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Politics & elections, 1889

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The Political Situation. Election Preparations. the Freetraders First in the Field

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon a large meeting of free-traders was held at Mr. Sydney Smith's offices, in Elizabeth-street, at which it was unanimously decided to immediately enter upon the electoral…

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Preparing for an Election

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 6

The whole of the political world is just now strongly agitated with rumors of changes in the representation of the colony. From nearly every electorate some gossip or another comes to hand…

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Political Situation. Proclamation to Be Issued. a General Election

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 6

The address which was adopted by the Assembly last night, as an amendment on the motion for the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow supply to be granted,…

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Probable Candidates

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 6

Consequent on his Excellency the Governor granting a dissolution of Parliament to Mr. Dibbs, the following gentlemen have already announced themselves…

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Aldermanic Elections

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.-- Mr. E. Banfield will probably oppose Alderman Gibbs' reelection for Honeysuckle Ward…

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The Political Position. Protection Candidates

The Australian Star · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

The following have submitted their names to the central committee of the National Party as candidates willing to stand for the undermentioned districts :-- South…

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The Coming Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 7

Alderman J. Wilson, one of the retiring aldermen for Coogee Ward in the Randwick Council, is a candidate for re-election. Mr. Alfred Allen, M.P., has been requisitioned…

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Nationalism and the Coming Elections. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 3

Sir,--The time has arrived when it behoves every Australian to display every feeling of patriotism in choosing the representatives who are to legislate for this advancing southern…

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The Coming General Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 5

The silent preparations for a general election that have been going on in many quarters during the week will not be in vain. The dissolution is coming in a few days at the most. This news…

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PARLIAMENT. The New Ministry

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 122

Mr. Dibbs received his commission from his Excellency the Governor on Thursday evening, January 10, to form a new Ministry, and on Monday evening he was able to announce to Lord…

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The Political Crisis. the Dissolution of Parliament. Preparations for the General Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 11

The new Ministers had a long consultation with the Premier at the Colonial Secretary's office, yesterday. Questions of general policy were discussed, and some of the arrangements for the general election were under…

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The Political Situation. Parliament Dissolved

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

A GAZETTE Extraordinary was issued at noon to-day dissolving Parliament. Nomination day for the Sydney electorates will be on Monday week, and the…

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Cable News. the Imperial Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The Imperial Parliament will reassemble on the 21st prox…

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The Coming General Election. Parliament to Be Dissolved on Monday. Preparing for the Campaign Sir Henry Parkes On-the Real Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

A proclamation dissolving Parliament will be published in a Gazette Extraordinary on Monday next, and it is very likely that the writs for all the elections will be sent out…

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Swearing-in of Ministers. the Dissolution of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 9

ON Thursday morning at 11 o'clock the now Ministry were sworn. A Cabinet meeting was held in the afternoon, when, owing to the turn affairs took the previous…

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POLITICAL. Parliament in Session. Council. Thursday, January 10

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 13

The Council sat for three minutes Only on Thursday afternoon. Notice was given of the Royal assent it a few private bills; and Mr. Simpson informed the Council of the resignation of Ministers in consequence…

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The British Parliament. the Re-assembling. London, January 18

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

The British Parliament will re-assemble for the dispatch of business on February 21…

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Hartley Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

Mr. J. P. T. Caulfield announces himself a candidate for the forthcoming election, and he will, on Wednesday night next, address the electors at Nimmo's[?]Hotel, Katoomba. Mr. Caulfield is an…

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The Elections

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

THOUGH Parliament has not yet actually been dissolved, nor the election writs issued, the struggle has already begun in earnest, and each of the two parties is laying out its plans in a way…

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The Political Situation. Election Preparations

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 5

Both parties are going to work earnestly with view to securing a majority of seats in the new Parliament. Meetings of the committees of the [?]wo associations (freetrade and protection) are…

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