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Politics & elections, 1899

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Municipal Elections. Marsfield

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1899 · page 6

The retiring aldermen this year are Aldermen A. Adams E.H. Small. Both of the retiring aldermen will offer themselves for re-election. and so far as is known at present will not meet with any opposition…

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Visiting Parliament Arians

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

Mr. Griffith, M.P., hon, secretary of the New Sou til Wales Parliamentary Cricket Club, yesterday received a telegram from the Victoria Parliamentary Club to say that the cricket, bowling,…

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Parliament. a Further Prorogation

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

Parliament has been further prorogued until Tuesday, March 14, and a proclamation to that effect was issued yesterday. As no announcement is made about meeting for "dispatch of…

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Parliament House. More Improvements

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 3

Possibly in view of the fact that the next session of Parliament may be opened by the new Governor, active, not to say frantic, attempts are now being made to improve the front of the…

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General News. Prorogation of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

At a meeting of the Executive Council held yesterday, a proclamation was ordered to issue further proroguing Parliament until March 14th, but not "for the despatch of business." Several…

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Parliament Further Prorogued. Till March 14

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 6

Parliament has been further prorogued, till March 14. The Executive Council to-day ordered the necessary proclamation to issue, and as the Legislative Assembly has not been…

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Municipal Elections. Marrickville and Leichhardt. Candidates and Local Questions

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 6

The municipal elections at Marrickville this year will invoice several contests, the moat interesting perhaps being that for West Ward, where Mr. W. H. Smith, ex-Mayor, in…

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American Annexation of Hawaii. to Be Governed by Two Houses of Parliament. the Honolulu Press Unsympathetic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 10

The birth of 1899 saw a new year's gift from the United States to the residents of Hawaii in the shape of annexation by the Government of the Stars and Stripes. According to the San Francisco "Call" of…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate

About 100 ratepayers of the Golden Grove Ward met on Monday evening, when a petition was presented to Mr. Thomas Fanning, builder and contractor, of 280 Abercrombie-street, signed by 187…

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Parliamentary, Election

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

LONDON, January. 24, 3.40 p.m.—Mr. William Keswick, the Conservative candidate, was to-day elected to the House of Commons unopposed for the Epsom Division of Surrey,…

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Municipal. Election of Mayor at Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

A special meeting of the Waterloo Council was held last night to elect a Mayor for the balance of the current municipal term, in the place of Alderman G. H. Greenwood, who found it necessary to resign the…

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Municipal Elections. Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

There are now three candidates out for the North Ward, the latest to announce his intention of contesting the seat being Mr. M. Sheppard, well known an a produce merchant in the district…

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Parramatta Municipal Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

Mr. E. K. Bowden, solictor, retired from the contest for Forrest Ward in opposition to Mr. Joint Toohey, yesterday; but it is reported that another aspirant will he in the field to-day. Mr…

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Parliament House. More Improvements

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

Possibly in view of the fact that the next session of Parliament may be opened by the new Governor, active, not to say frantic, attempts are now being made to improve the front of the…

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Municipal Elections. In and Around the Suburbs. Candidates and Local Questions. BALMAIN

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

In Balmain the only announcement of opposition is in North Ward against Alderman Crump. Ex-Alderman O. H. Chidgey intends to have a flutter in this division, and as he…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 7

Waterloo.—The Mayor (Alderman Greenwood) having through ill-health found it necessary to resign his position as an alderman of Waterloo, and consequently as Mayor of the borough, a meeting of…

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Municipal Elections. Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 7

There was a good deal of interest shown in the Revision Court which was held at the Randwick Townhall on Tuesday evening. The Mayor presided, and there was a full attendance of aldermen. Interest…

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The Epsom Bye-election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Mr. William Keswick, Conservative, has been elected unopposed for the Epsom Division of Surrey, in the room of Mr. T. T. Bucknell, recently…

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