Election of Office-bearers
On a proposition by Capt. Trouton, seconded by Mayor Burns, Mr. Jacob Garrard, M. L.A., was re-elected President, both gentlemen giving great…
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Balmain Municipal Elections
MUNICIAAL politics are in full blast now, full steam up and the safety-valve chained down. Conjectures as to results are numerous, contradictory, and all about equally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newtown Election. an Exciting Contest
The election of a candidate to represent the borough of Nowtown in the room of the late Mr. F. J. Gibbes tooK place yesterday, and proved one of the most exciting contests which this borough has over known. For some time past…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newtown Election. a Hostile Demonstration. the Chosen Hooted
No persons were more surprised than the supporters of the Foreign-trader that they scored a narrow victory at the Newtown election yesterday. When the poll had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COUNTRY. The Newtown Election. Feeling at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The Protectionists here are highly delighted with the progress of their cause, as shown by the Newtown election. Even Free-traders are…
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The [?] election is expected to be an exciting one this year. A public meeting of the ratepayer, of Law-son Ward, Waverley, was held at Stratton's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Election. Return of Mr. J. Abbott
The electors of Newtown yesterday elected the freetrade candidate, Mr. Joseph Abbott, to fill tho place of Mr. F. J. Gibbes in Parliament. whose death necessitated the choice of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Municipal Elections
NEXT Tuesday the nominations of candidates to fill the vacancies caused in the various wards by the retirement through effluxion of time of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Re-assembling of Parliament
To-morrow, both Houses of Parliament re-assemble after the Christmas and Centennial recess. It is a private members' night in the Legislative, but Mr. Dibbs'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parties in Parliament. an Effort to Upset the Government
PARLIAMENT will re-assemble to-morrow, and this afternoon there is a meeting of the Cabinet to discuss the business of the session. It is anticipated that the session…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Election of New Members to the House of Commons. London, Feb. 3
Mr. Mattinson, a Conservativo, has been elected unopposed for the Walton Division of Liverpool. Mr. Madden has been returned as the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unfair Exercise of Influence at Elections. Dodges of the Government
THAT Mr. Speaker Young acted unfairly to the Protectionist party in fixing the Newtown election yesterday instead of to-day now pretty generally admitted. In…
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An exciting week in aldermanic election business closed on Friday and Saturday with a grand display of oratorical fireworks all along the line. In the…
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PARLIAMENT resumes business to-day. It is nearly five months since the session began, but the programme of work that will be submitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Paddington Municipal Elections. a Disgraceful Meeting. a Candidate Botten-egged
ONE of the most disgraceful meetings that has ever occurred in Paddington took place last evening. The police, as usual, appear to have been taking a nap. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Meeting of Parliament. the Government Programme of Legislation. the Opposition
At 8 o'clock this afternoon the Legislative Assembly will meet again after its six weeks adjournment over the Christmas and Centennial holidays. To-day's business paper contains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newtown Election. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In the late election at Newtown, as well as that of Paddington, there was one noticeable feature common to both, namely, the great, number of unpolled votes. To account fo this, most singular cirucmstance the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Darlington Municipal Election. to the Editor of "The Australian Star."
Sir,--The recent Newtown election clearly prove that by not being careful in our choice it municipal representatives we are likely to be misrepresented by our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queensland Elections. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Monday.—Little excitement is manifest yet about the Parliamentary elections, but a great number of candidates are announced everywhere…
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A full House greeted the appearance of the Speaker at half - past 3 yesterday afternoon. We don't mean, as the evil-minded might hasten to conclude, full in the late…
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