Polling Day at Parramatta
THE election passed off quietly enough in Parramatta, and there was an almost total absence of the excitement usually manifested on such occasions. There were abundant evidences…
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Tasmanian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]
HOBART, Friday.--Mr. Bird did not attend the Assembly last night, but forwarded a letter addressed to the AttorneyGeneral, withdrawing the Statement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]
BRISBANE, Friday.--A private bill enabling the trustees to deal with land near Ipswich under a bill passed the second reading in the Assembly to-day, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]
ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Government, it was stated in the Assembly yesterday, would not invite Assembly's attention to the stamp and probate duties till progress has been made with…
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The following are the result of the different elections to-day:— EAST SYDNEY.—Barton, Reid, Copeland, and Burdekin…
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On Saturday evening last, Mr. T. R. Smith addressed a large and attentive audience in the Temperance Hall, Penrith. Alderman Clissold occupied the chair, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →St. Leonards Election. Declaration of the Poll
At noon to-day the official declaration of the poll was made by Captain Jenkins, the returning officer, in the Masonic Hall, Walker-etreet, North Shore. The Pittwater returns, which were not received until…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Elections. Electoral Uncertainties. Excitement in the Glebe. Dr. Wilkinson's Election Challenged
It is rumored that an attempt is to be made to unseat Dr. W. C. Wilkinson for the Glebe. The grounds upon which his alleged disqualifications are based are that his name does not appear on any electoral roll of…
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DR. BARRY's carnost address delivered on Sunday evening last in regard to purity of election, is one of those addresses which, to a certain extent, will receive the approval…
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Messrs. Foster, Smith, and Gibbes were elected in rotation named…
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The following were elected:—Sir Henry Parkes and Mr. Ives, Mr. dibbs being fourth,…
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Messrs. Wilkinson and Meeks were the successful candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Note for Candidates
The etymology of the word candidate is instructive. Every aspirant for parliamentary honours should have it by heart. Candidate comes from candidus, "white:" a word of Latin origin. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Elections. Messrs. E. A. Baker and James Carroll at Cowra. Cowra
Mr. E. A. Baker addressed a very large and orderly meeting of electors from the balcony of the Fitzroy Hotel last evening, Mr. Thomas Henry West, J.P., in the chair. Mr. Baker reviewed his career during the period he…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Elections. The General Elections
The nominations for about one-third of the constituencies took place on Tuesday. They were chiefly confined to the metropolitan electorates. The polling took place yesterday. Friday, the 16th. So far the proceedings have been very…
Continued on Trove, page 852 →The Candidates and Free Trade
On the question of free or fettered trade, the utterances of the candidates for seats in the new Parliament are not all marked by the outspoken candour which has distinguished the Hon. E. Barton's…
Continued on Trove, page 845 →The General Elections
In the majority of instances a general election is a great revolutioniser. If it does not upset Ministries and seal the fate of parties it materially modifies their conditions. The…
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The nominations, and the speeches connected with them, and their reception, are not, we are aware, an infallible indication of the probable result of the polling, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Sydney Election. to the Electors of East Sydney
Gentlemen,--The recent dissolution of Parliament affords me a welcome opportunity of submitting my conduct to your judgment. In again addressing you, my pleasure is in…
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