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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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Approaching Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 3

A vast amount of printing will require to be done for the coming general elections. Each proposed amendment of the Constitution will be submitted on a separate…

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Federal Parliament

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

The Federal elections cannot be held before the end of November or the first week of December. One of the three bills providing for a referendum on election day has not been dealt with by…

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The Shires Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

As the date of the first election draws nearer, interest increases. During the past couple of weeks meetings have been held at a number of centres throughout the district for the purpose of…

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Examiner's Sydney Budget. the Federal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 4

It is now understood that the Federal elections will not be held until the first week in Decemher. Some of the Opposition papers assert that the Government…

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The State Parliament

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 7

IN moving the second reading of the Grain bags Regulation Bill in the Assembly,which would limit the size of the bag, and consequently the…

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Federal Parliament. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 4

In the House of Representatives the. Minister for Customs (Sir William Lyne) brought down the proposals for preferential trade with South Africa. He said the export trade from the…

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The Federal Elections

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 4

At the banquet in connection with eight hour day Mr. Watson, the leader of the Federal labor party, predicted that Labor would gain at the polls this time, but he…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 11

In the Senate on Monday the Appropriation Bill was received from the House of Representatives and read a first time. Senator Playford, in reply to Senator…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 9

In the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Moore, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, replying to Mr. Perry (Liverpool Plains) said the total cost of erecting the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 9

In the Senate on Tuesday the Electoral Validating Bill, to remove any doubt with regard to the legality of the electoral boundaries of New South Wales, was read…

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Latest Telegrams. State Parliament. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly yesterday dealt with the Local Government Extension Bill in Committee. The Mining Bill was read a third…

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S.A. Parliament Dissolved. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 5

The South Australian Governor has recalled Mr. Price to form a Ministry, and he has submitted the names of his former Cabinet…

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Federal Elections. The Cowper Contest

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 1

Matters in connection with the approaching contest in the Cowper electorate are assuming definite shape. So far there candidates have definitely announced their…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

In the Senate on Monday, Senator Playford moved the third reading of the Customs Tariff Bill, imposing increased duties on harvesters…

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The Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 11

Mr. Austin Chapman, the PostmasterGeneral intends starting the campaign in his electorate next week. Mr. Chapman says that he will do most of his…

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Questions in Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 9

In the Assembly on 16th October, Mr. Briner will ask, the Secretary for Public Works: Is he aware that the recent heavy rains have seriously damaged the roads in…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 9

In the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. J. H. Young asked the Secretary for Public Works: Will be obtain from the Railway Commissioners an estimate as to the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 9

In the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, in the Excise Bill the requests pressed by the Senate were accepted, and the Senate's amendment in the Patent Bill…

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Attendances in Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 4

In the matter of attendances in the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Sydney Smith is at the bottom of the list. During the whole of the session he was…

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Federal Parliament. Preferential Trade

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

In the House of Representatives on Thursday, the British Preference Bill was returned from the Senate with a statement that the amendment excluding…

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