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Politics & elections, 1880

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Namoi Election. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 10

Mr T. G Dangar was elected to-day unopposed for the Namoi electorate In his spech to the electors no thanked them for the honour they had done him for the eighth time, ho being now nearly twenty years their representative…

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The Clarence Election. Rocky Mouth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 10

The nomination for the Clarence has concluded. Mr. J. M. Purves is returned without opposition. There is great enthusiasm among the electors. Mr. Purves was well received, and during his speech…

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The Richmond Election. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 10

Mr. Charles Hugh Fawcett was duly elected member for the Richmond to-day. Thorp was no opposition…

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bathurst Election. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 10

The polling for Bathurst to-day was carried on all day, in a very orderly manner. The rough state of the poll was declared by Mr. Clements, the Returning-offlcer, at 5.30 p.m., the numbers being as follows:—For Mr. Suttor,…

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The Glebe Election

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 995

The polling for the Glebe electorate took place on Thursday, and resulted in the return of Sir George Wigram Allen by a large majority over Alderman Graham. The proceedings were conducted in a very quiet and orderly manner…

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Paddington Election

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 995

The polling for the election of two gentlemen to serve in the forthcoming Parliament as representatives for the electorate of Paddington was held on Thursday. About 5 o'clock dose upon 1000 people assembled at the hustings, at…

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Parliamentary Elections. East Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 995

The election for East Sydney—the first contest in the present series of elections—naturally excited a large amount of interest on Wednesday, and although there was no political cry for the electors to rally around, still there was a good…

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The East Sydney Election

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 992

The election for East Sydney, the first contested election under the new Act, took place on Wednesday, and was decided in favour of Messrs. REID, RENWICK, DANGAR,…

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The Elections. Nominations for West Sydney

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 6

The nominations for the last of the metropolitan electorates were made yesterday at the temporary hustings erected in the Town Hall enclosure, when a large number of the number of the electors of West Sydney…

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The General Election.—sir Henry Parkes Addressing the Electors of East Sydney at the Temperance Hall

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 1

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The General Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 10

Mr. Joseph Leary has hold very large, successful, and influential meetings during the last few days at Campbelltown, Narellan, Camdon, Brook's Point, and Ap[?]in. At each place he spoke at great length,…

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Sketches in Connection with the General Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 12

WHAT with the great boat race for the " Championship of the World," and the general election now (like that celebrated ball) " going on," the people of New South Wales may be said, when it is all over, to have…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1880. The Progress of the Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 16

THE work of creating a new Assembly proceeds apace, and already 15 gentlemen can write M.L.A. after their names. A few disappointed candidates have, blamed…

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The Elections. the Polling at Balmain

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 6

There was a great contest on Friday for the seat for Balmain. There were four candidates, three of thern supported by special interests in a social manner. As the working man's candidate, Mr. J…

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Winter Session of the British Parliament. London. Nov. 19 (Evening)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 5

A further meeting of the Cabinet was held to-day, to consider the question of holding a winter session in view of the serious aspect of affairs in Ireland. Parliament is…

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Sydney Under Excitement. Aquatics and Electioneering

Evening News · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 2

CAUSES for excitement in any centre of population rarely come alone. One large fire is almost always the forerunner of another, and to a cycle of disasters to property suc[?]ds one of the loss of life. Just at…

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West Sydney Election

Evening News · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 2

The polling for the West Sydney election is causing groat excitement in town to-day, and it is now quite a[?]nt that those who declared that this would be the most exciting of all the metropolitan contests…

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Electioneering Vagaries

Evening News · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 2

Shortly before noon the Ballot papers for the Canterbury division, at the Central Police office, ran out in consequen[?] of the [?]ted rush of electors. For nearly half an hour this state of things existed,…

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Newcastle Election. Newcatle

Evening News · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 3

The greatest excitement prevails throughout the electorate this morning. Each candidate is [?]guine of success. Mr. Fletcher's return is certain. The running will lay between Lloyd, Bowker, and Ellie…

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Bathurst Election. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 22 November 1880 · page 3

The election for a member for Bathrust passed off more quietly than was expected. It resulted in an easy win for Suttor, the votes being as follows :-Butler, 447; Suttor, 641 ; majority. 194. When the…

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