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Politics & elections, 1882

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The General Elections

Evening News · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA, Friday.—Mr. A. G. Jones's meeting at Hanging Rook, Griens. Gunyah, Urana, Colombo Creek, Hamilton's Argoon. Darlington, and Berry were highly successful, representative…

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Personation at West Sydney Election. To the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 6

SIR,—Tour remarks concerning the personation at the West Sydney election are perfectly true. I can produce two men, who will testify on cath, that they were paid by the members of a certain committee to…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 6

WARREN, Saturday.—Sir P. A. Jennings and Mr. G. E. Cass addressed the electors here last night, and were well received. The usual votes of confidence in them were carried unanimously. The…

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The Whereat Election

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 13

MR.Whereat is Very indignant at the charge of Having smuggled the Premier in for Tenterfield In reply to the charge he writes with the most ingenuous candour that he and his committee and…

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The Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 12

NEVER since we have had representative government has so large a proportion of the members of our faith been returned to the Legislature. The…

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Letters to the Editor. Yass Plains Election. (To the Editor of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 16

SIR,—In your issue of '9th inst. appears tho following item :-" Yass Plains Nomination. A voice : 'What about your speech on education at Bathurst?' Mr. Heydon: ' I have become…

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Parliamentary Elections

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1104

The elections are nearly completed. On Friday nominations were to have been made for the electorates of Glen Innee, Gloucester, and Gunnedah; the remaining business will then comprise only the polling for those three…

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The Progress of the Elections

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1096

The election for East Sydney took place a fortnight ago, when the PREMIER and the MINISTER for Minks were rejected by large majorities of votes, and the four seats were…

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Parliamentary Elections. Canterbory Election

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The polling for the election of three members for Canterbury took place on Saturday, and resulted in the return of Messrs. W. H. pigott, Septimns A. Stephen, and Henry Moses. There were 13 polling places, and considerable…

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Mudgee Election. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The following is the rough state of the poll, ail the returns being in: —Taylor, 1915; Robertson, 1182; Buchanan, 1130; Browne, 1054; Davidson, 629. Through the non arrival of the poll clerk no poll was taken at Windeyer, and…

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Macleay Election. West Kempsey

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The returning officer (Mr. Ponton) declared the final, state of the poll to-day. It placed the candidates thus: — Mr. Smith, 685: Mr. Rudder, 361. Majority for Smith, 324. There were 16 informal votes. The announcement…

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Argyle Election. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The result of the election was declared this morning as follows:— Gannon, 1323; Holborow, 825; Ranken, 748…

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Illawarra Election. Wollongong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

Perhaps the most exciting election that has ever occurred in wollongong took place to-day. The fact that a Minister of the Crown, supported by the presence of the Premier, opposed Mr. Stuart infused unusual interest…

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Burrowa Election. Burrowa, Dec. 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

Mr. Slattery has been returned unopposed for this electorate…

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Hawkesbury Election. Windsor

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The declaration of the poll for the Hawkesbury was made to-day at noon at the courthouse by Mr. Johnson, returning officer, as follows: — M'Quade, 862; Bowman, 739 ; majority for M'Quade, 123. There was a very large…

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Forbes Election. Forbes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The poll was declared to-day as follows: — Coonan, 731; Stokee, 649; Cooke, 640. The returning officer declared Messrs. Coonan and Stokes duly elected…

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Kiama Election. Kiama

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The polling for Kiama took place to-day, resulting in the return of Dr. Tarrant over Mr. Davies by a majority of 173. There was great excitement, but good order was preserved…

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Inverell Election. Inverell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The official declaration of the poll was made to-day. The votes were : — Murrav, 566 ; Mayne, 352 ; Jones, 70 ; informal votes, 29. Mr. Jones has forfeited his £40 deposit. The election passed off very quietly…

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Molong Election. Molong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

The returning officer, Mr. Betts, J.P., stated the results of the polling for the Molong electorate at noon, as follows: — Dr. Ross, 656 ; Mr. Andrew, 210; majority for Dr. Ross, 446. Two returns have to come in. The…

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Wellington Election. Wellington

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 1095

One return has yet to come in, which cannot alter the result. Ferguson is 370 over Shorter…

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