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Politics & elections, 1883

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Election of the Bishop of Sydney

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 3

A meeting of the Anglican Synod under the "Ordinance for the appointment of Bishops to the See of Sydney, 1882," for filling up the vacancy of the see, will take place to-day. There will be…

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The Ministerial Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 2

The Ministerial elections commenced to-day, when the nominations for East Sydney, St. Leonards, Redfern, Illawarra, and West Maitland took place. The Hon. G. H. Reid, Minister for Public Instruction, is…

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East Sydney Election

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 2

With reference to a statement made by the Hon. G. H. Reid respecting Mr. John Davies and Mr. Slattery, we are requested by the latter gentleman to say that he has never either directly or indirectly…

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The Ministerial Elections. East Sydney Nomination

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 3

The nomination of a gentleman to servo in Parliament for electoral district of East Sydney took place at the, hustings, Hyde Park, at noon to-day. There was not a very attendance of electors…

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Parliamentary Elections. Newtown Electorate. Mr. Copeland's Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 5

Mr. Copeland, Minister for Works, addressed a meeting of the Newtown electors on Monday night, at Balmer's Botany View Hotel, Cook's River-road. About 300 persons were present, and Mr. Alderman Gibbes, M.L.A., occupied the…

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Re-election of Sir Charles Dilke. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 7

Sir Charles Dilke has been re-elected, without opposition, for Chelsea, which seat he had vacated on the occasion of entering the Cabinet as President of the Local Government…

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Election of the Bishop of Sydney

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 3

The Synod of the Diocese of Sydney (Anglican)' met yesterday at the Church Society's House, Phillip-street, at 4 p.m., under the chairmanship of Dean Cowper, the Vicar-General. A…

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The East Sydney Polling

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

Although Mr. Elkington is, according to Mr. Reid, a "political scarecrow," the former gentleman is leaving no stone unturned to get all the voters to roll up for him; and, notwithstanding the contempt…

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Election for Illawarra. Wollongong

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

At the nomination for Illawarra, to-day, the Hon. A. Stuart was proposed by Mr. Francis Woodward and seconded by Mr. W. Aitchison, and there being no other candidate the Returning Officer…

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The Ministerial Elections. East Sydney Nomination

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

Mr. BRID, who was received with cheers, said that although he had to fight he felt in excellent spirits, notwithstanding that the enemy he had to fight might be a political scarecrow. He was very proud of the…

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Parliamentary Elections. Electorate of East Sydney. the Nomination

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 4

The nomination of candidates for the representation of the electorate of East Sydney, to [?]ll the vacancy caused by the acceptance of office by Mr. G. H. Reid, took place at the bustings, Hyde Park, at noon yesterday. The…

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The West Maitland Election. West Maitland

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

The nomination of a candidate in the room of the Hon. Henry Emanuel Cohen, Minister for Justice in the Stuart Administration, took place at the School of Arts at 12 o'clock to-day. Not…

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Illawarra Election. [By Telegraph.] Wollongong

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

The nomination of the hon. Alexander Stuart for Illawarra took place at noon to-day. There was no opposition, and the proceedings were somewhat flat. The attendance of electors was small…

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The Redfern Election

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

Yesterday the nomination of Mr. F. A. Wright Came off at the Redfern Town Hall, the returning officer, Mr. George Renwick, being in the chair, who opened the proceedings in the usual manner…

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The Ministerial Elections. St. Leonards Election

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

A public meeting of the electors of the electoral district of St. Leonards, was held at the School of Arts, Lane Cove-road, St. Leonards, at noon yesterday, for the nomination and election of a…

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East Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1883 · page 3

Sir,--Will you kindly permit me to contradict a statement made by Mr. G. H. Reid to-day, on the hustings, that I had, in conjunction with Mr. Thomas Slattery, organized an opposition to Mr…

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The Ministerial Elections. Easy Sydney Polling

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 3

Shorty before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, by which time it was raining pretty heavily, the Returning-Officer (Mr. Day) announced the state of the poll in the East Sydney election, as follows:—…

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The Newtown Election

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 2

UPON the electors of Newtown will devolve, tomorrow, the task of selecting a member to represent them in Parliament. They have the opportunity of choosing between Mr. HENRY COPELAND…

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Electioneering Amenities

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 2

Among those on the hustings, yesterday, at the East Sydney declaration of the poll were several gentlemen upon whose constitutions and temperaments whisky had that day played no unimportant part…

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East Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1883 · page 7

The result of the po[?]ling for Ea[?]t Sydney was announced by the Returning Officer (Mr. W[?] Day) at the hustings, Hyde Park, shortly before 5 o'clock, yesterday afternoon. The result was known fully hal[?] an hour previously, but a[?]…

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