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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

276 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 14

Electioneering

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

Writs to be issued to-day Tuesday. Date of nomination—Tuesday. July 26. Nominations received up to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 25…

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Our Sydney Letter. Members of Parliament

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 4

Parliament, as predicted, has expired by effluxion of time. The honorarium ceases, but the free pass remains until its successor is elected. Of the 125…

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Latest Telegrams. Ministerial Candidates. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 5

So far only forty-five Ministerial candidates have been selected; it is not likely that many more Government nominees will be put into…

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The Raleigh Election. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 4

SIR,--In common with many of your numerous readers I read your leader on July 14th instant, under above heading, with deep interest, and consider that…

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Reform Candidates. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 5

The Reform party have made 81, and it is intended to make several additional selections…

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Polling Arrangements

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 8

AT the request of a number of elec-tor residing in the Clarence elector-ate Maclean has been gazetted a poll-ing place for the electorate across the…

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The Coming Elections. Lively Bellingen Meeting

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 5

WE have received reports from three different sources of a meeting at Bellingen on Tuesday night last. The reports, it will be seen, are some what conflicting as to details, but agree as…

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The Elections

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 3

OF the 277 candidates who are in the field for Parliamentary seats in this State 34 class themselves as Independents. There are 57 Labour candidates,…

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The Polling Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 4

The Government has wisely decided that the polling day in connection with the general election shall not be a public holiday. The object in the past in proclaiming such…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said it was intended to go on with the Capital Sites Bill as soon as the new clauses and…

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The Federal Election Muddle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 3

At it meeting of the Select Committee appointed by the House of Representatives to investigate and report on the administration of the Federal Electoral Act and the…

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Electioneering

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 4

Day of Nomination—Tuesday next. Nominations received up to 6 p.m. on Monday. Polling Day—Saturday, 6th August. Government does not intend to proclaim…

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The Queensland Parliament. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 3

The new Queensland Premier has issued a manifesto, the main points of which are cessation of borrowing, the opening up of new…

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Political. the Raleigh Election. Mr. T. Lobban's Candidature

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 2

With reference to a letter signed by J. M'Kinnon, of Maclean, published in our issue of July 21st contradicting statements in our leader of 14th instant,…

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Selected Candidates. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 3

There are now eighty-one selected Liberal candidates in the field; 51 Labour candidates; and 46 Ministerialists…

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The Labour Candidate for the Namoi

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. T. M. Shakespeare, the young man who aspires to represent the electors of the Namoi in the State Parliament, is an Australian native who first…

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The Coming Elections. Mr. Briner at Maclean

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

MR. BRINER'S meeting at Maclean on Friday evening was largely attended, a number of ladies being present. The Mayor (Mr. J. M. Kelly) presided, and briefly introduced the speaker…

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Electioneering in Chicago

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 4

AT a recent election in Chicago a Republican majority of 1200 in one of the city wards was turned into a Democratic majority of 2293. The…

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The Raleigh Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—I would, again crave space in the columns of your journal to reply to one who signs himself "One of the Ulmarra Committee",— and regret that so few of the…

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The Raleigh Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—In reply to "Fair Play" and ".Justice": Presuming, for the sake of argument, that Mr. Lobban did state that he would abide selection by the "Central…

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