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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1903

248 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 13

Federal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 4

THE central political committee of the L.O.L. and A.P.D.A. has expressed its disapproval of the practical repudiation by the A.P.D.A. Council of the selection of Mr. Cullam for a…

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The Federal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 5

Mr. H. M'Kinnon, who announced himself as a candidate for Cowper and addressed a number of meetings, appears to have abandoned the contest at Port Macquarie…

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Latest Telegrams. The Waratah Election. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 3

The Waratah by-election, occasioned through the resignation of Mr. Grillith, in order to seek a seat in the Senate, resulted in the…

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Federal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 2

The nominations for the Federal elections closed on Thursday. The following have been nominated for the three vacancies in the Senate:—Senator J. C. Neild (Opposition)…

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A Candidate for the Senate

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 3

MR. N. T. COLLINS has been long and favorably known in connection with friendly society and temperance work throughout the State of New…

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The Federal Elections. The Cowper Electorate. Candidature of Mr. Frank Clarke

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 8

Mr. Frank Clarke will open his campaign on the Clarence with an address at South Grafton to-night. He will address meetings at Eatonsville and…

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The Richmond Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 8

LISMORE, Monday Night.—Mr. Ewing had a well-attended meeting in the Federal Hall on Saturday, night, the Mayor in the chair. He devoted, some time to…

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Elections and Electioneering

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 8

The regulations to the Reduction of Members Referendum Act consist principally of instructions to returning officers, especially when dealing with voting…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 8

To the States and to all whom it may concern, the Commonwealth authorities have certainly given an example of everything that ought…

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State Parliament

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 4

THE polling for Waratah election resulted: Charlton (Labor) 1085, Gilbert (Opposition) 519. The electorate includes portion of the mining district near Newcastle, and the vacancy was…

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Federal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 3

IT is a splendid example of liberalism when the electors of, say, Cowper, are told they must vote as directed by 10 or 12…

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The Coming Election

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 6

THE second election under the Commonwealth takes place on the 16th instant. The leading question in connection therewith is the familiar…

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Election Notes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 5

THE Federal opposition and daily press have found another charge against the Federal Government. Six months' ago an alien officer—half German, half Egyptian—of a German vessel was sentenced to six…

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Federal Election. Mr. Clarke at Bellingen

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 5

MR. FRANK CLARKE addressed a good meeting on Thursday night, December 8, at the Bellingen School of Arts, which we were unable to report in our…

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Federal Election

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 2

THE returning-officer for the Raleigh electorate writes:— The public may like to know that the poll for the election of a Federal representative for Cowper electorate, for three…

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Should the City Manage the Country Elections?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—It will be remembered that at the last election for Cowper, Mr. Frank Clarke came out as the nominee of a self-appointed committee of political…

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The Cowper Election Mr. Lee at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 4

On Thursday evening Mr. Lee oponed his campaign on the Clarence by addressing a meeting of about 150 in Capp's Hall. The Mayor (Ald. Glissan) presided, and…

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The Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 4

Whatever may be said of the Labour party by those who do not agree with them, there is little doubt that, taken as a whole, they reflect in their Parliamentary practice…

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The Federal Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 2

EVERY elector will have to cast three different votes at the Federal elections, which take place next Wednesday, viz., to elect one…

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Federal Candidate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Cunneen, of the Inverell Times, has been chosen as one of the Ministerial candidates for the Senate, and we would commend him to country…

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