New Zealand. Election Petitions
WELLINGTON, Thursday.--The election of Mr. Wilford, a Government supporter, for the Wellington suburbs, has been declared void, on the ground that he gave a man a letter…
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Support of Candidates
The aim of the gentlemen who have been engaged in collecting the signatures to nominations has been apparently to make as bravo a display as possible. Some of them have had the easiest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federation. the Nominations. Forty-nine Candidates for New South Wales. Extent of the Support. Occupations of Aspirants
The final nominations for the Convention were received yesterday. There was a rusk in the morning. Then the list slackened down. In the afternoon a few more rolled in. At half-past 5…
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Mr. See intends to speak at Mr. Lyne's meeting to-night at the Protestant-hall. On Saturday he will be at Newcastle, and next week be will visit both Goulburn and Bathurst. To-morrow week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Elections The Laggard Premier. He Will Arrive To-morrow. A Bit Behind-Will It Be So On Polling Day?
Mr. Reid will be in, Sydney tomorrow, and may be expected to at once enter upon an active campaign. His supporters during the last few days have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federation. Some Reminders to Electors. Occupations and Residences. Candidates in the Country. Proposed Orange Societies' Bunch. Mr. Wise, Sir Henry Parkes and the Cardinal. New Election Addresses
Now that the candidates for the Convention have been actually nominated, election work is settling down more thoroughly in earnest. The list of candidates yesterday was scanned with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Polling Day at Rookwood. Testifying to the Vigour with Which the Aldermanic Campaigns Were Contested, and the Narrow Majorities by Which the Victories Were Gained
The fight of the Rookwood residents for municipal decoration was continued with scarcity a break between the eve of polling-day and the polling-day itself. The various…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Names and Occupations of Candidates
Mr. Reid, M.P. (Premier and Colonial Treasurer). Barrister. Sir Joseph Abbott (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly), solicitor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Papal Election
Political speculators are again at work on the next Papal election, and strong comments are made on the fact that Leo XIII.'s successor will, in all…
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Our Sydney correspondent wires on Friday as follows: " Replying to a deputation from the Federation League this morning, the Colonial Secretary said he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Municipal Elections. St. Marys
On Saturday last the polling took place in one ward at St. Marys, viz: West Ward, Aid Holmes and Sainsbury being returned unopposed for East and Central Wards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election of Mayor. Penrith
On Monday night there was a special meeting of the Penrith Council. Present—The Mayor (Aid W. C. Fulton), Aid Vallance, Vine, Sheens, Player, Haynes,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gunnedah Municipal Election. a Writ for Slander
GUNNEDAH, Friday.—Mr. T. R. Hutchin, proprietor of the "Nambi Independent" newspaper, has been served with a writ for slander by Mr. H. Hogarth, solicitor, and alderman, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federation. a Lady Candidate
ADELAIDE, Friday.âThirty-three nominations for delegates to the Federal Convention were received to-day, one being Miss Catherine Spence, the advocate of the Hare-Spence system of effective…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cardinal and Federation. Reply to a Deputation. Consents to Be a Candidate
ON Friday last a deputation, headed by Mr. F. Wentworth, a son of William Charles Wentworth, the founder of our Parliamentary Constitution, waited on his Eminence the Cardinal-Archbishop at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Free Passes to Candidates
Yesterday morning a deputation from the Australian Federation League of New South Wales, consisting of Mr. John Young (vice-president), Mr. E. Dowling (secretary), Mr. J. E. West (a member…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Federal Movement. Activity Among Candidates. Capital of the Commonwealth
There were not any remarkable developments in connection with the federal movement yesterday. People in the city and suburbs were engaged to a considerable extent in speculating upon the prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Labour Candidates
The Town Hall at Newtown was crowded to its utmost capacity last evening, when addresses on federation were delivered by two of the labour candidates, Messrs. G. Black, M.L.A., and W…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Elections
BALMAIN.—Alderman G. C. Mutdoch has been elected Mayor by 8 votes to 4. CABEAMATTA AND CANLEY VALE.—Alderman [?] son has b[?]en unanimously re-elected Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dead-lock Ends in Alderman Moxham's Election
[?] adjourned meeting was held at the [?] Chambers on Monday. Mayor Ferris, [?]ded, read the opinion of the Council's [?] the effect that the two candidates,…
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