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Politics & elections, 1872

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Election for Murrumbidgee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2

The nomination for this electorate toot place on the 7th inst. Mr. W Macleay was proposed and seconded, and no other candidate being nominated, was declared duly elected. Mr…

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Election for St. Leonards. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 7

SIR,—During the late election for St. Leonards the Electoral Roll was found to be very defective. Much annoyance was felt in censequence of the policemen whose duty it was to make out the list for the current year for this…

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General Election. the Nominations. Monaro

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 331

ON the 7th instant Mr. Grahame and Mr. A. O. Moriarty were nominated. Mr. GRAHAME was of opinion that the Murray Border duties should not be collected, but justice should be done…

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The Elections

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 5

SOMEBODY-- it is not very difficult to guess who it is-- is very anxious to pronounce on the character and future of the new Parliament. Under the signature of…

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The General Election

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 10

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A British Candidate. (From the Irish American.)

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 3

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General Election

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 11

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ALBURY. Friday, 6.33 p.m.. the Hume Election

Empire · Saturday 16 March 1872 · page 2

The returns that have heen received, show that Mr. M'Laurin has a majority of 370 over Mr. Day. All the returns are not yet in, but the result cannot be. altered…

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Country News. the Hume Election. Albury, March 15

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 4

Few elections have caused more excitement in Albury than the one Just concluded. The two candidates, Messrs. James M'Laurin and George Day, expressed somewhat similar views, on the Border question, viz.; that Sir James Martin acted…

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The Hume Election. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Albury, March 15

Empire · Tuesday 19 March 1872 · page 3

Few elections have caused more excitement in Albury than the one just concluded. The two candidates, Messrs. James M'Laurin and George Day, expressed somewhat similar views, on the Border question, viz.; that Sir James Martin acted…

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Writs of Election. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 7th February, 1872

Evening News · Friday 22 March 1872 · page 4

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, for general information, that write have been issued, addressed to the Returning-officers of the several electoral districts throughout the colony, for a general…

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Irish Intelligence the Gal Way Election. the Archbishop of Tuam and the Landlords

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 4

A Galway paper publishes a correspondence between the Archbishop of Tuam and Sir Thomas Burke, of Marble Hill, county Galway, which was originated by the latter's…

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General Election

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 11

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The General Election

The Irish Citizen · Saturday 23 March 1872 · page 10

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The Hume Election. (From the Albury Banney.) Declaration of the Poll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 7

THE formal declaration of the poll took place at the Courthouse, Albury, on Menduy last. There were several hundred [?]s present. The Re[?]ning officer (Mr. Lewis Solomon) announced…

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URALLA. Tuesday, 8 p.m. Northern Gold-fields Election

Empire · Wednesday 27 March 1872 · page 2

The returns from Oban have come in, and they reduces Mr. Rodd's majority over Mr. Forstor to one,…

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YOUNG. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Southern Gold-fields Election

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1872 · page 2

The returns are in from Grenfell, The Seven Mile, Kiandra, Adelong, Araluen, Kimo Reels, Young, and Cunningham[?] Creek, and the poll stands thus:— Mr. Baker, 330; Mr. Bedell, 55…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondent.] Young. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Southern Gold-fields Election

Empire · Thursday 28 March 1872 · page 2

The raturns are in from Grenfell, The Seven Mile, Kiandra; Adelong, Araluen,Kimo Reefs, Young, and Cunninghame Creek, and the poll stands thus:— Mr. Baker, 330; Mr. Bedell, 55…

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Meeting of Parliament. Proclamation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 5

BY His Excellency Sir Alfred Stephen, Knight a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Chief Justice of the Colony of New South Wales, Administering the Government thereof…

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Orange Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1872 · page 5

SIR,—My attention has been directed to a paragraph in your paper of yesterday's date, in which you state that a telegram was forwarded to you, prepared by Mr. Thomas Dalton, of Orange, stating that Mr. Nelson's charges…

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