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Politics & elections, 1881

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Elections in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 5

The following returns were received to-day:- Flinders.—Tennant, 573; Cooke, 493; Mortlocke, 461—elected. The other candidates were: Coglin, 433; Burgoyne, 370; Blackwell, 319; Moule, 74;…

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The Elections in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1881 · page 5

The following is the final state of the poll for the Legislative Council elections:—Buik, 5324; Spence, 5020; Rankine, 4948; Tarlton, 4575; Pickering, 4486; Ayers, 4020; Milne, 3829; Hay, 3824;…

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Election at Windsor. WINDSOR

Evening News · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 2

At Windsor to-day,at the election of an alderman to fill an extraordinary vacancy, the numbers of votes polled were-Mr. Donald Robertson, 172;. Mr. George Lewis Asher Davies, 100 ; informal, 2…

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Elections in Soute Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 6

The following is the result of the Stanley election:— Catt, 882; Howe, 802; Montgomery, 440; Beare, 339; Moorehouse, 286; Haselgrove, 261, Encounter Bay— Downer, 398; Newland, 287; Lindsay, 154; Young,…

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Election of Churchwardens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1881 · page 6

The following additional elections have come to hand:— ST. JOHN'S LANE COVE.—Clergyman's Warden: Mr. E. A. M'Intosh. People's Warden; Mr. J. F. Jones, Trustee's Warden: Mr. J. Brown…

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Home and Foreign. England. Ireland in Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 7

On Tuesday, the 8th March, the committee on the Arms Act was resumed. The Irish members moved amendment after amendment to no purpose, the brute force of the…

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Young Ireland. an Historical Fragment. Book Ii. Chapter Iii. What Parliament and English Reformers Thought of the Trial.— the Sentence. (Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 4

THE argument lasted nine days, and when it had concluded the Court intimated that it would, take time to consider its judgment. The judge who hesitates is supposed to be in…

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Elections in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1881 · page 711

The scrutiny for the Legislative Council elections was continued to-day. The candidates occupy the same position as telegraphed yesterday. The last boxes are expected in to-morrow…

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Further Prorogation of Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 2

A Gazette notice announces that the in Council has further prorogued Parliament till the 7th June. It wan first prorogued till the 17th May, but it was generally understood that the Houses…

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Prince Alexander and the Bulgarian Parliament. London, May 9

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 3

The relations between the Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, and the Parliament, are becoming somewhat strained. The Prince is dissatisfied with the present system of Government, and…

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Election of Church Wardens. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1881 · page 4

SIR,—In your issue of April 27th instant appeared a letter signed Parishioner, commenting upon the election of churchwardens of St. Simon and St Jude's Church, and that a petition numerously…

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English Elections and Their Cost. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 May 1881 · page 7

A Parliamentary paper, stating the expenses of all the candidates at recent elections throughout the United kingdom, hass jsut been published It is peculiarly interesting and instuctive at this time, when the reports…

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Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1881 · page 3

The New South Wales Parliament is to meet for the dispatch of business on July 5, and the work out-out for it will be of unusual importance…

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Opening of the South Australian Parliament. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 3

The South Australian Parliament was opened by his Excellency Sir William Jervois. The following is a curtailed report of his speech:—"One of the matters requiring your early…

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Opening of the South Australian Parliament. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 3

Both Houses of Parliament met at 12 o'clock and the oath having been administered, the election of President of the Council and the Speaker of the Assembly, was proceeded with--Sir Henry…

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OPENING of the South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 6

Parliament was opened to-day by his Excellency the Governor. The following is a summary of the viceregal speech:- "One of the matters requiring your early attention…

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Opening of the South Australian Parliament Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 920

Parliament was opened to-day by his Excellency the Governor. The following is a summary of the viceregal speech:— "One of the matters requiring your early attention…

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England. Election Expensel— a Monstrous Waste of Money

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 7

The romance which was started after the general election, and has been audaciously repeated with persistent inaccuracy for the last eleven months, that the real cause of…

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Adjournment of the British Parliament. London, June 4

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1881 · page 3

The Commons, on rising last night, adjourned until the 9th instant for the Whitsuntide holidays…

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Privileges of Parliament

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 3

In the Supreme Court yesterday, before their Honors the Chief Justice, Sir William Manning, and Mr. Justice Windeyer, an application was made for a rule nisi for a new trial in the libel action…

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