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Politics & elections, 1885

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Dissolution of Imperial Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The House of Commons will be dissolved in November…

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POLLING. [By Telegraph,] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bathurst. Bathurst, Saturdat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

The official deelaration of the poll for Bathurst was made to-day, at noon, by the returning officer, as follows:—Mr. T. B. Suttor, 866; Mr. John Meagher, 463; informal, 21— majority for Mr. Suttor, 406. He declared Mr. Suttor…

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The Elections. Some of the following items appeared in our second and third editions of Saturday.] Saturday's Elections

Evening News · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 6

TENTERFIELD (one member).—Charles A. Lee was elected for Tenterfield unopposed. Mr. Lee expressed his opposition to the working of the Land Act and the present Government…

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Saturday's Elections

Evening News · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

GOULBURN (one member).—The nomination of candidates for the Goulburn electorate took place on Saturday, when William Teece was returned unopposed. He was proposed by Mr. J. Simons, and…

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Country Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) the Premier in the Murrumbidgee Electorate. Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

The Premier addressed well attended meetings at Gerong Creek and the Hanging Rock yesterday. At the former place Mr. Oliver Cox. acted as chairman, and, after the candidate's address, a unanimous vote of confidence was passed…

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The General Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

Polling takes place to-day for The Eogan, Bourke, Darham, the Upper Hunter, East Macquarie, and The Namoi. Messrs. Stokes and Coonun, the old members, have been returned for Forbes. The contest between the last two was…

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Country Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 6

TUMBULGUM, Saturday.--Election matters have been lively on the Tweed lately. Last week Mr. F. T. Ewing addressed the electors here, and last night, Mr. P. Hogan, of Sydney,…

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The Elections. Saturday's Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 5

The following candidates were nominated on Saturday. Those marked with an asterisk were members of the late Parliament:--(Travers Jones…

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The Imperial Parliament. London, Oct. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 10

The Imporial Parliament will be dissolved on the 18th November…

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The Elections. [?]Some [?] the following items appeared in our second and third editions of yesterday.]

Evening News · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 6

THE MURRUMBIDGEE.—The excitement in connection with the Murrumbidgee election in intensifying in Waggs, and all the candidates, with the exception of the Premier, who is being canvassed for my Messrs…

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Country Elections. Messrs. Dawson and Merritt at Bombala. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

Messrs. H. Dawson and G. C. Merritt, candidates for the electrate of Monaro, addressed about 200 electors in the local School of Arts, on Saturday evening. Mr. E. JONAS occupied the chair, and in introducing, he…

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The General Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

[?]essrs. William Sawers and Russell Barion have been electe for Bourke; Mr. Charles Collins for the Namoi; Mr. H. H. Brown for Burham; and Messrs. S. Smith and John Shepherd for East Macquaric…

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Election Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

Among the most demonstrative election meetings that have taken place in Central Cumberland during the present elections were those held at Hunter's Hill on Friday evening favor of Mr…

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South Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

Sir,--As a defeated candidate in the abovenamed election I have been quite resigned to my fate. Consequently I have not taken much notice of your adverse criticisms. But to-day…

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The Forbes Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

Sir,--Kindly find room for the following, and please peruse the enclosed wretched squib[?], issued at Forbes, and distributed here in the dark, by being put into hollow logs and fences…

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[By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondents.) Polling. Bourke (2 Members). Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 5

The returns are in from 27 polling-places, and 16 returns are vet to come. The present state of the poll is as follows: —W. sawers, 760; R. Barton, 609; R. R. Machattie, 493; A. J. O'Grady, 418…

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The Elections. Some of the following items appeared in our second and third editions of yesterday. Various Items

Evening News · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 6

?dsRKE N/ASDTHV AWEINTHE…

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From the papers to hand to 18th September we select the following extracts:— Working-men Candidates and the General Electbon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 13

The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says:—"After making inquiry in several quarters of working-men candidates for Parliament, and of Conservatives as well as Liberals, I am forced to the conclusion that…

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The General Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 5

The latest returns from the Bogan place Mr. Cass first, and give Sir Patrick Jennings a majority of 70 over Mr. Kelly. Six other returns have to come in, but these will probably improve Sir Patrick's position on the poll…

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Country Elections. the Murrumbidgee. Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 5

A statement has been published in a Melbourne paper to the effect that many of Mr. Gormly's supporters identify themselves with the candidature of Mr. Dibbs, and that Messrs. Douglas and Bolton would go together, and also…

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