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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

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The Richmond Election

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 4

With reference to the return of the Hon. J. Perry for the Richmond electorate and the question raised as to the advisability of lodging a petition to have an enquiry before the Election…

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Federal Parliament

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 2

AFTER weeks of wasteful debate the House of Representatives sorted themselves up last week in regard to Mr. Watson's censure motion, the result being that Mr. Reid by a…

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State Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 5

In the Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Norton moved the, suspension of the Standing Orders, to bring under notice the desperate condition of 600 men, who, with…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 5

In the House of Representatives. on Tuesday. Mr.Knox (Vic.) gave notice of his intention to move for the appointment of a Council of Finance to deal with the matter…

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Questions in Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 3

In reply to Mr. M'Farlane, Ministers replied as follows: Mr. Lee said he was aware that the dredge Antleon is unable to satisfactorily carry out necessary work…

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An Election Story

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1904 · page 3

A well-known man, named John Dwyer, pleaded not guilty at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions last Tuesday, to a charge of having, on…

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Probable Developments in Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 4

At preset there are three parties, as there have been for some years in the Assembly. Will a fourth be formed? Amongst the members who were elected as…

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Federal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 6

Whatever opinion may be held throughout the Commonwealth about the last Federal election and the next to come, there is one opinion that is unanimously held…

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Our Sydney Letter Parliament

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1904 · page 3

The events of the last week go to show that history is about to repeat itself and that Mr. Curruthers will hold office by the grace of the Labour party, as Sir…

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State Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 5

In the Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Eden George moved, That there be laid upon the table of this House a return showing the names of persons and…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 5

The House of Representatives was counted out on Wednesday during the discussion of the Estimates. The Senate, by 18 to 10, rejected the…

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The Canadian Elections. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1904 · page 3

The Canadian elections give Sir Wilfred Laurier's Government a big majority…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Mr. O'Malley (Tas.) gave notice of his intention to move that the House regrets…

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State Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 5

In the Assembly on Tuesday. The Premier stated, in answer to Mr. Levy, that a provisional agreement with Victoria with regard to respectively in the…

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Federal Parliament Eloquence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 6

Mr. M'Donald: It is humiliating and degrading to any Government to attempt to carry on with the slender majority that this one has…

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U.S Presidential Election

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1904 · page 3

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. The tragic assassination of President M'Kinley in 1901 was the occasion of Theodore Roosevelt, then…

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Contempt of Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 5

The case of contempt of Parliamnet, which recently resulted in the imposition of a penalty of £50 on John Drayton, editor of the Kalgoorlie "Sun." was again discussed by the West…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday, The "Prime Minister 'said it was intended to bring the question of establishing a…

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State Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

In the Assembly on Tuesday. The Premier, in reply to Mr. M'Farlane, stated that he hoped during the present week to definitely fix a day for the…

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State Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 5

In the Legislative Council on Tuesday, Sir John See asked Mr. Hughes whether the Govermnent had come to any determination "in regard to the alleged back…

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