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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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Ulmarra Municipal Election. (To the Editor of the " Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Sir,--I have read with interest the letters appearing in your journal in reference to the action of the Mayor of Ulmarra in presiding at meetings of…

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Imperial Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Secretary of the Local Government Board, speaking in the House of Commons, said the Government trusted that the control of Port Arthur by…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 5

Parliament has been further prorogued until April 17th, but it is not likely to reassemble until towards the end of May or early in June…

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Russian Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—With the exception of the Social Democrats and revolutionaries who have resolved to boycott the Duma, all parties in Russia are organising…

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Methodist Conference. Election of President

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The fifth conference of the Methodist Church of Australia began on Wednesday. The first ballot for the election of President resulted in Rev…

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British Parliament. South African Policy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The "National Zeitung," of Berlin, reports that owing to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's South African policy, the desire for self-government…

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The British Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—The House of Commons had before it a proposal by the Government to submit the wages and position of postal employees to a Select…

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English Election Expenses

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

A general election is an expansive luxury, far more so than it is in Australia. If the cost of electing the 670 members of Parliament were borne entirely by the…

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The British Parliament. State of the Army

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—In explaining the military policy of the Government in the House of Commons. Mr. R. B. Haldane (Secretary of Stnte for War) admitted that…

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Latest Telegrams. a Coming By-election. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

The Queanbeyan seat in the State Assembly, formerly held by Allan Milland, has been declared vacant. Polling will take place on April 7th. The…

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The British Parliament. Vote on Protection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Owing to the independent attitude of Mr. Keir Hardie, leader of the Labour party in the House of Commons, a movement is afoot to draw a…

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Humours of Electioneering

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 8

A Parliamentary candidate (says an English paper) has been very fittingly defined as a man who "is asked to stand, wants to sit, and is expected to [?]e," and…

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Russian Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The authorities in Russia are preventing all kinds of electioneering except the holding of a few meetings in St. Petersburg…

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The British Parliament. Blundering Statesmanship

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. MacDonald, M. P. (Labor), says unless the Cabinet muzzles Mr. Winston Churchill they will get into a disastrous conflict with the…

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The British Parliament. Land Values Taxation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Land Values Taxation in Scotland Bill has been introduced in the House of Commons and read a second time by 319 votes to 61. The bill…

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Publicans and the General Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 4

The Secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association has prepared a list showing how the members of the Assembly voted on the Liquor Bill. Prominence, is given to…

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The Coming Federal Elections Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 5

Mr. Carruthers says that, although the Liberal and Reform Association will not officially take any active part in the forthcoming Federal Elections…

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When Parliament Will Meet

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 4

It is understood that the Federal Parliament will not meet again until June, Nor will the Parliament of New South Wales be convened until that time. It does not…

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Tasmanian Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 9

HOBART, Friday.—For the first time in history women were privileged to vote at the Parliamentary elections which took place yesterday. At every polling station…

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Tasmanian Elections

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

THE elections for Tasmania took place on Thursday last, and the results as published go to show that a number of changes have been brought about. The Attorney-General who…

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