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Politics & elections, 1876

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Speaking in Parliament. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1876 · page 3

SIR,—In your leader of Saturday last you sympathise with the statement made by Mr. Robertson at Wollongong, that "the abuse of the power of talk in Parliament had a tendency to make Parliamentary government impossible."…

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Mudgee Election. [By Telegraph.] Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 October 1876 · page 5

The poll was opened at 9 o'clock this morning, and large numbers of conveyances were engaged in b[?]inging voters to the different polling booths. All the returns are in but one for Hargraves. Mr…

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Mudgee Election. Mudgee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 15

The poll was opened at 9 o'clock this morning, and large number of conveyance were engaged in bringing voters to the different polling booths. All the returns are in but one for Hargraves…

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The Mudgee Election-Declaration of the Poll

Evening News · Wednesday 11 October 1876 · page 2

The Returning Officer (Mr. Wilson Ramsay) made official declaration of the poll on Monday. He said the number of votes recorded for Mr. Pigott was 1129, and for Mr. Rouse 1360, giving the latter a…

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Election of a Superintendent for Randwick Asylum

Evening News · Wednesday 11 October 1876 · page 2

A meeting of the Directors of the Destitute Childrens' Asylum, at Randwick, was held at the Infirmary yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of electing a superintendent to fill the vacancy created by the…

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Election Frauds in Arkansas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 October 1876 · page 7

Little Rock, September 10.—The excitement caused by the delay of the county clerk in canvassing the votes of this county has become so great that on Friday night the clerk commenced the count. The…

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Brisbane Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 17 October 1876 · page 2

The following is explanatory of the long sitting of the Brisbane Parliament last week, reported in our telegraphic columns. The Courier of the 12th says:-Under the head of "Miscellancous Services." in the…

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The Late Mudgee Election

Evening News · Monday 23 October 1876 · page 2

As already stated by a telegram from our correspondent, police proceedings have arisen out of the late Mudgee election, and the only result up to the present time is an amusing one. In the case of William…

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Meeting of Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1876 · page 2

[?] appears in the Government [?] the parliament will meet for the dispatch [?] bus[?] on the 12th December, at [?]…

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Speeches Out of Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 560

MR. GREVILLE addressed his constituents last week, and made some good points as well as some bad ones. He condemned the system of log-rolling, and argued in support of the extension of municipal…

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Ireland. Archbishop Machale — Election of a Coadjutor Bishop

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 6

An event of the highest importance and interest to the people of Connaught occurred on August 17 in the election of a Coadjutor to the Most Rev. Dr. MacHale, Archbishop…

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Election Frauds. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 2

SIRS,--By telegram from Melbourne in last Saturday's Herald, we learn "that the Electoral Bill has finally passed through the Assembly, that a clause has been asserted making it an…

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The Coming Civic Elections. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 3 November 1876 · page 2

Sir,-This day month the citizens of sydney will be called upon to ex[?] their pre[?]gative in the election of eight alderman to till the vacancies caused by the r[?]tring members and in view of the many abuses under which we labour, I…

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The British Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1876 · page 5

The meeting of Parliament has been farther pro[?]ogued to the 12th December…

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The British Parliament

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 4

The meeting of Parliament has been further prorogued to December 12…

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Candidates for the Ministry. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 2

SIR,--From the Christian Advocate, the monthly organ of Methodism in New South Wales, I observe that at the Sydney and Bathurst district meetings not one candidate…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 14 November 1876 · page 2

Mr.G.L.Carter, one of the candidates for phillip Ward in the forthcoming civic [?]iactions, addressed a well-attended meeting of his friends and supporters last evening at the Great southern Hotel…

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The German Parliament. Bombay, November 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1876 · page 5

The German Parliament was opened by the Emperor William. The speech was eminently pacific…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 November 1876 · page 6

COOK WARD—A public meeting of the electors of Cook Ward, favourable to the candidature ot Alderman Davies for re-election, was held on Tuesday evening at Cannon's Hotel, Foveaux-street…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Saturday 18 November 1876 · page 4

Mr. G L Garter, one of the candidates for municipal honours in Phillip Ward, has addressed well attended meetings of the electors during the present week, as follows:-On Monday, at Schroders Hotel…

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