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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1896

300 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 15

A Bye-Election in Ireland

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. P. M'Gee (a Dillonite) has been, returned to the House of Commons for the south division of county Louth…

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An Alderman's Election. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 3

Judge Cohen to-day in Chambers granted a rule nisi for a writ to oust Edgar Arpante from the position of alderman at Erskineville, on the ground…

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"Truth" and the Cowra Election

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

Sydney Truth was hard tip for a leader on, Sunday, and so published a long Taylerian wail against the organisation of parties in general and the carrying of…

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The Victorian Parliament

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday night. Parliament was further prorogued till May 4th. You can't beat Coleman and Son's…

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The Cowra Election. Carcoar, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. M. T. Phillips, the protectionist candidate for the coming election, addressed a large and orderly meeting in the Academy Music Hall last night…

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The Gowra Election. [?]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Schey, M.L.A., arrived here n Saturday evening, and addressed the argest meeting of miners held here for some years. Mr. E. T. Fox. I.P…

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MR. McGOWAN and Mr. Lamond. the Government-labor Candidate for Cowra

National Advocate · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2

Mr. McGowan has been to Carcoar to speak on behalf of the Ministerial-Labor candidate Mr. Lamond. In other words the Labor party has been there through…

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New South Wales Cattle. The Cowra Bye-Election

National Advocate · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2

The importation into West Australia of cattle from North Queensland and the Northern Territory of South Australia is prohibited, but cattle from New South Mr. H. Lamond, one of the candidates for the constituency, addressed a meeting in O'Brien's hall on Wednesday night. Mr. M'Gowen, M.P., also addressed the…

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The Queensland Elections. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 3

The elections advanced another stop yesterday. The results were :—Bulimba, Dickson, independent; Fassifern, Thorn, ministerialist; Woolloongabba, Dibley,…

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Mob Rule at Elections. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 3

A telegram from Eidavold, a mining town in Burnett electorate, reports disgraceful proceedings on Saturday night during the elections. The mob took…

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To the Cowra Electors. a Word on Polling-day Eye

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

The Polling for Cowra takes place on Thursday; and though we have little doubt as to the result, we are still inclined to appeal to the electors of that…

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Mr. Reid and Cowra Election

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

The Premier at the safe distance of couple of hundred miles talks to the Cowra electors in this way: He sends for a Herald reporter, and says he hopes…

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The Cowra Election

National Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3

So far no freetrade candidate has ventured, to appear in Cowra. We were told by the freetrade press that "a win by the freetrade party at this juncture…

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South Australian Election

National Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 2

The writs have been issued for the South Australian elections, which take place on the 25th inst. . …

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The Cowra Election. a Magnificent Triumph for Good Government

National Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

The return of Mr. Phillips for Cowra is as much a defeat for the Reid Government and the McGowan Labor Party as it is a victory for the Protectionists and…

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The Cowra Election. COWRA, Thursday night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

The polling for the return of a member in the room of the late Mr D. Donnelly took place to-day and resulted in the return of Mr Phillips, the Protectionist candidate,…

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The Imperial Parliament. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

Mr. J. D. Carew, Parnellite, has been elected to the Commons as representative of the College Green Division, Dublin, in place of Dr. Kenny,…

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A Parliament Meeting Over a Torture-Chamber

National Advocate · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 2

Our peeresses in their own right never had a seat in the House of Lords, but in the Diet or Parliament of the German Empire, there were spiritual peeresses…

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Mr. Reid and the Queensland Elections

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Mr. Reid pretends to be happy at the result of the Queensland elections, over federation. He pretends, however, in vain. The result of the present appeal…

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The Queensland Elections

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

Mr. Reid is of opinion that the success of the Government candidates in the recent Queensland elections will greatly assist the Federation Bill to become law…

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