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Politics & elections, 1891

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Parliamentary Election. London, April 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 7

Mr. Henry Hucks Gibbs, the Australian shipowner and merchant, of London, has been elected unopposed for the seat in the House of Commons for the City of London…

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Prince Bismarck. the Election to the Reichstag

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Night.--In the election to the German Reichstag of a member for the province of Hanover, Prince Bismarck did not obtain the requisite majority of votes…

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Dissolution of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

HOBART, Monday.--The Tasmanian Parliament will be dissolved on the 2nd prox., and the general elections will take place on the 22nd. Writs will also be issued for the vacancies in…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 4

It was decided at the Cabinet meeting yesterday that Parliament should be called together for the dispatch of business on Tuesday, May 19…

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The Meeting of Parliament. Four Weeks Hence

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

THE Executive Council to-day will make the order which has been decided by the Cabinet that Parliament shall be called together for the transaction of business on May 19,…

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N.S.W. Parliament. the Last Session

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

The last session of the 14th Parliament of [?]South Wales will, according to the decision of the Cabinet at yesterday's meeting, be called together "for the dispatch of business" on Tuesday…

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Bismarck's Election. London, April 20

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

Owing to an informality the election of Prince Bismarck for the Hanover division for a seat in the Reichstag is void, and a [?]polling will take place on April 30…

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Election Result. Cabby Wanted. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

John Ray, aged 70, after voting at Collingwood on Friday, was knocked down by a cab. His dying depositions were taken, and a warrant issued for tho arrest of the…

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The East Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

Sir,--"When defeated revile your opponent," is evidently the maxim by which Mr. Clark is guided in his controversies, and myself, Mr. Luscombe and Mr. Richardson have come all…

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Prince Bismarck. the Election for the Reichstag

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The re-election for the province of Hanover, in the German Reichstag, for which Prince Bismarck was recently elected, will take place on the 30th…

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Imperial Parliament Autumn Dissolution. London, April 21

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 5

It is stated that there will be a dissolution of the Imperial Parliament in the Autumn. A combination of members will assure the dissolution…

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The East Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 6

Sir,--Permit me to say a word in praise of the tone of the letter in your issue of yesterday from Mr. Braby. But allow me also to point out that in no sense do I look upon the…

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Dissolution of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is now considered definitely certain that the House of Commons will dissolve in the autumn…

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Parliament's Scandal. Word From De Cobain. London, April 22

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 April 1891 · page 5

A further development has taken place in connection with the great Commons' scandal. It will be remembered that Mr. E. de Cobain, Conservative M.P. for East…

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Parliamentary Election

Evening News · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 4

LONDON, April 22.—For the vacancy in the representation of the Woodstock division of Oxfordshire, caused by the resignation of Mr. F. W. Maclean, Mr. Morrell, a…

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Parliamentary Election. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 5

Mr. Morrell, the Conservative candidate, has been elected for the Woodstock division of Oxford, in the place of Mr. Francis W. Maclean, Q.C., resigned. He defeated Mr…

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The Election of a Samoan King

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The United States Government have dispatched a cruiser to Samoa, in view of expected tronbles during the choosing of a successor…

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A Parliamentary Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 April 1891 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Mr. Morrell, a Conservative, has been elected for the Woodstock division of Oxfordshire in the place of Mr. Francis W. Maclean, Q.C., a…

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Labour in Parliament

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 4

WHILST there may be a variety of opinions in regard to many of the means adopted by the representatives of Labour to improve their…

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Dissolution of the British Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 15

THE latest cable April 23, Pone:— It is now considered definitely certain that the House of Commons will dissolve in the autumn…

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