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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1909

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The Albury Prisoners. Action in Parliament. Notice of Motion by Mr. Griffith. for a Revision of Sentences. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 4

In the State Parliament yesterday Mr. Arthur Griffith, member for Sturt, gave notice of motion of his intention to move,—"That the House is of…

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The Federal Parliament. Want of Confidence Debate Adjourned. Uniformity of Industrial Legislation. Motion by Senator Trenwith. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

In the House of Representatives yesterday the debate on the motion of no confidence was further adjourned until Tuesday. Practically the whole…

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S.A. Politics. the Opposition's Attitude. To-days' Election. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 4

A meeting of numbers of the Assembly who formed the Opposition to the Peake-Price Government last session, under the leadership of the…

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S.A. Politics. the Torrens Election. Comment on the Result. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 4

The closeness of the contest between Mr. Ryan and Mr.Cooke for the representation of Torrens in the Assembly (the vacancy having been created…

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S.A. Politics. the Torrens by Election. Voting Incomplete. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 2

Considerable interest in political circles centred in the Torrens by-election, which took place on Saturday. Contrary to expectations, however, the…

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S.A. Politics. the Torrens Vacancy. Labor Candidate Elected. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 4

The final totals for the Torrens by election, now available, show that the Labor candidate (Mr. Ryan) succeeded in winning the seat by 114 votes…

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Federal Parliament. No-confidence Motion. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 4

The debate on the no-confideiico motion was continued to-day in the House of Representatives, Dr. Maloney, (Labor member for Melbourne), delivering…

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The Federal Elections. Colonel Ryrie a Likely Candidate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

Colonel Ryrie, M.L.A. For Queanbeyan, states that in all probability he will be a candidate for the Werriwa seat, now held by Mr. D. R. Hall,…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. S.A. Politics. the Torrens Election. Comment on the Result. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 1

The closeness of the contest between Mr. Ryan and Mr. Cooke for the representation of Torrens in the Assembly (the vacancy having been created…

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SYDNEY [?] Demonstrate at Parliament House. Force to Be Used If Necessary Broken Hill [?] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 4

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Federal Parliament. No-confidence Debate. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 10

In the House of Representatives to-day the debate on the no-confidence motion was continued. Mr. Webster (Gwydir) occupied nearly all the…

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Italian Parliament. a Heated Debate. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 10

A heated debate took place in the Italian Chamber of Deputies yesterday. Signor Colajanni, a Republican Deputy, argued that if Signor Nasi…

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The Federal Parliament. the No-confidence Debate. Sir William Lyne Attacks Sir John Forrest. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 4

The debate on the motion of want of confidence in the Government, moved by the loader of the Opposition, Mr. Fisher, as an amendment on the…

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State Parliament. the Censure Debate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Wade) says that as Far as the Government is concerned the censure debate will close at Tuesday's sitting…

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The Federal Parliament. Yesterday's Proceedings. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

In the Senate yesterday Senator Trenwith was giren leave to introduce a bill to empower the Federal Parliament to adjust the industrial…

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The Federal Parliament. No-confidence Debate. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 2

The House of Representatives tomorrow will continue the debate on the Labor party's no-confidence motion. Mr. Reid is expected to speak…

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Cadet Officers' Examination. All Candidates Successful

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 2

As a result of the examination in connection with the recent instructional school at Broken Hill for cadet officers, all the candidates that presented…

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Federal Politics. South Sydney Seat. Mr. E. Riley, Labor Candidate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. E. Riley has been chosen as Labor candidate to contest the South Sydney seat to be vacated by Mr. J. C.Watson, M.H,R., who doos not seek…

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Federal Parliament. No-confidence Motion. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. Webster, Labor member for Gwydir, was speaking nearly all day in the House of Representatives on the want of confidence motion…

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