The Federal Parliament. Sydney
SIR WILLIAM LYNE now has a scheme for allowing Federal members from £100 to £150 a year for hotel expenses…
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Politics & elections, 1901
288 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 15
The Election
WEDNESDAY last was one of the most exciting days seen for years on Bellingen, and indeed in nearly every polling centre in the Raleigh electorate, the occasion being…
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Mr. T. R. Smith, the successful candidate for the Nepean, was rendered unconscious last night by a ruffian hitting him on the head with a lump of wood…
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In the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Mr. Barton stated that it would be unwise to disclose communications he had had with Mr. Chamberlain regarding the New Hebrides. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duly Qualified. an Incident in the General Elections of 1901
The general elections had come round again, and once more the district was cast into the throes of political excitement…
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One or the chief qualifications for political honours is modesty. It you haven't this all the rest are apparently useless. For the past week every gentleman who wants to grow grey in…
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Very little interest was manifested in the result of the election at Grafton, by reason of Mr. John See's return being regarded as a foregone conclusion. His opposition was only of a nominal…
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No good comes from attempts to exaggerate the importance of a victory or to disguise that of a defeat. We do not propose to do the one or the other in…
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Following is the principal business transacted since our last issue. The Senate. In committee, on the Post and Telegraph…
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SAM Smith, the Labor candidate for Prymont, polled 1008, his opponent, J. N. Sergeant (Independent) getting only 84. There were a large number of candidates who…
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Mr. Editor.—It is not often that a beaten candidate for a seat in Parliament can come out of the contest with a sense of pride and satisfaction. But owing to the standing and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"The Examiner." Tuesday, July 9Th, 1901. Political and Social The Elections
Never have the Freetrade party in new South Wales had a greater shock than they received on Wednesday evening when the results of the polling in the various…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State Elections. After the Battle. Public Opinion
Below we give a precis of opinion expressed upon the elections by several of the leading pupers, and by public men. The S.M. Herald, the Daily Telegraph, and the…
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DURING the consideration of the Public Service Bill, in committee, in the House of Representatives, in connection with clause 20, which provides that no officer shall receive a…
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THE Minister for Defence states in case of necessity nearly 974,000 men, ranging from 18 to 60, could be raised to defend Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The State Parliament. a Ministerial Department Abolished. Abolition of Swearing-in Fees
THE first State Cabinet meeting since the general election took place on Monday when several important matters were decided. There are to be no Upper House…
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THE new Assembly is a remarkable one in regard to members with similar surnames. It may not be anything extraordinary to find three Smiths in a body of 125 men, but in addition to…
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The Commonwealth Defence Bill was circulated on Tuesday. It practically repeals the State Defence Acts. It vests the administration of the Commonwealth defence in the Minister for Defence, and…
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A correspondent writes: The excitement over the elections is beginning to abate, and many are not sorry. The Lismore seat was hotly contested, and although…
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Mr. Editor.—I notice in your issue of the 9th instant a communication on the above subject over the name of Eugene F. Rudder, and as the writer makes a covert attack…
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