Election Notes
THE bitter battle is over; the "numbers are up" at last, and the "close thing at the finish" which everyone expected proves very much closer than either one side or the other had hoped or feared…
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The Elections and Local Option. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Among a mass of strange statements, Mr. Nicholas B. Downing, in this morning's Herald, advances the opinion that compensation for the discontinuance of publicans' licenses is a "question of detail"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Local Option and the Elections. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—A letter signed "N. B. Downing," appears in this morning's issue, endeavouring to show the public his views of the local option vote connected with the late elections in general. So far as the work Mr. Downing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Election of Major at Kogarah. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The following is an extract from your issue of this morning:—"The Mayor explained that he had obtained Mr. Pigott's opinion as to the legality of his holding the office of Mayor, the opinion being as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Personation at the Recent Elections
At the Central Police Court on Monday, Walter Hawkins was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions, on a charge of personating an elector for Central Cumberland. A considerable quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 382 →POLITICAL. The General Election
After an exceptionally severe straggle between the opposing parties, the elections terminated last Saturday in a victory for the free-trade party, who will enter the new Parliament with a majority of five votes. Eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 406 →The Close of the Election
The general election closed on Saturday, with the result that in a House of 137 members there are 71 freetraders and 66 protectionists. This classification may not…
Continued on Trove, page 375 →The Electioneering Case
NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The slander case, Wallace v Fletcher, is to go on, though the latter says there is some misapprehension as to the words used. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Good Templars and the Elections. Seceding From the Grand Lodge. Crookwell, This Day
A large meeting of Good Templars was held last night, at which it was resolved unanimously to secede from the order. A total abstinence society was formed on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Newcastle Election. (By Telegraph.)
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--There is no truth in [?] rumor that an attempt is to be made to invalidate the recent Newcastle election owing to alleged irregularity in the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Daily Telegraph" Election Map. Protection As Illustrated by It
Mr. George Ranken write:--" It is easy to understand the meaning of the Riverine vote. It is simply retaliation against Victoria. The residents on the Murray wish to give the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Smithfield-Fairfield Municipality. the First Election
THE first election in the Smithfield-Fairfield municipality took place on Friday last, and created no end of excitement in the district interested. There was a large gathering to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prospect and Sherwood. Election of Mayor
A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held on Monday evening last, to consider the election of a Mayor for the current municipal year. The following were present:—His…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election Tricks. Central Cumberland Election
At the Central Police Court, on Wednesday, Walter Hawkins was charged with impersonating an elector of Central Cumberland named Walter Bayloy. William Richard Answorth,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Re-assembling of the Imperial Parliament. the Samoan Question. the State of Ireland. an Amendment on the Address. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 22
Parliament reassembled yesterday, after the recess. In the House of Commons, Mr. John Morley gave notice of an amendment to the Address in reply to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Opening of the Imperial Parliament
LONDON, Thursday Night,--The Imperial Parliament was opened to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Re-assembling of the Imperial Parliament. an Amendment on the Address. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 22
Parliament reassembled yesterday, after the recess. In the House of Commons, Mr. John Morley gave notice of an amendment to the Address in reply to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Politics. the Exhibition and the Elections. London, February 24
M. Tirard, the new French Premier, has issued a manifesto, stating that it is the intention of the Government to maintain order pending the inauguration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manipulation of the Elections. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir, -- I was rather amused in reading the report of the South Sydney Free-trade Association in to-night's STAR, at Mr. B. R. Wise's remarks, accusing the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Temperance Vote at the Elections. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir, -- Whatever Mr. Clark or other individual officers of the Good Templars may say, the fact remains that in almost every instance the vote of the temperance…
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