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Politics & elections, 1891

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 11

No less than three out of the four vacant seats in the Randwick Council will be contested at the coming elections. For Coogee Ward, Messrs. Bloomfield, Sanbrook and Fewings;…

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Hospital Elections and Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 5

BOWRAL, Friday. -- In accordance with the terms of the new Hospital Act ballot papers for the election of a committee have been issued to all bona-fide subscribers, more than the…

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Municipal Elections. the Nominations

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

THE following are the nominations for the vacancies for the coming municipal elections:— PARRAMATTA. For Aldermen : Anderson Ward—Aldermen…

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Municipal Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 7

The municipal campaign at North Sydney is being carried on with great vigor. Meeting[?] are being held nightly all over the district, and considerable interest is being taken in the contest…

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THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate Parramatta, Saturday, January 31. the Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

BEFORE another issue of the ARGUS the district will have passed through the turmoil of a scramble for municipal honours. Excepting in the Granville borough, the issues of the…

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Municipal Elections. Alderman Ritchie at the Town Hall

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 6

ALDERMAN R. A. RITCHIE, who is seeking re-election to the Borough Council of Parramatta as representative for Anderson Ward, addressed a public…

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Members of Parliament on Tour. the Minister for Mines at Peak Hill. the Question of Miners' Rights. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 6

The Hon. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, is now here. He was met at Tomingley and Myall by a number of Peak Hill residents, and after lunch was escorted along the road to the Peak…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star, The Sydney Morning Herald

ROCKDALE.—Mr.Alderman Cook addressed a large meeting of ratepayers at Moorefield Hotel, Rockdale, on Saturday, and gave a satisfactory account of his stewardship. Mr.Cook was well…

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A Liberal Unionist Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Captain Acland-Hood, one of the aides-de-camps of the Earl of Hopetoun, Governor of Victoria, has been selected by the Liberal Union Association as…

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

A meeting of Alderman T. A. Price's committee was held on Wednesday evening at the Rockdale Town-hall. Addresses were delivered by Aldermen Cook and Hegarty, Mr. Gannon…

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The Election for West Somerset. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1891 · page 5

Captain H. F. Acland Hood, lately aide-de-camp to Lord Hopetoun, Governor of Victoria, has been chosen as the "Unionist candidate for West Somerset in the House…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

At noon, today, the returning officers of the various municipalities throughout the colony officially announced the result of the nominations for the annual vacancies in the municipal…

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The Spanish Elections. Defeat of the Republicans

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 4

LONDON, February 2.—The general elections are taking place in Spain. The Republicans, Socialists, and Independents have been defeated in Madrid by large…

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Municipal Elections. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 5

COWRA.—Much interest is manifested in the forthcoming municipal election, which takes place on the 6th instant. The nomination will be held to-morrow for the three vacant sent[?] caused through…

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The Spanish Elections. Defeat of Republicans and Socialists. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 5

The general elections are taking place in Spain. The Republicans, Socialists, and Independents have been defeated in Madrid by large majorities…

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North Sydney Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

Mr. William Anderson, one of the candidates for a seat in the North Sydney Council, held a meeting at Mossman's Bay last evening. Mr. W. E. Wilson presided, and there…

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Municipal. the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 6

The nominations for the various vacancies in the municipalities takes place to-day at the local town-halls at noon. Alderman J. Butterfield, the retiring councillor for Surry-hills…

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