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Politics & elections, 1870

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The Tipperary Election. Clonmel, Monday, Quarter-past One

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

To-day the Sheriff officially declared the state of the poll. The numbers he said were—Mr. Heron, 1,668; Mr. Kickham, 1,664 Majority for Mr. Heron, 4…

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Ireland. the Elections

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 May 1870 · page 7

Mr. Osborne has fought a hard battle in Waterford, but has won a substantial victory. He has been returned, in spite of a strange combination of forces against him, by a majority of eight votes. His opponent has a mostly array…

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The Canadian Parliament on Independence. (From the Montreal Gazette, March 5)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 8

THOSE who have opposed the attempted agitation of the question of independence have no reason to be [?] at the recent introduction of the matter to the notice of Parliament. The Press of the country…

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Waterford Election. Letter From the Defeatedcandidate. Dalkey, Dublin, March 1,1870

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 7

Fellow-Countrymen — The London "Times," of February 25, in a leading article on the late election, uses the following signi ficant language —"The electors chose…

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The Election Petitions

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 May 1870 · page 4

The day for the hearing of the Mallow Election Petition will be fixed on Saturday next. It will probably be the 4th or 5th of April…

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The Stone-work of the Houses of Parliament. (From the Pall Mall Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1870 · page 6

THE condition of the stone-work of the new Houses of Parliament is at last beginning to attract serious attention. When pieces of masonry varying in weight from 5 lbs. to 10 lbs…

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The Waterford Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 June 1870 · page 23

THE Waterford Standard, in going over the incidents of the late election in that city, says:—Perhaps not the least amusing and interesting feature in connection with the droadful attack made on Mr…

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The Hastings Election

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 11 June 1870 · page 5

THE electors of the Hastings have once more the opportunity of serving the country by exercising the franchise. We cannot but suppose that their last election…

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Latest Foreign Intelligence. Close of the Prussian Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 3

PARIS, May 8th—8 p.m.—The voting on the Plebiscitum is completed, and counting has commenced. Great military precautions were taken, and the city was quiet all day. Despatches from the…

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Election Meeting. Representation Op Southern Goldfields. Mr, Baker at Grenfell

Sydney Mail · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 9

PURSEANT to notices posted about the town, and an advertisement which appeared in a local journal of the 11th instant, a public meeting was held at the Princess Theatre, Grenfell, at 4 o'clock on that day, for the purpose…

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Latest Foreign Intelligence. Close of the Prussian Parliament

Empire · Monday 20 June 1870 · page 3

PARIS, May 8th—8 p.m.—The voting on the Plebiscitum is completed, and counting has commenced. Great military precautions were taken, and the city was quiet all day. Despatches from the…

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Southern Gold-fields Election. Adelong

Evening News · Tuesday 21 June 1870 · page 2
Also in Empire

The nomination of candidates for the representation of the Gold-fields South, took place at noon to-day. Mr. E. A. Baker was proposed and seconded, and…

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The Hastings Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 3

AT the nomination for the Hastings election, Mr. R. B. Smith, one of the candidates, was frequently interrupted during his address, and his speech was not given in the journal from which we quoted, the Macleay Herald; but…

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Meeting of Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 30 June 1870 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE following proclamation, summoning the Parliament of New South Wales to meet for the despatch of business on the 11th August next, was issued as a supplement to the Government Gazette on…

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Meeting of Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 July 1870 · page 8

THE following proclamation, summoning the Parliament of New South Wales to meet for the despatch of business on the 11th August next, was issued as a supplement to the Government Gazette on…

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Irish Intelligence. Election Meeting in Longford

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 July 1870 · page 6

The meeting of Liberal electors of Longford, at which Mr. Greville Nugent was adopted on Tuesday as a candidate for the county, was followed by a counter meeting…

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The Hastings Election

Sydney Punch · Saturday 2 July 1870 · page 1

MY DEAR PUNCH,--Sheer distraction compels me to apply to you for enlightenment and advice in this great crisis of our country's fate. The extraordinary contentions that have agitated this electorate for the last three weeks have completely unsettled all my ideas on…

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Opening of the Queensland Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1870 · page 2

AT noon on Tuesday, his Excellency Governor Blackall proceeded from Government House to the Legislative Chambers, and opened the fourth session of the fourth Parliament of Queensland, with the…

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