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Politics & elections, 1869

581 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 30

The Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 10

Ministers, in answer to questions, said that a a fee of one guniea was paid on the apprenticing of children from the Roman Catholic, though not from the Protestant Orphan School, it was…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, 5Th Februaby, 1869

Empire · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 2

The SPEAKER toek the chair at twenty-eight minutes [?] 3 o'clock. RESERVES AT HARTLEY. Mr. LUCAS faked the Sooretary for Lands—1…

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Parliament. Friday, 29Th January. in the Legislative Council

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 3

The Standing Orders were suspended in order to pass through all its stages a bill to apply the sum of £124,041 18s. 4d. out of the Consolidated Revenue to defray the expenses of the various departments and…

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The American Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 4

The elections for this year of the Independence of the United States are all over, and you cannot imagine the intense feeling of relief that pervades the whole community…

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The Irish Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 9

The Irish Elections for the reformed Parliament are all over, and the result is eminently satisfactory. Notwithstanding the helpless state of the great majority of…

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The American Presidential Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 8

THE result of the Presidential Election in the United States has in no way disappointed our expectations. Owing to the disorganized condition of the Democrats it…

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Suburban Municipal Elections

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 15

ON Tuesday last, meetings of ratepayers of the various suburban municipalities were held at the places appointed for the same in each borough, for the purpose of nominating gentlemen to serve as aldermen and auditors for…

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The Golden Candidates

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1869 · page 2

The Duke has only shewn us once The pace that he can go; And that in a style that made us tare In a wondrous way I trow…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly, Tuesday, February 9Th, 1869

Empire · Wednesday 10 February 1869 · page 3

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 3, BRIDGES, AND THEIR COST. Mr. LUCAS asked the Secretary for Public Works…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday February 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1869 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o'clock. BRIDGES. Mr. LUCAS asked the Secretary for Public Works.—…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 10Th, 1869

Empire · Thursday 11 February 1869 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes after 4 o'clook. PAPERS. Mr. OWEN laid on the table a despatch from the)…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, February 10. the President took his sent at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. PAPERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1869 · page 3

Mr. OWEN, on behalf of the Government, laid upon the table two copies of despatches, which were ordered to be printed. CIVIL SERVICE…

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Borough Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1869 · page 6

GLEBE.—A ballot for the election of two auditors for the borough of the Glebe, and for the election of an alderman to represent the Inner Glebe Ward of the said borough, took place on Monday, the 8th instant, Messrs. G. Allen…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Thursday, February llTH, 1869

Empire · Friday 12 February 1869 · page 3

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty minutes after 4 o'clock. There being only eight members present, viz., Messrs Owen, Allen, Darley, Docker, Richardson, A…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, February 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1869 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at half-past 4 o'clock, and finding that there were only eight members present, adjourned the House until 4 p.m. on Wednesday next…

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Parliament. Friday, 6Th February

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 3

IN the Legislative Assembly, Ministers, in answer to questions, said: That, during the last two years, eight reserves had been made in the district of Hartley, within twenty miles…

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Punch in Parliament. Tuesday, February 9, 1869

Sydney Punch · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 1

MR. SPEAKER took the chair with his accustomed promptitude, and after the usual amount of fiddle-faddling over Questions, Notices and Motions, which nobody but the propounders and movers cared twopence halfpenny about,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Friday, February 12Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-nine minutes past 3 o'clock. NORTHERN BOUNDARY. Mr. GARRETT asked the Secretary for Lands,—…

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Municipal. Borough Council Elections

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 3

GLEBE.—A ballot for the election of two auditors for the borough of the Glebe, and for the election of an alderman to represent the Inner Glebe Ward of the said borough, took place on Monday, the 8th instant Messrs. G. Allen…

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The English Elections. London, December 4, 1868

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 February 1869 · page 15

THE political revolution here is complete. Yielding to the force of circumstances, Mr. Disraeli has resigned, and left Mr. Gladstone master of the situation. Although not unexpected, the intelligence seems to…

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