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The news that Mr. Fletcher had positively declined to stand for the county was received with general regret. Public opinion pointed to him with one ecoord as the man for the hour. His long and varied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The excitement over the election of a member for the county is increasing. The refusal of Messrs. Fletcher and A. Brown to stand has opened the way for other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There are already sunday Rishmonds in the field for this doctorate. Doctor Gordon, Bart., and that other overlasting, Nanian Melville, are out. Messrs Fletcher and Brown, both of Newcastle, have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The record of legislative proceedings this week is unusually and unexpectedly meagre. A motion of censure cut short the whole public business as soon as the Assembly met, and nothing can be done until…
Continued on Trove, page 803 →In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. SPEAKER announced that, the writ for the election of a member for the Clarence had boon returned to him with the name of Mr. Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE PRESIDENT took the chair at 4.30 p.m. The PRESIDENT read a message from his Excellently, conveying his [?]sent to the Public Instruction Bill. Sir JOHN ROBERTSON laid on the table the by-laws of the municipal district…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE recent election of a senator of tko University of Sydney was by a variety of circumstances taken out of the scholastic privacy of such events and brought…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Leeds Mercury, referring to the Victorian elections, states that the result is a wholesome reaction against a policy which did violence to true Liberalism…
Continued on Trove, page 798 →There was an exciting contest for the county of Cork. Four bishops and 100 priests supported William Shaw and Colonel Colthurst (Home Rulers), who beat Kettle, a…
Continued on Trove, page 798 →SIRS,--In view of the forthcoming general election, I wish, by your leave, to address the consistent electors of New South Wales. There appears to be a political clique in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Friday the graduates of the Sydney University exercised their franchise in the election of a member of the senata of the institution, the choice being between the Hon. Sir Henry Parkes, K.C.M.G., and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sir,—Under this heading, I wrote to you in the early part of March last, which letter appeared in an issue of a recent date. The perusal of that letter informed me of some slight…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The interest in the Honeysuckle Ward municipal election is increasing. A meeting of Mr. Ash's friends was held last night at the Black Diamond Hotel. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Alderman Hubbard had been requested to stand for the county, but yielding to the wishes of Mr. Creer's committee, who considered it expedient to unite their forces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is understood that Mt. George R. Maclesan, J.P., will secede to the request of a deputation from Northu[?]land and [?]ow himself to be [?]ted for the constituency. Mr. Mac[?] views are well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The election of a candidate to fill the vacancy in the representation of Northumberland, caused by the retirement of Mr. Hungerford, is the all absorbing topic of conversation. So far there are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alderman Creer addressed a meeting of elector at Plattsburg on Friday. After a few introductory remarks be said he was entirely opposed to immigration. Every man who read the Press of this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 4 o clock. PUBLIC BATHS AT PARRAMATTA. Sir HENRY PARKES stated in reply to Mr. Taylor that the provision of public baths was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir HENRY PARKES, in reply to Mr. Taylor, said the work of constructing baths in country towns was a work properly belonging to municipalities. On one or two occ[?]tons contribution had been granted by the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. SPEAKER, reported the receipt of messages from his Excellency the Governor, assenting to the Obscene Publications Bill and the Tramways Bill. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS…
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