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Politics & elections, 1893

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Forthcoming Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 8

AUBURN.—Alderman Furnival Blacket, and Gascoigne, are the retiring aldermen in the Auburn Counel and the former two are seeking re-election Mr. E. Thomas, one of the defeated candidates at…

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Election Deposits Forfeited

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 4

A return laid on the table of the Legislative Council yesterday shows that the amount added to the capital of the country in the last 12 years by the confiscation of election…

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Parliament. Wednesday, January 25. Legislative Council. the Ocean-street Tramway. the £40 Deposit. the Electoral Bill. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. the Educational Department

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 3

In answer to Mr. White, Mr. O'CONNOR said the Government would take all possible steps, with due regard to efficiency, to curtail the expenditure of the Educational Department. The cost of the…

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A Moribund Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 4

If there was one thing wanting to complete the degradation heaped upon this country by the political debauch of Wednesday night, the Government have made…

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Affairs in Ireland. Mr. Michael Davitt. a Candidate for North-east Cork. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 5

Mr. Michael Davitt, who was lately unseated for North Meath on the ground of clerical intimidation having been used to secure his return in opposition to Mr…

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Writs for the Re-election of Ministers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 5

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to-day issued the writs for the re-election of Ministers. The nominations must be made by 6 p.m. on Monday next, and the polling-day is the 7th…

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The Municipal Elections, Granville

The Weekly Advance · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 4

Mattere municipal in Granville are progr[?] [?] Daring the week the several [?] have been steadily at work [?] It is [?]fostood that sech contidale…

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Granville Municipal Elections. to the Editor of the Advance

The Weekly Advance · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I saw in your columns last week an account of a so-called meeting which was held in the East Ward, to elect a candidate for municipal honors…

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Sherwood Notes. The Prospect and Sherwood Election

The Weekly Advance · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 3

A MEETING of the electors of Prospect and Sherwood, resident at and near the latter place, was held on Saturday evening at the Sherwood Hall, Sherwood. Mr. Gleadall acted as…

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Victorian Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 12

In the Legislative Council, on January 24, Mr. Abbott announced the resignation of the old, and the formation of a new, Ministry. It was agreed that the Victorian delegates to the Federal…

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PARLIAMENT. Legislative Council. Thursday, January 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 186

The President announced that the name of Mr. Francis Lord, who had absent from the House two successive sessions without leave, had been struck off the list of members. Mr. Ryrie moved the…

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New South Wales Parliament. Points of Proceedings. Legislative Council

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 12

On the 19th instant the Council postponed most of its business, and the only thing to note in the proceedings was the declaring vacant of Mr. Francis Lord's seat on account of his absence for two…

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The Fatal Riots at North Louth Election. Trial of Accused

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

At the Leinster Winter Assizes, held at Wicklow on Dec.15, before Lord Chief Baron Palles, a young man named John smith aged about twenty-one years, was indicted the, on the 13th day of…

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The Municipal Elections. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 9

The nominations in connection with the annual municipal elections for North and South Brisbane were received to-day. Very little interest is taken in the elections, all the retiring aldermen,…

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The Broken Hill Proprietary Company. the Election of Directors. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 9

A meeting of the shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company was held to-day. Mr. George M'Cullooh, chairman of the directors, who presided, announced the results of the polling for…

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The Ministerial Elections. Opposition to the Premier. Melbourne, Fbiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 9

It is stated that Mr. F. Longmore, supported by the Political Progressive League, had definitely decided to oppose Mr. Patterson at Castlemaine. At a meeting of the Trades Hall Council…

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Forthcoming Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 7

REDFERN.—A meeting of the ratepayers of the Surry Hills Ward was held on Thursday evening at Cody's Australian Eleven Hotel, Elizabeth-street. The object of the meeting was to promoto the return…

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Municipal Elections

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

Mr. Charles Dunn, the candidate for Brompton Ward, St. Peters, held his second public meeting from Mr. Fc-roli's balcony last evening. Alderman Hayes was…

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The Rival Bards. the Vacant Laureateship. Who Shall Succeed Tennyson. Selections From Candidates' Poems. Short Blographical Sketches-- Popular Verses From Prospective Laureates-- The Claims of the Candidates

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 7

THE death of Tennyson has left vacant the office of Poet Laureate, and an interesting discussion as to who shall succeed him is going on in literary circles. The candidates…

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The Labor Party and the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--The united labor party met again to-night and further considered as to the nominees to contest the city constituencies at the forthcoming…

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