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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1908

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Local Government Elections. Premier's Message to Electors

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11

SYDNEY, Friday.—An appeal to the electors to exercise the right of voting at the Municipal and Shire elections to-morrow has been issued by Mr. Wade as President…

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The Municipal Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 2

In this issue we give the detailed results of Saturday's election for aldermen to form the new Council of the Municipality of Grafton. There were…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1908 · page 2

With the exception of a few isolated places, for which special dates have been proclaimed on which the polling is to be held, the election of aldermen…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Tuesday, February 4, 1908. British Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

The opening of the Imperial Parliament marks an important stage in British politics. THe Liberal programme is a long one, and if Sir Henry Compbell-Bannerman…

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Shire Elections

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The Shire elections at Coff's Harbor on Saturday passed off very quietly, and a very small vote being recorded. [?] of about 200…

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Municipal Elections. At Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

In accordance with the Act these elections were held throughout the State on Saturday last. With respect to Grafton some interest was manifested, and in three of…

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The Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

Under the present Act the Mayor of a municipality must be elected each year between the first day of February and 15th, and the Mayor so elected takes office from…

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Shire Elections. Harwood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

Throughout the Lowe Clarence on Saturday the Municipal and Shire elections were conducted without any happening or event of unusual interest through the day, Many…

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The Shire Elections. Bellingen Shire

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 4

The first annual Shire elections were held throughout the State on Saturday last. So far as Bellingen Shire was concerned, a contest took…

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Result of the Elections

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 4

THE first annual Shire elections in this State are now a thing of the past and a matter of history. The ballot box has yielded up its secret,…

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The Queensland Elections. Defeat of Philp Government. Premier's Election Doubtful. Triumph of Labor

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Queensland elections, which were held yesterday created record excitement, the result being the complete route of the…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

In the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Best, Vice-president of the Exceutive Council, announced that the Government had sent a message which conveyed the horror of the…

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Imperial Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 9

In the House of Commons, Mr. F. Smith moved an amendment to the Address-inReply regretting that the plenipotentiarles to the Hague convention were not…

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British Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House of Commons was resumed by Lord Cecil, who moved an amendment eriticising the…

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Queensland Elections. Defeat of the Government

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The latest reurns regarding the Queensland general clections show that the Government has been utterly defeated. The Ministerial party has…

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Bellingen Shire Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Thursday.—The recount of votes in the Bellingen Shire election was concluded to-day, and resulted in some unexpected developments. The recount…

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Queensland Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

The Queensland general elections have resuited in a victory for—the combined Kidston-Labour party and the complete rout of the Government. The result, which has…

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Portuguese Tragedy. Parliament to Be Re-summoned. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

Admiral Ferr[?]era de Amaral, the new Premier, m the course of an interview, said the Portuguese were devotedly attached to the monarchy;…

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Queensland Elections. Ministerialists Routed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 2

The Parliamentary general elections were held throughout Queens land yesterday, and the results have come as the greatest surprise to a…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 4

It is stated that two-thirds of the municipalities in the metropolitan area are in favor of rating on unimproved land values…

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