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Politics & elections, 1870

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Electioneering Cons

Sydney Punch · Saturday 8 January 1870 · page 7

Why are the electors of Hawkesbury like Pharoah's daughter? Because they took a Moses to their house. Why are the electors of West Morpeth like teams of bullocks when grazing? Because they have a Camp-bell round their necks…

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The Gold-fields Elections. Forbes. Monday Afternoon. 5.10

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1870 · page 2

The poll for the election of a member to represent the electorate of the Western Gold-fields was taken here to-day. The numbers polled were as fallows:—Church, 98; Redman, 39; Eagar, 3…

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The Election for Monaro. (From the Monaro Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1870 · page 3

TUESDAY last being the polling day for a member for this district, Cooma presented an unusual appearance. A large number of persons came into town, and throughout the day the excitement was kept up. Notwithstanding that…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondents.] the Gold-fields Elections. Forbes. Monday Afternoon, 5.10

Empire · Tuesday 11 January 1870 · page 2

The poll for the election of a member to represent to electorate of the Western Gold-fields was taken here to-day. The numbers polled were as fallows:—Church, 98; Redman, 39; Eagar, 3…

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The New Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1870 · page 5

THE following notification appears in yesterday's Government Gazette:— New South Wales, to wit. Proclamation by his Excellency the Right Honorable…

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The Meeting of Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 12 January 1870 · page 2
Also in Empire

A proclamation appears in last night's Gazette, by which his Excellency the Governor further prorogues the Legislative Council to Thursday, the 27th day of January instant…

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Western Gold-fields Election. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1870 · page 4

The correct returns are all in with the exception of those for the Billabong, in which place however, according to a telegram received, only two votes were accorded. The numbers are—Church, 810; Eagar,…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondents.] Bathurst. Final Result of the Western Goldfields Election. Wednesday Evening

Empire · Thursday 13 January 1870 · page 2

All the returns are in. The rough state of the poll for the electorate of the Gold-fields West is as follows:— Church........ 810…

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Writ of Election. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 13th January, 1870

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1870 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Honorable Charles Cowper, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary and Registrar of Records of New South Wales…

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The New Parliament

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 14

THE following notification appears in yesterday's Government Gazette:-- New South Wales, to wit. Proclamation by his Excellency the Right…

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The Meeting of Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 3

A proclamation appears in lost night's Gazette, by which his Excellency the Governor further prorogues the Legislative Council to Thursday, the 27th day of January instant…

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The Gazette. Opening of Parliament. New South Wales, to wit

Sydney Mail · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 3

Proclamation by his Excellency the Right Honorable Somerset Richard, Earl of Belmore, a member of her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council in Ireland, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the colony of…

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Correspondence. (To the Editor of the Protestant Standard.) Our Elections

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 15 January 1870 · page 5

SIR,--The country has been put to a considerable expense in these elections, Party feeling has been excited, and we ear grog, and money have had their all…

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The City Council's Mismanagement of Public Vehicles. to Honorable Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1870 · page 5

HONORABLE S[?]S,—The matters to which I desire, respectfully, to beg your attention have been much discussed for several years past, but nothing has come of that cisussion. Latterly some of these matters have been made…

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The Gold-fields Elections, and the Opinion of the Hon. Attorney-general. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 January 1870 · page 3

SIR,—The right of voting for a gold-field's electorate, was, at the late general election, allowed to such miners as had already voted for electoral districts, having gold-fields within their bound aries…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. State of the Wool Market. Great Australian Meat Dinner. the King of the Belgians in England. Unsatisfactory News From France. the Suez Canal in Full Use. Illness of the Archbishop of Canterbury. O'donovan Rossa Elected to Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 20 January 1870 · page 3

The branch mail steamer, with papers and letters brought by the Avoca to December 3rd, arrived at Adelaide yesterday afternoon. PASSENGERS.—For Sydney : Mr. and Mrs…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. State of the Wool Market. Great Australian Meat Dinner. the King of the Belgians in England. Unsatisfactory News From France. the Suez Canal in Full Use. Illness of the "Archbishop of Canterbury. O'donovan Rossa Elected to Parliament

Empire · Thursday 20 January 1870 · page 3

The branch mail steamer, with papers and letters brought by the Avoca to December 3rd, arrived at Adelaide yesterday afternoon. PASSENGERS.—For Sydney: Mr. and Mrs…

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Can the Seat of a Member Be Declared Vacant If Claimed by Another Candidate? To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1870 · page 5

SIR,—I am not a lawyer, and therefore do not come within the class of correspondents whose opinion you ask; but as I am able to refer you to the authorities on the subject, I take the liberly of doing so. In the 23rd chapter of " May's…

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The New Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 January 1870 · page 8

THE country has decided, the New Parliament is elected, and the political campaign for 1870 will commence in a few days. The New Parliament and the New Year…

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