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Politics & elections, 1885

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) the Municipal Elections in England. London, November 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1885 · page 10

The results of the municipal elections show a gain in favour of the Tories…

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Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- The Assembly this afternoon passed the vote of £100,000 for rabbit-proof fencing along the Queensland border, and accepted the Council's…

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Tasmanian Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday. -- The second reading of the Railway Construction Bill passed to-day in the Council after a long debate. It had been rumored that the Council would…

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South Australian Parliament. [By Telegraph]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- In the Assembly last night the Commissioner for Lauds notified his intention to shortly introduce a Water Conservation Bill, and a bill to…

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The Ministerial Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 November 1885 · page 5

The Hon. W. T. Lyne will leave Redfern by the express train this evening for the purpose of ascertaining whether his constituents at the Hume are in sympathy with his acceptance of…

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Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday,--The House sat late last night discussing the central sugar mill proposition of the Government. Virulent opposition was shown to it by the…

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Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 8

The only business transacted in the Legislative Council to-day was the consideration of the verbal amendments in the Licencing Bill, which were agreed to, and the House adjourned till Tuesday…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 3

Last evening a large meeting of the supporters of Mr. A. J. Riley's candidature for Cook Ward in the City Council, was held in Knowles's Family Hotel, junction of Crown and Campbell streets, for the…

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Polling in the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 13

BALRANALD (two members).—All the returas are in for Balranald, and the result is as follows:— Wilkinson, 1025; Cramsie, 941; Lakeman, 790. CENTRAL CUMBERLAND.—The official declaration…

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Queensland Parliament. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday. -- In the Assembly this afternoon, a very excited debate look place over the recommendations of the select, committee appointed to inquire into the loss…

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Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 2

MOLONG.—Dr. Ross. MONARO.—Messrs. [?]. Dawson, and [?]. Strphen. TUMUT.—Mr. Jones. CENTRAL CUMBERLAND.—Messrs. Me[?]lloch,…

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Home and Foreign. Ireland. Preparing for the General Elections. County Conventions to Be Held

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 5

The first step in the important work of choosing the candidates who in the national interest will contest the Irish constituencies at the next election will be taken on Monday week, when…

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The Municipal Elections in England

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 17

London, November 3.—The results of the municipal elections show a gain in favour of the Tories…

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Municipal Election's

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 17

THE citizens of Sydney are beginning to direct their attention to the coming annual elections for the vacant seats in the City Council, which come off on December 1. The nominations for…

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The Elections. to the Editor

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 2

SIR,—I see in your issue of last week a letter signed by a Mr. Angelo Smith, in re what Mr. Alderman Buchanan was supposed to have said about Local Option on…

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The English General Election

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 1004

A week ago we brought our general election to a close, and in a week or two hence the English general election will begin. To compare the former with the latter would be…

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The General Election and the Land Law

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 1004

As far as may be inferred from the addresses aud speeches of successful candidates during the general election, the Land Act of 1884 may be considered safe against any…

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The Birmingham Election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- The coming contest for Birmingham is exciting great interest, owing to the fact that Lord Randolph Churchill has for some time…

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Election Notes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 13

THE NEW MINISTERS.—At 2 o'clock on Monday Mr. T. M. Slattery and Mr. W. J. Lyne proceeded to Government House, and being sworn in as members of the Executive Council, were then appointed to the…

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End of the Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 13

Elections to the Legislative Assembly are now completed, the last and most critical contest being that for the Murrumbidgee, where Mr. Dibbs's claim to the Promiorship has been approved by a substantial…

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