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Politics & elections, 1877

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Election Meetings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 October 1877 · page 10

SIR JOHN ROBERTSON FOR WEST SYDNEY.—A numerously attended meeting of the friends of the Hon. Sir John Robertson was held at Drysdale's Lord Nelson Hotel, Miller's Point east, last Tuesday, for the…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. the Very Latest War News. Difficulties of the Danubian Campaign. Unsuccessful Turkish Attack. A Bombardment—An Important Capture. Signal Russian Victory at Kars. The French Elections.—The Results. Turkish Attack at the Shipka. London, October 15

Evening News · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 4

On the 11th instant [?] Pasha the new Turkish commander at the Shipka, attacked the Russian garrison in their new entreachments, with artillery add musketry fire, but was compelled to…

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Election Meetings. Rictous and Disgraceful Proceedings at the Masonic Hall

Evening News · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 5

MR. [?] MEETING.—The meeting called by Mr. G. R Dibbs one of the candidates for West Sydney at the Masonic Hall on Saturday night proved to be one of the [?] and most disorderly that has ever been held to Sydney. The…

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The French Elections. London, October 14

Evening News · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The result of the elections have been as follows: —Republicans 320, Conservatives 210. (From the Herald's Messages.: LONDON, October 12…

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Election Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 5

MR. I. J. JOSEPHSON FOR EAST SYDNEY.—Mr. I. J. Josephson addressed about one hundred electors of East Sydney, at Robinson's Hotel, corner of Palmer and Willaim streets, Woollooomoloo, on Saturday evening…

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Election Rumours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 5

Mr. H. C. Dangar, one of the lato members for West Sydney, will again be asked to sland as a candidate for the representation of that constituency are requisition already having the names of a large number of infulential…

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Germany and Italy and the French Elections. London, October 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 October 1877 · page 5

A Berlin press writer telegraphs to the Daily News that a clerical victory in France will be answered by a formal alliance between Germany and Italy…

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Last Sight's Election Meetings

Evening News · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 5

MR. DAVIES FOR EAST SYDNEY. — There was a large meeting of electors of East Sydney last night outside Mr. Pateman's Hotel, opposite Darlinghurst Gaol, when the Hon. John Davies addressed the electronic on the various topics of the day…

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Election Rumours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 5

FROM Port Macquarie we received the following telegram last evening:—"A meeting held to-day was not unanimous in favour of Mr. R. B. Smith. An opposing candidate is sadly required: one would meet with strong support."…

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Election Business for To-day Tuesday, October 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 5

THE nomination of candidates for the West Sydney electorate will take place at noon to-day, at the hustings, Town Hall enclosure, George and York streets. The nomination of a member to represent Paddington…

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Election Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 5

MR. JAMES MERRIMAN FOR WEST SYDNEY.—An influential and enthusiastic committee meeting took place at Kelsey's Queensland Hotel, on Saturday evening, to ensure the return of the Mayor of Sydney. Alderman…

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The East Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 2

YESTERDAY being the day appointed for receiving nominations of candidates for the East Sydney electorate, a meeting was convened at the hustings in Hyde Park for the purpose. When the proceedings commenced there were…

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The French Elections. London, October 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 October 1877 · page 5

The Senatorial Left, in a Press communication, give the results of the French elections. Out of 538 Deputies, 335 are Republican, and 198 Government nominees. The latter…

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The Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 4

Mr MERRIMAN FOR WEST SYDNEY.—Two meetings of the most demonstrative and enthusiastic future were held in West Sydney lost evening, in support of Mr. James Merriman. The first meeting took place of Fahey's Golden…

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East Sydney Election

Evening News · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 5

THE polling for the election of four members to represent East Sydney commenced at 8 o'clock this morning, and will close at 4 p.m. The proceedings have been very lively up to the time of writing, a large number of [?]les…

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The Paddington Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 3

THE election of a member to represent the constituency of Paddington in the next Parliament took place at noon yesterday, at the hustings, Redfern. Mr. Alderman Oatley read a letter from the Returning-officer, Mr. Morgan, who,…

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The Election for the Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 3

A LARGE meeting of the electors took place at Mawson's Hotel, Pitt Town, on Monday evening last It so happened that two of the candidates—Mr. Moses and Mr.Bowman— had accidentally called their meetings here at the same time…

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West Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 2

YESTERDAY being the day appointed for receiving nominations of candidates for the West Sydney electorate, a meeting was convened in front of the hustings erected on the Town Hall reserve for the purpose. Mr. John…

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Election Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1877 · page 5

NOTWITHSTANDING the great interest taken in the proceedings' at the West Sydney Nomination yesterday, and the reluctance of the crowd to disperse without further speech from Messrs. White, M'Elhone, and others, there…

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