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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1869

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Municipal Elections

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 January 1869 · page 3

IN our issue of the 9th instant, we gave some "hints to Council Clerks," touching the preparation of electoral lists, &c. As not only the time for revising these lists, but that of the annual elections is now close at hand, a few other…

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THE Lounger in Parliament

Empire · Tuesday 19 January 1869 · page 3

The past week has been eventful is a four-fold sense. We had Mr. Eagar's defence. Mr. Is[?]acs' harmless scarification number two, an alleged political compact with his Grace Arch[?]ishop Bolding, and the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, January 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1869 · page 2

THE SPEAKER look the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o'clock. RAILWAY STOCK. Mr. HOSKINS asked the Secretary for Works,—" 1[?]…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday. January 20,1869

Empire · Thursday 21 January 1869 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at. twenty-five—five minutes after 4 o'clock. ROAD ACT AMENDMENT BILI On the order of the day being called for the farther…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, Januauy 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1869 · page 2

THE PHESIDENT took his seat at twenty-five minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. Mr. OWEN laid upon the table a number of papers,…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Thursday, January 21, 1869

Empire · Friday 22 January 1869 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-six minutes after 4 o'clock. TRAINING SHIP VERNON. Mr. OWEN laid on the table a copy of the…

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New South Walesa Parliament. Legislative Council Thursday, January 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1869 · page 2

THE PRESIDENET took his scat at twenty-five minutes. past 4 o'clock. VERNON. Mr. OWEN laid upon the table the regulations affecting…

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The Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 2

Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That Mr. Hassall had been allowed to copy such portious of the evidence taken by the Braidwood Commission referred to him…

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Punch in Parliament. Tuesday, January 19Th, 1869

Sydney Punch · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 1

MR. SPEAKER took the Chair at thirty-one minutes to tour, and after a few trifles, light as air, had been disposed of, Mr. MORRICE then rose on the tips of his toes, looked at his foes, said he had something to propose, blew his poor nose, and said "on…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Friday,22nd January, 1869

Empire · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 2

The SPEAHER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3. KALOUDAH CAUSEWAY. Mr. BURNS asked the Secretary for Public Works…

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Parliament. Friday, 16Th January. in the Legislative Assembly

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 3

Ministers, in answer to questions, said : That the Mercantile Bank of Sydney was a joint stock bank, the manager having given the Government all necessary information ; that the Shipping Matter had…

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What Are We to Expect From the New Parliament ?

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 13

The people of Ireland are not so childish as to suppose that the ceremony of an Election, constituted on the vicious principle of the system in…

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[?]Ew South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 22Nd January. the Speaker took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock p.m. Mr. Glasheen's Contract

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 5

Mr. BURNS asked the Secretary for Public Works,— "1. Has he received any official report on the execution, by Mr. Glasheen, of his contract to complete Kalonda Causeway to the satisfaction of the Government; and, if…

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Foreign Intelligence. Great Britain. Serious Election Disturbances at Blackburn

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 4

Late on Friday evening information was received at the Blackburn Borough Police-office, to the effect that a serious disturbance had broken out in one part of the town…

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The Golden Candidates

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 January 1869 · page 2

Behold the list, and mark each name, And as you run them through. Just think if e'er you viewed before So many, game and true,…

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Election Riots

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1869 · page 3

BELFAST.—At the Belfast nomination a mob, armed with bludgeons, smashed all the windows of the Court-house, and took poscession of the building, excluding all except Mr. Johnston's party. Sticks and stones were…

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The Result of the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1869 · page 2

The Daily News says:—The contests throughout the general election of 1868 have been more numerous than at any election which has taken place for very many years. Of the 493 members who sit for constituencies in England…

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The Greenwich Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1869 · page 2

The following address from Mr. Gladstone has been posted in the three towns comprising the borough of Greenwich:—"Liverpool, November 25, 1868. To the electors of the borough of Greenwich; Gentlemen,—It has…

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Morals From the Elections. (From the London Punch.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1869 · page 3

INTELLECT will not seat a man—Mill. Nor gold—Rothschild. Nor faithful service—Roebuck. Nor handsomeness—The Attorney-General…

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Results of the Election

Empire · Monday 25 January 1869 · page 3

Among the Liberal victories over percens, we may notice that the Att[?]rney and Solicitor-General (Karnlako and Baggallay).have lost their seals, that Dr. W. H. Russell could not get in, that Mr. Roebuck has lost…

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