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Politics & elections, 1870

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A Model Candidate

Empire · Wednesday 7 December 1870 · page 3

CASTLEMAINE has had its representative barber, and now it has the opportunity of securing the services of an ambitious butcher. Mr. George Greenhill addressed the electors of the Great Centre on…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 7

Empire · Thursday 8 December 1870 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THE President took the chair at twenty-three minutes past 4 o'clock. RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY. Mr. SALOMONS informed the House that his…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday. December 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 December 1870 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-seven minutes past 4 o'clock. THE MINISTERIAL POSITION. Mr. SALOMONS informed the House that he and his…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 8Th

Evening News · Friday 9 December 1870 · page 2

[?] PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes [?] 4 o'clock. POWER OF THE PRESIDENT TO VOTE. Mr. CHARLES CAMPBELL moved—"That this…

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Parliament. Iegislative Council, Thursday, December 8Th

Empire · Friday 9 December 1870 · page 3

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. POWER OF THE PRESIDENT TO VOTE. Mr. CHARLES CAMPBELL moved—"That this…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Thursday, December 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 December 1870 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 4 o'clock. VOTING RIGHTS OF THE PRESIDENTS. Mr. C. CAMPBELL moved,—"That this House is of…

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The Parliament. Tuesday, 6Th December

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 3

IN the Legislative Council, The PRESIDENT announced that his Excellency, on behalf of her Majesty, had given assent to the Female School of Industry Removal Bill, and the Bill to…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, December 9

Empire · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock, and finding that there were only eight members present, adjourned the House until Wednesday next. Those present were the hon. Sir W. Manning,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council. Friday, December 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 7

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at 4.30 p.m. There being only eight members present—namely, Sir William Manning, and Messrs. Allen, Lord, Smart, Moore, Richardson, Docker, and A. Campbell,…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, December 6

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 4

Mr. ROBERTSON said, having risen to state what had been done in pursuance of the object for which the Government had asked the House to adjourn, it was now his duty to state to the House that the…

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Bell's Concentrated Essence of Parliament. a Political Perfume of Peculiar Pungency. (Prepared Expressly for this Journal.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 3

As it was generally known that two great pieces, The Crisis and the screeching and screaming farce of The Colonial Ambassador would be produced at the Theatre Royal, Mucqtitirte-street, on Tuesday last, there was a…

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Municipal Council—election of Mayor

Evening News · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 4
Also in Empire

A QUARTERLY meeting of the municipal council was held yesterday. All the aldermen were present, and the chair was taken at noon, by the retiring mayor, Walter Renny, Esq., J.P. The minutes of last…

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Municipal Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 10

The official state of the poll for the Civic Municipal elections was declared on Friday at noon from the balcony of the Town Hall. A great number of ratepayers were in attendance…

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The Municipal Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 6

A VERY large number of citizens assembled in front of the Town-hall on the 2nd instant, to hear the official declaration of the poll for the election of aldermen for the various wards of the city. It was estimated that…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, 13Th December, 1870

Evening News · Wednesday 14 December 1870 · page 2

THE SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-eight minutes past 3. POSTPONEMENT OF MOTIONS. Mr. BUCHA[?]AN said he had given notie of three…

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Parliament. Legislative Council, Wednesday, December 14Th

Empire · Thursday 15 December 1870 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 4 o'clock. STAMP DUTIES ACT. The PRESIDENT reported a message from the…

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Parliament. Legislative Council. Wednesday, December 14Th

Evening News · Thursday 15 December 1870 · page 2

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past 4 o'clock. STAMP DUTIES ACT. The PRESIDENT reported a message from the…

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