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Politics & elections, 1891

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Imperial Parliament. London, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 7

The Right Hon. W. H. Smith, the leader of the House of Commons, announced last night that the Government had decided to abandon-nine bills of…

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General Elections. The Poll for Wednesday, 17Th June, 1891. the Nepean

Nepean Times · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

From au early hour this morning the roll of vehicles and the general air of excitement which pervaded the town spoke of something in the wind, and the residents…

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The Labor Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Messrs. Cotton And Hindle made their final appeals last night at Gamperdown, at the Club Hotel, King-street, and Thone's balcony, King- street, Newtown. At each meeting the…

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The Labor Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

The labor electors marched in procession from the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Harris-street, to the Royal Town Hall Hotel, Kent and Druitt streets, yesterday evening, where addresses were…

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The Labor Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

The labor candidates addressed a very large crowd from a cart at the corner of Botany-street and Botany-road, Mr. Nicol Allardice occupied the chair, and aN unanimous vote of confidence…

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To-day's Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

TO-DAY is the first great engagement of the political campaign, and no one, to whatever party he may belong, can say that the outlook is particularly satisfactory. For…

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The Labor Candidate

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Mr. T. J. Houghton held large meetings last night at Annandale, and at Bay-street, Glebe, at both of which he spoke well, and received unanimous votes of confidence. Mr. Houghton while passing the meeting held by Mr. Bruce…

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The Labor Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Murphy held a large and enthusiastic meeting in Beattie-street, Balmain, last night. The candidate expressed his opinion from a labor point of view, and the usual vote of…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 6

A noteworthy instance of the rapidity with which work can, on an emergency, be turned out of the Government Printing Office, is provided by the fact that the Acting Government Printer…

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The Labor Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Messrs. Higgs and Flowers were determined not to let the protectionists have matters all their own way, so at about 9 o'clock they started an opposition show about 60 yards to the left of…

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The Other Candidates

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Meetings were held last evening by Mr.W. P. Manning at the corner of Oxford and Palmer streets, and at the junction of Phillip and Hunter streets. The candidate received a good…

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The Election and Protection, to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

Sir,—Though many candidates are making other, questions the predominent cry, there is no doubt that when safe within the harbour bar of Parliament they will vote straight for protection if the Dibbs party…

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Election Issues. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

Sir,—At this important juncture, when the two great questions of a fiscal policy and federation have to be determined, it is absolutely necessary that clear issues should come before the electors; but…

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Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

The various branches of the New South Wales Labour Electoral League were actively engaged yesterday in making the final arrangements for the contest. It has been arranged that all supporters…

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The Protectionist Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Three of the four candidates in the protection interest contesting the South Sydney seats delivered their final addresses last evening to a large assembly in Belmore Pork. Owing to Severe hoarseness Mr. J…

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Central Cumberland Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Messrs, Nobbs and Ritchie addressed the elecators at Woolwich, Hunter's Hill Gladesville, and Ryde yesterday evening. The candidates addressed themselves to justifying their conduct during the last…

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Municipal Election. Greta

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

The municipal elections for vacancies, caused by the ousting of three aldermen, Thomas Jones, Robert M'Ewen, and John Rylatt, by a Supreme Court writ, in May,…

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Buying Out Can[?]didates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

Up to the present time the members of the South Sydney bunch of Opposition candidates do not appear to have taken any action regarding the specific charges…

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Election Notes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 4

Yesterday the Government scored "first blood " by the unopposed return of Mr. Lee at Tenterfield. Ordinarily such an event might pass unnoticed, but under the…

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South Sydney. the Protectionist Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 5

Messrs. Dibbs, Toohey, Traill and Edmunds last night fired off their final fusillade--for this election at least--in honor of their particular fetish, Protection. Mr. Toohey…

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