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Politics & elections, 1886

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The United Kingdom Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 5

London, Friday. -- Mr. John Bright, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and three Unionists have, been returned unopposed for Birmingham…

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Latest Cable News. the British Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 18

LONDON, July 1.—Up to date, one hundred and twenty-three followers of Gladstone and one hundred and twenty-two Unionists have been returned unopposed.—…

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Mudgee Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 July 1886 · page 44

At the Mudges nomination on Tuesday, Mr. H. Crossing acted as the returning-officer. About 300 persons assembled. Mr. William Chandos Wa[?]t was nominated, and Mr. Richard…

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The British Elections. ([?]Ter's Telegrams.) London, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1886 · page 7

The latest electoral returns to hand give the re-election of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, for Midlothian; the Right Hon. Lord John Manners, for Melton,…

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The United Kingdom Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 July 1886 · page 5

London, Sunday.-- Sir Andrew Clarke has been rejected for the House of Commons by a large majority. London, Sunday.--The opposition…

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Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 4

It is still doubtful whether the opposition to the Customs Duties Bill in Committee in the Assembly this evening will be so determined and continuous as to amount to " stonewalling."…

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Election Progress

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 5

LONDON, July 5.—The following additional returns are to hand: Grimsby—E. Heneage, Unionist. Stalybridge—T. H. Sidebottom, Conservative. Ashton-under-Lyne—J. B. Addison…

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The British Elections. Help for Parnell

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 5

LONDON, July 5.—Mr. Parnell has been promised by American sympathisers sufficient funds to enable his followers to contest all the seats in Ulster…

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The British Elections. [Some of the following items appeared in out second, third, and fourth editions of yesterday.] Jesse Collings Re-elected

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 6

LONDON, July 4.—Mr. Jesse Collings, who was formerly member for Ipswich, has been elected by an immense majority for the Bordesley division of that town…

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The British Elections. [By Cable.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) London, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 7

Mr. William Jacks has been elected unopposed for Leith. Mr. Jesse Collings was returned by an immense majority. Mr. Peter Rylands had a narrow escape of being defeated…

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Notes in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 4

Another flaw in the keystone of the democratic arch, and Mr. O'Sullivan with his rusty old kit of second-hand political tools again under the necessity of stepping in and repairing…

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Victorian Parliament. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Legislative Council held a short sitting to-night, when Mr. Buchanan asked the Minister for Justice whether the attention of the…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, July 6. Answers to Questions

Evening News · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 3

In reply to Mr. Ives, Sir Patrick Jennings Mid that the amount paid by the A.S.N. Co. for the premises occupied by it as bonded stores, for the purpose of victualling its fleet, was £100 per annum, and…

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South Australian Parliament. Want-of-confidence Motion. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Assembly to-day, Mr. Kingston asked whether the Government would pledge themselves to oppose the election of any member of the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly, Tuesday, July 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m, QUESTIONS. Mr. COPELAND, in reply to Mr. Gormly, said that certain applications for the conversion of pre-emptive leases…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, July 6. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 6

Sir PATRICK JENNINGS, in answer to Mr. Ivas, stated that the A.S.N. Company paid £100 and Howard Smith and Co. £76 per year for the bounded stores from which they victualled…

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British Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

LONDON, July 6.— J. Corbett has ben reelected in the Liberal interest for Dreitwich by a majority of has been South The seven hundred. Charles Russell, Q.C., has been returned in the Liberal interest for…

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The British Elections. [Some of the following items appeared in our second, third, and fourth edition; of yesterday.] I

Evening News · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 6

LONDON, June 5.—Only a few [?]TORAL returns have been received to-day. Following a the: state of parties:—Conservatives, 155; Unionists, 32; supporters of Mr. Gladstone, 60; Parnellites…

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The British Elections. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 9

Mr. Parnell regards the Irish Land Purchase Bill as dead. The Gladstone party complain of the weakness of the Irish vote in the elections for the…

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The United Kingdom Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1886 · page 5

London, Tuesday.--The most noticeable feature at the elections so far is that the polling is everywhere light. The returns up to the present show…

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