Municipal Elections and Fiscal Theories
SINCE the EVENING NEWS published a foolish paragraph claiming, quite erroneously, that certain recent municipal elections had gone in favour of Free-trade…
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The Newtown Election. Mr. Mitchell's Meetings
Mr. Joseph Mitchell, the freetrade candidate for the vacant seat In the electorate of Newtown, addressed a meeting last evening from the balcony of Smith's Duke of Edinburgh…
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Like-Scrooge's partner, the State House Bill is as dead as a door-nail. Public ridicule took the life out of it months ago. Sir Henry Parkes retains it in his possession ;…
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The Home met at 8.30 p.m. Hawthorne Secundus. In answer to Mr. M'ELHONE, the MINSTER OF JUSTICE said a mr…
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THE last important State item in connection with the Centennial Celebrations took place on the 30th January On that day—on a beautiful site in Macquarie Street— the Foundation Stone of the New Houses of Parliament…
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The SPEAKER took the chair at half-past 3 o'clock. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Mr. CLAREKE, in reply to Mr. Walker, for Mr. M'Elhone, said that Mr. Samuel Hawthorne was employed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 21. The Speaker took the chair at half-past 8 o'clock. Answers to Questions
Mr. INOLIS, in answer to Mr. Stokes, for Mr. Cooke, said he could not say whether the towns of Forbes and Parkes would be included in the railway policy now under consideration…
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Messrs. Mitchell and Smith, the candidates for Newtown, addressed the electors again last night. Mr. Mitchell, the freetrade candidate, addressed two meetings, both of which were boisterous. He first spoke…
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Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, who accepted a seat in the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade, has been re-elected unopposed for West Bristol…
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THE nomination of candidates to fill the sent for Newtown in the Legislative Assembly rendered vacant by the dotation of Mr. W. J. Foster to the Supreme Court…
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TO THE EDITOR OF "THE AUSTRALIAN STAR." Sir,--I beg to draw your attention, and that of the Protectionist community in general, to the manner in which the…
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GRAFTON, Thin Day.--The following are the nominations for the first election of the Municipal District of Maclean For Aldermen: S. M'Naughton, Dr. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Paddington Election. the Re-count
OUR evening contemporary, the NEWS, is over true to the notoriety it has earned for its unstableness. Yesterday it gave the result of the re-count of the votes for…
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MR. J. F. SMITH addressed a meeting last night from the balcony of Mortimer's Hotel, Darlington-road. There were fully 300 persons present and Mr. Alderman…
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Sir,--According to the report contains in The Daily Telegraph of to-day, Mr. J. F. Smith, speaking yesterday at Newtown, said that Sir Robert Thomas Wisdom, Sir Thomas M.Tlwraith and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mayoral Elections Prospect and Sherwood
A full meeting of the Prospect and Sherwood Council assembled in their chamber on Saturday last for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. Ald. JOHN BOOTH, the…
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The night's reflection afforded by the adjournment of the Dead House debate did not do the Government the least bit of good. They met Parliament yesterday afternoon…
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The House met at 3.30 p.m. Ministerial Statement. When the questions were called on, the MINISTER OF LANDS said in view of…
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The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. PAPERS. A despatch from the Secretary of State for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newtown Election. Nomination of Candidates
The nomination of candidates to fill the vacancy in the Parliamentary representation of Newtown caused by the appointment of Mr. W. J. Foster to the Supreme Court Bench was hold at the Court House, Newtown, at noon…
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