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Politics & elections, 1890

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A Scottish Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 11

LONDON, February 20.—A proposal was submitted in the House of Commons last night in favor of authorising the creation of a Scottish Parliament…

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Parliament and the "Times"-parnell Report. Mr. Morley's Amendment

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 16

London, Feb. 24—Mr. John Morley, M.P., has given notice of an amendment in the House of Commons upon the proposal of the Government to adopt the report of the TIMES-Parnell…

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Public Meeting at Katoomba. the Election Difficulty

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 2

On Thursday evening a public meeting was held in the Oddfellows Hall, Katoomba, convened by the Mayor, in requisition to a petition presented to the Council last meeting night, praying that a document…

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The Elections in Germany. London, Feb. 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 464

The general elections to the Reichstag, in Germany, took place yesterday. The Socialist vote in Berlin numbered 115,000, being an increase of 20,000…

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Who Is Mayor of Ashfield? a Question for the Full Court. Whitney V. Dougan. Elected on a Technicality--The Opposing Candidate Objects --A Rule Granted

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

IN the Full Court this morning a motion was made on behalf of Alderman Sydney Whitney, of Ashfield, for a rule to oust Robert Dougan from his position as Mayor…

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Alleged Invalid Municipal Elections. Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 5

Trouble has arisen in both Ashfield and Leichhardt in connection with the Inst elections. In one case the election of the Mayor is questioned, while in the other there is a dispute…

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By Yarra's Banks. Our Melbourne Message. Colossal Parliament Buildings. A Bolt from a Battery--The Beacons-field. Hotel Burning -- Rabbit Ex-termination--Crimps. Thieves and Blacklegs -- A Desperate Barmaid

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

THE Victorian Public Works Department is pretty well satisfied that Melbourne will be the capital of Australia, and that the Federal Parliament will sit, and deliberate,…

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The German Elections. More Socialist Victories

Evening News · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 1.—The second ballots for the election to the German Reichstag have resulted in the return of Socialist candidates at Melnich, Luoeck, Mannheim, and…

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The Elections in Germany. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7

At the general elections to the German Reichstag the second ballots have resulted in the return of Socialist candidates for Melnich, Lubeck, Mannheim, and…

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The Elections in Germany. Successes of the Radicals and Socialists. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 7

Four Radicals have been returned for Berlin in the general elections to the Reichstag. The Radicals gained largely in the provinces…

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Newcastle Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--A meeting of the New Lambton Council takes place to-night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year…

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The German Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 3.—The result of one hundred second ballots in various constituencies for election to the German stag gives the following additional…

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The Elections in Germany. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 7

Four Radicals have been returned for Berlin in the general elections to the Reichstag. The Radicals gained largely in the provinces…

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Election Op a Boulangist. London, Mar. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 7

M. Naguet, a leading Boulangist, whose election to the Chumher of Deputies was declared void, has been re-elected…

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The Imperial Parliament. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 9

In the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone has given notice of his intention to move that a member of the House should be allowed to decline to accept the denial of…

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Punching Into Parliament. an Interesting Tale About John Gully

Referee · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 6

In the midst of all the present stir over, what it pleases some people to term, the "Revival of the Prize Ring," and while J. L. Sullivan is still swaggering about his…

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The German Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 4.—The following is the relative strength of parties in the German Reichstag, as the result of the late elections: Cartel or Ministerial party, 125;…

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The Elections in Germany. London, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1890 · page 9

The following is the relative strength of parties in the German Reichstag, as the result of the late elections:—Cartels, or Ministerial party, 125; Centres, 112;…

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Parliamentary Election. a Government Defeat

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March 4.—The election of a member in the House of Commons for the Northern Division of St. Pancras (London), vacant by the succession of the Hon. C.W…

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) Election of a Home Ruler. London, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1890 · page 7

Mr. Bolton, a Gladstonian Liberal, has been elected for a division of St. Pancras by a majority of 108 votes. Mr. Bolton secured 2657 votes, as against 2549…

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