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

Politics & elections, 1903

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The Municipal Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

Next Monday is the last day for receiving nominations for the vacancies in Lithgow Council. The public nomination will be held on Tuesday, February 3, at noon. The retiring aldermen this year are :--…

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The Austrian Parliament. Troublous Times. London

Leader · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

The bitter conflict between we different parties in the Austrian Reich[?]rath still continues. The Czechs arte particularly active and are indulging…

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Forbes News. Municipal Elections. Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 2

The weather here has been intensely hot for the past three days, the thermometer registered 107 on Sunday, and 113 yesterday, and about the same…

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The Hospital Election. A Further Word

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 3

By the time this reaches the hands of most of our readers, the roll of subscribers to the Hospital will be closed as far as the coming…

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Correspondence. the Coming Elections. (To The Editor.)

Leader · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

Sir,—Your recent allusion to the appro[?]hing municipal elections should direct the attention of any rat- payers to the necessity of striving to bring…

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Late Senator Sargood’s Seat. Robert Reid a Candidate. Melbourne

Leader · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

Robert Reid will stand for the Senate vacancy caused by the death of S[?]rgood. Others announced are Alexander Peacock, L. J. Dow, and…

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The Senate Election

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

The Victorian State Parliament held a joint sitting on Wednesday night and selected Mr. Robert Reid, a Legislative Councillor and a member of the…

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The Recent Senate Election

National Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

Commenting on the election of a freetrader to the Senate, the Melbourne " Age " says : " From the fiscal point of view the choice is a distinct misrepresentation of the electors of…

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Open Column. (We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents.) Municipal Elections To the Editor of th Daily Free Press

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

Sir,—Would you kindly insert the following re municipal paragraph in to-day's Free Press:—The requisition asking Mr. Stapleton to contest the munioipil paragraph in to-day's Free Press : -The requisition asking Mr. Stapleton to oootuat the North Wurd bad bis approval after a (uw namis bad been takon. YourB, eto.i JOHN GBEENHAM. Jan. 28. [This exaotly boara oat what was published yesterday.-Ed. 7. P.]…

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Bribery[?]at Elections. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 3

The inquiry into the municipal election at Shropshire proved that out of 660 votes two-thirds were bribed…

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The Hospital Committee Election. to the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 8

Sir,— "Do not suppose things are going right because they have not been proved to be going wrong. But rather suppose things are going wrong until…

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The Hospital Election. A Few Remarks

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

The maintenance of the existing system of management of the Hospital is, of course, now quite beyond question, because if all the…

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Municipal Elections

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2
Also in Lithgow Mercury

Only the retiring alderman, Messrs W. H. Short and J. Links sen, and the retiring auditors, Messrs J. Links jun. and L Howarth, were nominated…

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Election on Judges

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Gulgong Agricultural society will take place on Monday, 15 February election of Judges will then take place…

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Leaderettes. the Senator [?]L Election

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

When the death of Sir Frederick Sargood was announced many surm[?]ses were rai[?]ed [?]to who would slip into his vacant Sena[?] shoes and how he would be enabled to…

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Shrewsbury Municipal Elections. Wholesale Bribery. London, Thursday Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

The Committee of Inquiry which discovered that two thirds of the voters at the recent Shrewsbury municipal elections, had been bribed, has…

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Federal Elections. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

The feeling amongst Federal members in Sydney is in favor of holding the elections for both Houses on the same day. Apart from saving in…

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North Ward Election

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2

There is a likelihood that there will be no contest for North Ward, as it is rumored that Mr. Arnold Rigby will withdraw from the poll…

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Bribery at Shrewsbury Elections. More Revelations. London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 3

Every day brings fresh developments at the inquiry into charges of alleged corruption at the recent Shrewsbury municipal election…

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