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Politics & elections, 1889

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Political Situation. Saturday's Elections

The Australian Star · Monday 18 February 1889 · page 7

Years must elapse ere a repetition takes place ut the crowding and freely-vented enthusiasm which was manifested after the final numbers went up. The…

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West Macquarie Election. Bathurst, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 18 February 1889 · page 7

The polling for the above electorate was as follows: -- Polling Places. Crick (P) Wise (F) Perth ... ... ... 85 64…

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Sporting. Turf. Bosehill Racing Club. FEBRUARY 23. the Election Handicap. Six furlongs

The Australian Star · Monday 18 February 1889 · page 5

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The Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1889 · page 4

The new House consists of 71 freetraders and 66 protectionists. A majority of five on either side is nothing much to boast of. But in this case it…

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The Polling

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 5

GLEN INNES.—The official declaration: of the poll was made at noon yesterday as follows: F. A. Wright (P), 671; A. Hutchison (P), 578; W. J.Ferguson (P), 478; W. H. Vivian (F), 423;…

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The Polling. (By Telegraph.) Durham

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 5

DUNGOG, Monday.--Mr. Brown, the successful candidate, addressed a meeting here on Saturday night, He claimed to be elected by the intelligence of the district, and said he did…

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The General Election. the New Parliament. Principal Questions of the Day. Opinions of Members Elect

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 7

We publish below a list of the members of the new Parliament as well as an epitome of the views they expressed during the contest regarding the principal questions of the day:—…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

PENRITH.—Alderman T. R. Smith was elected Mayor of Penrith on Monday evening. LISMORE.—Alderman O'Flynn has been elected Mayor of lismore…

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The General Elections. the Freetrade Party. Caucus Announced. No Quarter to the Enemy

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 6

On Monday an informal meeting of several of the freetrade party was held, and arrangements were made for a caucus and picnic of the entire party immediately prior to the assembling of…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 5

All the returns for the recent elections are now in, and in most instances the official declaration of the state of the poll has been made. The official figures are in some cases rather different…

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The Sectarian Cry at the Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 8

Sir,—It is pleasing to know that, at least, the seniol free-trade journal of the country has not during the elecr tions adopted any tricky manœuvre to save the fiscaquestion from a searching examination at the hands of…

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The Good Templars and the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

A meeting of district electoral superintendents and lodge electoral deputies of the Independent Order of Good Templars was held last night, in the Temperance Hall. Mr. G. D. Clark, G.E. Supt., presided, and…

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Plymouth Brethren and the Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 5

Sir,—I would respectfully ask for space in your columns to inform your readers that I am acquainted with numbers of sober, intelligent, newspaper-reading Christian men who stood idly by during the past…

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The Protectionist Candidates. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 2

SIR, -- Now that the electioneering campain is at a close, I consider it would be unfair if the candidates who have fought so well in the interests of Protection did…

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Mayoral Election. Narrabri, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 6

Mr. G. S. E. Dale has been re-elected Mayor…

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Elections

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- Gratification is very where expressed at the result of the elections, but another general set to is expected shortly…

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The Elections in the Country. Bathurst, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 3

At the declaration of the poll for East Macquarie, at Kelso, yesterday, the Hon F. B. Sutter, in returning thanks, said that the was deeply grateful for the…

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Mayoral Elections. Nowra, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 5

The mayoral elections this year have brought about only one change, viz., the return of Alderman John J. Emery for Central Shoalhaven, in the room of…

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The Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1889 · page 7

A counter-petition against the proposed incorporation of the district of Balmoral and signed by 261 persons liable to be assessed for municipal rates is published in a supplementary…

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