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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1908

299 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 15

The Mayoral Election

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

The newly-elected Council of the Municipality of Grafton hold a special meeting to-night for the purpose of electing a Mayor, to held…

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Grafton Mayoral Election

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 4

A special meeting of the Grafton Borough Council was held last night for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. The Mayor, Ald. D. M'Farlane,…

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Grafton Hospital. Election of Committee

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 5

The adjourned annual meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of…

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Mayoral and Presidential Elections. Grafton Municipality

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 5

The newly-elected aldermen of the Municipality of Grafton met in the Council Chambers on Monday evening to the purpose of electing a…

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Imperial Parliament

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 3

In the House of Commons, Mr. F. Smith moved an amendment to the Address-in-Reply regretting that the plenipotentiaries to the Hague…

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The Queensland Elections

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

The result of the Queensland elections last week provide food for serious reflection in several directions. The late election has been watched…

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Election Bungling

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

One of tho most noticeable features in connection with the late Shire elections was the wholesale omission of the names of eligible electors from…

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Shire Presidential Election. Cr. Dowle Elected

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

MACKSVILLE, Thursday.—At the first meeting of the Bellingen Shire Council to-day Cr. Dowle was elected to the position of President, on the…

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Queensland Elections. Mr. Philp's Views

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

As expected, Messrs. Philp and Hanran were found to be returned after the postal vote had been counted. The Labour supporters are…

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Municipal Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 3

Mr. Editor.—Now that the Municipal elections are over, and most of the retiring aldermen are again returned, together with some new blood added, I trust they will…

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Shire Presidential Elections. Copmanhurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

The Copmanhurst Councillors met on Wednesday to elect a President for the ensuing year. Present—Crs. Baillie (President for past year), Bundock, Crispin, Thorold,…

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South Grafton Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

A second meeting of the aldermen of South Grafton was held on Thursday evening to elect a Mayor for the ensuing year. It will be remembered at the first meeting no one…

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The Senate Election

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

It is estimated that about 1000 officials were engaged in connection with the Federal Senate election in South Australia on Saturday. The…

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Brit's'[?] Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Will Thorne, M.P., with the support of nine other Labor members, is about to introduceu a bill to restrict the hours of labout to eight. per…

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The Queensland Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Cardinal Moran, when asked by a representative of the "Catholic Press" what he thought of the Queensland elections, sakd, "It appears to me to be a triumph for…

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Federal Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 9

The Senate on Tuesday gave further consideration to the tariff when the duty of 2d 1b. on tea was death with. Mr. Henderson (W.A.) had propsed to make packet…

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The Late Elections

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

The first Shire elections are now a matter of history and the councillors elected have now settled down to the ordinary business…

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Bellingen Shire Election. Court Proceedings Taken

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

It will be remembered that owing to the disfranchisement of a large number of electors through the Deputy Returning Officers failing to…

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Queensland Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Dembrick, in an address to the Workers' Political Organisation at Barcaldine (Q), said he was seeking legal advice with a view to…

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The Meeting of Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

Mr. Holman and some others have been expressing the opinion that the meeting of Parliament, which will begin a week hence, should be made "the" session of the year, and prolonged until…

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