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Politics & elections, 1882

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Northumberland Electorate. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 6

The nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the electorate of Northumberland took place at Waratah at noon yesterday, Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, returning officer, presiding. Only about 200 persons were present when the…

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Parliamentary Elections. Northumberland Election. Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 3

The result of the polling for the (Northumberland election was given by the Returning Officer, Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, Esq. yesterday evening, at 6 o'clock, in favour of Mr. Thomas Hungerford. There was an…

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) the Northumberland Election. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 3

The polling for the election of a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the County of Northumberland took place to-day. Throughout the election the greatest interest was manifested in the proceedings, the friends of…

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The Yass Plains Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 3

Sir,—I see in this morning's issue of your widely circulating journal, a local item stating, on the authority of two correspondents, that my return for the electorate of Yass Plains was owing to the fact that all the residents of…

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Parliamentary Elections. the Cause of Mr. Heydon's Election

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 3

From our Yass exchanges we observe that the allegation against Mr. L. F. Heydon that the Catholic vote returned him finds local contradiction, it being pointed out that that gentleman received a large…

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Parliamentary Elections. Election for East Macquarie. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 3

The pelling for the East Macquarie election to-day absorbed attention to the exclusion of nearly every other business. The friends of the four candidates—Messrs. Pechey, Smith, Roberts, and Dalveen—were unremitting…

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Opening of the Prussian Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 9

BERLIN, January 14.—The Prussian Parliament was formally opened to-day, in a speech from the throne, which was on the occasion read on behalf of the Emperor. The…

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Newcastle Municipal Elections. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

Unusual interest is being manifested in the municipal elections this year. For Macquarie ward the retiring alderman (Mr. Thorne) is to be opposed by Mr. A. F. Moore, who contested the…

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East Macquarie Election. BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4
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At noon yesterday the returning offiCer for the East Macquarie electorate officially declared the state of the poll. He declared Mr. Peechey duly elected, and this gentleman returned thanks. Mr. Roberts and…

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Wentworth Election. WILCANNIA

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

Mr. Evans met the electors last night, and had a poor reception. He repeated his Wentworth speech, adding that as Wilcannia is the most important centre in the electorate, it would receive the largest share of his…

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Parliamentary Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 10

NORTHUMBERLAND ELROTORATE.-The declaration of the poll took place on Wednesday, when it was announced that Mr. Hungerford…

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Parliamentary Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) the East Macquarie Election. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

The official declaration of the poll took place to-day, noon, by the Returning-officer, Mr. C. J. West, at Kelso. Mr. Pechey was declared duly elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly in place of Hon. E. Webb, resigned…

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Sir John Robertson and the Mudgee Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

Mr. James Greenwood, M.A., delivered a lecture in the Masonic Hall, last night, before a very large audience, upon " Public Affairs," with special reference to Sir John Robertson and the recent Mudgee election. The Hon. John…

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Electioneering Proceedings. Election for Mudgee. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 109

The nomination of a member for Mudgee in the room of Mr. Terry, appointed to the Upper House, took place at noon in the presence of a large number of electors. All parties appeared to be represented on the hustings, and…

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Yass Election

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 7

The Papal Church has triumphed in Yass; the Church has gained an obedient servant for an independent one, who died and was buried: but how? If the elect member were…

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Parliamentary Elections. Mudgee Election. Mud[?]e

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 12

The Mudgee nomination took place at noon to-day The attendance was not large. Sir John Robertson was nominated by Mr. Daniel Cassin, and seconded by Mr. Richard Rouse, J.P., of Guntawang. Mr. W…

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Northumberland Election. Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 12

A meeting of the electors of the county of Northumberland was held at the courthouse, Waratah, at noon yesterday, for the purpose of nominating a member to serve in the Legislative Assembly for the…

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The Derby Election

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 3

In spite of the most untiring exertions on the part both of the Conservatives and the Land Leaguers, Mr. Porter, the Solicitor-General for Ireland Las been returned for the county Derry by…

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The Wentworth Election. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wentworth

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 3

The polling of candidates for the representation of Wentworth in the Legislative Assembly, took place to–day. As yet only a proportion of the returns are in, and these show that…

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