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Politics & elections, 1885

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Election Arrangements

Evening News · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 5

The GAZETTES dissolving Parliament, and for the summoning of the new House, were issued early this morning. It may be mentioned that it is intended to hold the general elections in three…

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Election Notes

Evening News · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

GUNNEDAE.—Mr. Abbott has advertised a short address to the G[?]nnedah electors, and says that when, the writs are issued be shall fully address them. A preliminary meeting of his supporters was held on…

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Reuter's Messages. the French Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 5

PARIS, Wednesday.--The latest returns of elections show that 176 Conservatives and 135 Republican candidates. have been returned for the Chamber of…

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The Elections. West Sydney. Mr. Cansdell's Candidature

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 5

Mr. C. S. Cansdell, a candidate for the West Sydney electorate, held his first meeting at St. Marks schoolroom, Darling Point, last evening, when there was a moderate attendance of…

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The General Election. Mr. Cansdell at Darling Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 5

A meeting of the electors of Paddington was held last evening at St. Mark's Schoolroom, Darling Point, to hear the views of Mr.Cansdell, who is a candidate for the constituency…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) the French Elections. Paris, Oct. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 7

The latest returns from the French elections show that 176 Conservative and 135 Republican candidates have been returned to the Chamber of Deputies…

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The Elections in France. London, Oct 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 7

The Royalists in France predict an early downfall of the Republic. M. Herne Mangon, Minister of Commerce, and M. Pierre Legrand, Minister of Agriculture, have resigned,…

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Polling Places

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

The Governor in Council has appointed the undermentioned places to be additional polling-places:--Central Cumberland, Prospect Water Works: Eden. Bermagui brickyards near…

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Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Premier explained the provisions of the Federal Council Bill. It is very similar to the Victorian…

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South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday--In the Assembly to-day the Crown Lands Hill was resumed in committee. The homestead clause was amended by striking out, the qualification of…

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The French Elections

Evening News · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 4

LONDON, October 8.—M.M. Briason, Targe, Floquet, and Clemenceau have been elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, for Paris…

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Election News. the Opposition

Evening News · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 5

The members of the Opposition met in Messrs. Fletcher and Cameron's chambers yesterday, when over twenty gentlemen attended, including Mr. J. P. Burns (in the chair), Sir H. Parkes, and Messrs. J…

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Progress of the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 5

Parliament was dissolved the day before yesterday, and the writs were issued yesterday. It is the intention the Government to hurry the elections, and those for the city and the suburbs will be over by the end…

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The French Elections. [By Cable.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, Oct. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 10

The success of the combined Opposition— composed of Royalists, Bonapartists, and Radicals—in the provinces is tending towards the fofeat of the Government, who had a…

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Election Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

The Hon. John Sec, the new Postmaster-General is going to seek re-election for Grafton. His address to the electors is published in another column…

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Country Elections. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

BEGA, Thursday.--In the political field are Messrs. Garvan, Clarke and Henry Walker, late manager of the Bega branch of the Commercial Bank. The later is likely to poll high…

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The Elections. Redfern. Mr. A. J. Martin at Botany

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

At the school of Arts, Botany, last evening, Mr. J. A. Martin, one of the candidates for the Redfern electorate, addressed a meeting of electors. The evening was an unpropitious one,…

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Dissolution of Parliament, New Ministry, Elections

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 6

On the meeting of the House at four o'clock on Friday afternoon, quite, unexpectedly came the announcement of prorogation of parliament until the 27th day of…

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The Coming Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 4

It is of course only natural that during the past week public attention should have been chiefly occupied by the reconstruction of the Ministry, and the…

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