South Sydney was an
electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of
New South Wales
)
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from 1880 to 1894, covering the southern part of the current
Sydney central business district
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,
Haymarket Haymarket may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Haymarket, New South Wales, area of Sydney, Australia
Germany
* Heumarkt (KVB), transport interchange in Cologne on the site of the Heumarkt (literally: hay market)
Russia
* Sennaya Square (''Hay Squ ...
,
Surry Hills
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,
Moore Park and
Chippendale, bordered by
George Street,
Broadway
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Theatre
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
,
City Road
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,
Cleveland Street, South Dowling Street, Dacey Avenue, the western edge of
Centennial Park, Moore Park Road, South Dowling Street,
Oxford Street
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and
Liverpool Street. It elected four members simultaneously, with voters casting four votes and the first four candidates being elected. For the 1894 election, it was replaced by the single-member electorates of
Sydney-Phillip,
Sydney-Belmore,
Sydney-Flinders and
Sydney-Cook.
Elections for the district were held in the general elections of
1880,
1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...
,
,
,
1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...
,
and
1891.
There was also a by-election in 1887 as a result of
Bernhard Wise
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accepting the office of
Attorney-General
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in the
fourth Parkes government.
Members for South Sydney
Election results
References
Former electoral districts of New South Wales
1880 establishments in Australia
Constituencies established in 1880
1894 disestablishments in Australia
Constituencies disestablished in 1894
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