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Politics & elections, 1891

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The general Election

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 2

THE end is drawing nigh, but oven now it would puzzle even the wisest among us to hazard a reliable forecast of the state of parties in the cense that we have been accustomed to…

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Election Notes

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 3

TAYLOR, of Liverpool, had 120 plumpers in his own district, which fact causes his stereo typed nominator of the "Liverpool Herald" to flap his wings and crow very loudly, and…

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Arrangements for the Parramatta Election. to the Editor of the Cumberland Argus

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 8

SIR.— those were the same as they have been for some years past, except that I think the names beginning with " M" wore for the first time polled at the Court House: but even this…

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The General Election. Saturday's Polling. Members Returned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 6

Elections were held in seven constituencies on Saturday, the result being the return of two Ministerialists, six Oppositionists, and one Labour supporter to the new Parliament. Out of the nine…

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The General Election. Results of Saturday's Polling. the Present Position of Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 5

The elections on Saturday produced two additional Ministerial members, as well as three to strengthen tho Opposition, and four to augment tho already large labor party…

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The New Parliament. the Careers of New Members

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 6

To-day we present the first batch of biographies of the new members of Parliament. Of the 12 gentlemen of whose lives sketches are given, five (Messrs. Marks, Fitzgerald,…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 2

By the polling which took place on Saturday nine more members were elected to the Legislative Assembly—namely, two freetraders, three protectionists, three labor protectionists, an one…

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To-day's Elections

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 2

Polling takes place to-day at Balranald, The Bogan, Molong, Murray, Murrumbidgee; and Wollombi, the number of members to be returned being 12. There are 26 candidates in the field…

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The General Elections

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1891 · page 6

Mr. E. Darnley, M.L.A., one of the successful labor candidates for Balmain, has been busily engaged in the Molong district during the past few days working for the trades unionist, Mr…

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The General Election. Yesterday's Polling. the State of the Parties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

Elections were held yesterday in six important country constituen[?], the Bogan, the Murrombidgeo, the Murray, Balranald, Molong, and the Wollombi. As the result, twelve members…

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The New Parliament. Careers of New Members

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 3

Biographical sketches of 13 more new members of Parliament are given this issue. Of the 13 members four (Messrs. Hoyle, Donald, Gardiner and G. F. Hutchinson) are…

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The South Sydney Election

Evening News · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

At the usual meeting of the South Sydney Labor Electoral League on Monday evening, in the Congregational Schoolroom, Devonshire-street, at the conclusion of the routine business…

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The General Elections Yesterday's Elections. Return of Mr. Dibbs

Evening News · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

The polling yesterday in the various electorates resulted in a return of eight protectionists, one freetrader, two labor protectionists, and one freetrad-labor candidate. Mr. Dibbs secured the third seat in…

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Parnellite Convention. Preparing for the General Election. London, June 29

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 6

A convention of the old National League branches of Ireland has been called for July 23, under the presidency of Mr. Parnell, with the object, it is said, of arranging for…

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The Campaign. the Latest Elections. An Absolute Majority for Protection

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

THE latest batch of elections brings us within sight of the end. Only eight seats remain now to be contested, and they will be chiefly Oppositionist, so that…

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The Printers' Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

The monthly board meeting of the New South Wales Typographical Association was held in the rooms, Royal Arcade, on Saturday evening, Mr. T. W…

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The General Election the Two Chief Parties Nearly Equal. Protectionists in a Majority. Return of Mr. Dibbs

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 5

The 12 seats for which the contest took place yesterday were mostly monopolised by the Opposition, which party secured eight of them, while the Labor party took three and…

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The General Election. Yesterday's Polling. the Position of Parties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 5

The two elections held yesterday showed that the electors in the Hume and Monaro districts are exceptionally faithful to their old loves, for in each case the former members for the districts were returned. In…

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South Australia. Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Assembly today the Treasurer stated that the Government favored proposals to push the southern boundary of the northern territory from the…

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Queensland Parliament. the Governor's Speech

Evening News · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.-The fourth session of the tenth Parliament was opened on Tuesday by Sir Henry Norman. The Governor's speech is generally considered colorless, and is to a large…

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