West, on Monday evening, the 14th instant, at Grice's, Sofala Inn, Sofala. Mr. John M'Williams was voted [?]o…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 5

THE second session of the fifth Parliament of Victoria was inaugurated yestirday, with the customary formalities. The event created considerable interest among the citizens who began to congregate upon the space in front of the…

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Opening of the Victorian Parliament

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 3

THE second session of the fifth Parliament of Victoria was inaugurated on the 18th instant, with the usual formalities. The event created considerable interest among the citizens, who began to congregate upon the space in front of the…

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The Elections in New York

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the Morning Herald, writing on the 10th Nov., gives a very long account of the recent elections throughout the States, and says:—New York was lost…

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Irish Intelligence. an Extraordinary Member of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1867 · page 5

The Dublin correspondent of the Star writes: As the gentleman who has just been elected as one at the parliamentary representatives of Wexford County is the most remarkable man…

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Victorian Parliament. the Debate on the Border Customs Treaty. (From the Argus.) Thursday, January 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1867 · page 2

MR. M Cann moved that the agreement entered into between the two colonies of New South Wales and Victoria on the subject of the border duties is not satisfactory. He thought that the Government had no power to make the…

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The Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1867 · page 5

TO-MORROW, the electors of every municipality through the [?]colony which has been incorporated under the Municipalities Act of 1858, and which has not, through the imperfections of that statute, been…

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The Municipal Elections. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1867 · page 5

SIR,—in your issue of to-day on article appears calculated, in my opinion, to create some confusion. The fifth paragraph of the article referred to says:—" In ward elections none but electors of the ward to be represented can legally be nominated as…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1867 · page 3

PADDINGTON.—A meeting of electors took place yesterday, the returning-officer (Mr. Charles Artlett) in the chair, when the following gentlemen were nominted as candidates for councillors of the undermentioned wards at the…

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Suburban Municipal Elections

Empire · Thursday 7 February 1867 · page 8

The nomination and election of councillors and auditors under the provisions of the Municipalities Act of 1858, took place on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the various suburban municipalities, as…

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Victorian Parliament. the Debate on the Border Customs Treaty. Thursday, January 24

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 6

Mr. M'Cann moved that the agreement entered into between the two colonies of New South Wales and Victoria on the subject of the border duties is not satisfactory. He thought that the Government had no power to make the…

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The Pacification of the Country.— the Result of the Recent Elections. (From the New York Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1867 · page 3

THE general result of the recent elections is one of those decisive political triumphs which mark a new departure and a new epoch in our political history. We have had three of these great contests upon great…

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Suburban Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1867 · page 5

THE election of councillors and auditors for the vari[?] suburban municipalities took place on Tuesday; the ballot boxes were opened yesterday, when a scrutiny of the votes was made. The returning-officer of each municipality will,…

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Italy. Opening of the Italian Parliament—speech of the King

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 February 1867 · page 5

The Italian parliament was opened at Florence on Saturday by the King in person. His Majesty delivered the following speech from the throne:—…

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The Myth of a North German Parliament. (From the De[?]chen Wochenblatt, December 9.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1867 · page 6

FABLES are things for children. We Germans are rich in fables. It might, then, seem to follow that we, at least in comparison to other nations, have proserved more childishness, and had reason therefore to…

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East Sydney Election

Empire · Friday 1 March 1867 · page 5

A meeting of electors of East Sydney was held last evening, in the Metropolitan Hotel, King-street. The meeting was called with a view to promote the election of Mr. Charles Moore, the Mayor of Sydney. There…

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