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Politics & elections, 1880

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Election Nursery Rhymes. East Sydney

Sydney Punch · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 3

A Government slavey was Reid, Who resolved for East Sydney to bleed ; His post resigned he, A member to be,…

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Election Mems

Sydney Punch · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 7

OUR good friend J. G. O'CONNOR, ye STERLING and ye GENIAL, has had a most enthusiastic reception at Mudgee, Gulgong, and all through that district, for which we have small doubt of his being returned one of the HONOURED TRIUMVIRATE. If the ability and will to serve the…

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POSTSCRIPT. Cable Messages. the Wexford Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 16

LONDON, November 24.—Mr. Healey, lately concerned with Mr. Parnell in connection with the land leaguers combination, and against whom a prosecution has…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, Nov. 27, 1880. The Government and the Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 16

ALTHOUGH, the elections are not yet completed, the general resultas sufficiently clear, and any doubt there may have been as to the position of the Government is…

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Election Meetings. [By Electric Telegraph. Bendemeer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 10

The political campaign was opened here last night, when Mr. W. C. Proctor addressed a large and [?] sentative meeting. He advanced a strong argument against remission of interest and was in favour of…

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The General Election—Fair Canvassers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 November 1880 · page 32

THE turmoil and sounds of battle, so far as the city constituencies are concerned, are things of the past, and the general election of 1880 may be shortly written among the things that were…

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The Imperial Parliament. London, Nov. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 5

A further prorogation of Parliament to January 6 is officially announced…

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Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] Prorogation of Parliament. London, November 27

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

Parliament is new prorogued till the 6th January…

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Gloucester Election. Str[?]

Evening News · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

Mr. A. H. Jacob has been retained for Gloucester by a majority of three votes over Mr. Charles Readett…

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Hartley Elections. Lithgow

Evening News · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

Mr. Abbott has a majority of 35 over Mr. J. Hurley, and is elected. The poll will be officially declared to-morrow at Hartley…

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West Macquarie Election. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The polling for West Macquarie electorate took place on Saturday, and the returns show that Mr. Pilcher is in by a majority of 31 at present over his opponent, Mr. Pechey, the former candidate having…

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Grafton Election. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

All the returns are now in, the total votes polled being 1179. Sec obtained 636; Stevenson, 513; informal, 30. Nearly a thousand were polled at Grafton and South Grafton. The poll will be declared at noon to-day…

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Hartley Election. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

The final results show that Mr. Abbott has a majority of 35 over Mr. Hurley. The official result will be made known Tuesday at Hartley. The proceedings at the election were very quiet and orderly…

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Eden Election. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

The complete returns give the following results:—Mr. Clarke, 1099; Mr. Garvan, 899; Mr. Manning, 375; and Mr. Hutchison, 344…

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The Hawkesbury Election. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

All the returns are now in, tha result being:—Bowman: Windsor, 166; Richmond, 197; Wiseman's, 22; Rumerays, 46; Wilberforce, 80: Pitt Town, 99; Wheeny Creek, 88; Enfield, 68; White Hart, 13; Lower Colo, 56; Upper…

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Molong Election. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

The poling for this electorate took place yesterday. The state of the poll at the close was:—Molong—Dr. Ross, 163; Mr. Smith, 153. Cudal—Ross, 41; Smith, 83. Cargo— Ross, 49; Smith, 56. Toogong—Ross, 5; Smith, 61…

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Election Business for To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

Polling is to take place to-day, Monday, in the following electorates. The figures between parentheses show the number of members to be returned:- BOOROWA (1).—Messrs. T. M. Slattery and Middleton…

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Argyle Election Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

The declaration of the poll took place to-day at [?] well. The proceedings were very quiet. The poll declares. was as follows:—Maijor Holborrow, 1026; the others as already reported; informal 29. Messrs. Holborrow and…

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The Municipal Elections

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

The ratepayers of Macquarie Wald were addressed Saturday evening at the Temperance Hall by Mr. C. W. Carpenter, one of the candidates for the forthcoming election. There were…

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