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Politics & elections, 1887

1,635 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 82

The St. Leonards Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 6

Sir,--As I have been subjected to considerable abuse and painful annoyance from a certain section of the electors of St. Leonards through my action in resigning at the last moment from…

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The South Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 5

Appended are the details of the polling at South Sydney on Saturday. With reference to the South Sydney election, it has been pointed out to us by Mr. Whiddon, the returning-officer, that no arrangement was made for declaring the…

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Election Items

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 5

Mr. W. Level Davis, late Mayor of Petersham, has entered the field as a candidate for Canterbury, in the free trade interest. An English visitor, writing from the Tamworth district,…

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The General Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 3

Yesterday the nominations for Albury, Argyle, Bathurst, Burrowa, Bourke, Camden, The Hunter, East Macquarie, Orange, and Paddingtoon took place. For Burrowa Mr. T. M. Slattery, and for the Hunter Mr. J. F. Burns, were returned…

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East Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 5

Sir,—Your leader of this morning shall receive an instant reply. The tone of that leader insinuates dishonest conduct to me. No man, be he high or low, rich or poor, can prove his truthfulness or honour. All I can say is that in the…

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Canterbury Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 5

Sir,—The following protest has been handed by me to the chairman of the free trade delegate meeting held at Ashfield on Saturday evening, February 7.—Yours, &c., "Sir,—I protest against the decision arrived at by the…

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The Longford Election. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 7

Mr. Healey has been elected to the House of Commons as member for Longford…

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The Elections in Germany. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1887 · page 7

The Pope's appeal to the Roman Catholics in Germany has dismayed the clerical party. The results of the general elections to the Reichstag is likely to be in favour of the…

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The Imperial Parliament. Mr. Parnell's Amendment on the Address. (Reuter's Telegram.) London, Feb. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 9

In the House of Commons last night Mr. Parnell moved his amendment on the address in reply, denying that disorder would occur in Ireland when the rents are suitably…

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Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 6

The following have been elected Mayors aldermen or auditors for the undermentioned municipalities MACDONALDTOWN. -- Alderman Andrew…

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The General Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 5
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Nominations were made in 10 electorates yesterday. In two--East Maitland and Molong --the old members,Mr. J. N. Brunker, freetrader, and Dr. Ross, protectionist, were re-elected…

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The Municipal Elections. PARRAMATTA

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 7

THE official declaration of the poll taken on Friday last for the vacancies in the Borough Council of Parramatta, caused by the retirement in rotation of Aldermen Smith, Ashby and…

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Election Day and Night

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 8

KNOW Bowser? He’s my husband. Doesn’t know enough to come in when it rains. If he did he’d stay out and get soaking wet just to oblige his political party…

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General Elections. Protectionists at Granville

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 8

Mr. John J. W. Wiley, who has been put forward by the Protection Union to contest Central Cumberland in the interests of its policy, addressed a crowded meeting at the…

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Election Items

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 7

In the telegraphed report of the speech of the Hon. J. F. Burns, which was delivered at the nomination for the Hunter on Monday last, two slight inaccuracies occurred. Mr. Burns was made to say that he would assent to any…

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East Sydney Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 10

Sir,—As one of Mr. Burdokin's committee I most emphatically deny the knowledge of any arrangement for plumping—on the contrary, my advice all through to my fellow-electors was to go straight for the four free-trade…

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The Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1887 · page 10

We have received the following additional particulars of the municipal elections for the present year now being held In the different municipalities of the colony, reported up to date:—…

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Polling. Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 3

The polling for the election of three members to represent the electorate of Paddington in the Legislative Assembly took place yesterday, and, as usual, caused considerable excitement in that suburb, and also in the vicinity…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 6

Parliament will be summoned for the dispatch of business on the first Tuesday alter the return of the writs, March 8…

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