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Politics & elections, 1882

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Election for Prestons

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 February 1882 · page 9

LONDON, February 3.—A candidate who announced himself in favour of Home Rule for Ireland has been returned for Preston, where there is a strong Irish vote…

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Polling-places at Municipal Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 3

Sir,—Long before Mr. G[?]lding discussed the point whether polling places can be legally appointed outside the wards for which municipal elections are held, or outside the boundaries of the municipality itself, learned and…

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Mayoral Elections

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 3

Five Dock.—Alderman A. W. Sutton has been unanimously elected major…

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Election for Westminster

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 2

LONDON, February 10.—Lord Algernon Percy has been elected unopposed for Westminster, in the House of Commons, in the room of Mr. Charles Russell, a…

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Election for Westminster

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 2

LONDON, February 10.—Mr. Charles Russell, Conservative, one of the members for Westminster, Laving retired, the Hon. Algernon Percy, eldest son of Earl Percy…

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Elections in Greece

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 7

Athens, January 2.—The elections have been held, but the returns, still incomplete, are unfavourable to the Government. The Ministers of Marine and Finance have lost their seats, which is a surprise to the Government…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 3

MACDONALDTOWN.—Aldermen: Fallick, Horsfall, Jo[?] Fawcett. NEWTOWN.—Aldermen: Enmore Ward—F. J. Gibbes. O'connell Ward—W. S. Hibble, 371. Kingston Ward—…

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Election for Westminster. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1882 · page 6

Mr. Charles Russell, Conservative, one of the members for Westminster, having retired, the Hon. Algernon Perey, eldest son of Earl Percy, and grandson of the Duke of…

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Mayoral Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1882 · page 3

WEST MAITLAND.—Alderman Pritchard has been elected Mayor of West Maitland at a special meeting of the borough council without opposition…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1882 · page 3

DUBBO.—Aldermen: Alexr. Bertram, Archibald M'Callum. Joseph H. Russell. HILL END.—Aldermen: James Kay, Joseph Longton, James Rogers…

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Newtown Mayoral Election

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 4

The Newtown Town Hall was crowded lent evening, as there was expected to be some excitement at the election of Mayor, there being three Richmond's in the field. However, the auditors were not…

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Election of the Mayor of Bathurst. Disgraceful Scene. Bathurst

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 4

THE election for Mayor of Bathurst took place at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, and resulted in the return of Mr. F. Halliday as Mayor for the ensuing alderman year. Mr…

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The Petersham Borough Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 5

The elections just concluded in Petersham will long be remembered, for various reasons. First of all, each ward was contested, a circumstance that has not occurred for a number of years…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1882 · page 3

In addition to the results of the elections already published, the following have since come to hand:-- BOURKE.--Aldermen: David Peter, L. G. Garot,…

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Mayoral Election, Randwick

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 3

A special meeting of the Council was held on the 16th instant. Present—the Mayor, with Aldermen Kiss, Denning, Wall, Bradley, Moore, Yeoman, and Kidman. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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The Waverley Municipal Election Disputed

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 3

At tho Supreme Court this morning their Honors the Chief Justice and Sir George Innes heard an application made by Mr. Rogers that Mr Llewellyn Baglin. who had been recently declared duly elected…

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Cable Messages. the Meath Election

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 2

LONDON, February 15—Bishop Nulty and the clergy of his diocese have invited Mr. P. Egan, secretary of the Land League, to stand for Meath, in place of Sullivan…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 2
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BROUGHTON VALE.—Aldermen W. Boyd, R. Cranstoun. Auditors: James Boyd; the second auditor will be recommended to the Governor for appointment…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Election for Meath. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 5

Bishop Nulty and the Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese of Meath have invited Patrick Egan, who fied from Ireland to France, to return and contest the electorate of…

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