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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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Election Petition's. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 8

Petitions demanding rocounts for Exeter and West St. Pancras, also regarding Viscount Lewishain's and Captain Morrison's elections, have been…

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Westralian Parliament. Yesterday's Proceedings. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

The Westralian Legislative Assembly met yesterday after the Christmas adjournment, with 3[?] bills on the notice paper…

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Politician's Past. Candidates Confession of Gun Play

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 3

Mr. J. C. Dahlman, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska, William J. Bryan's State, has issued a remarkable story of his life in reply…

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Price of Seat in Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 3

Familiar as was the high price of a seat in Parliament in the old days, the expense sometimes caused the deepest purse to look very shallow. Thus we…

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State Labor Conference. Barrier Candidate Selected

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

It is officially reported that at last night's meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the P.L.L. it was announced that as a result of the second…

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City Council Elections. Labor Selection Ballot Results

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

It is officially reported, that at last night's meeting of the Barrier District Assembly of the Political Labor League, the returning officer for the…

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Opening of Imperial Parliament. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

The king opens the Imperial Parliament on February 6…

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Federal Politics. the Batman Vacancy. Labor Candidate Selected. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. Frank Brennan, who unsuccessfully contested Bendigo at the last Federal election, has been selected as the Labor candidate for Batman, the…

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Municipal Candidates. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Now that we have seen the list of candidates selected by the.P.L.L. to represent them at the forthcoming municipal elections, we are anxiously…

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District Upper School. Successful Candidates at Entrance Examination

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

As a result of the recent examination set by Mr. J. B. Telfer, M.A. (Inspector of Schools) for admission to the senior classes in the District School,…

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First Quaker in British Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Joseph Pease was the first Quaker to enter the House of Commons. When he took his seat in 1833 he refused to swear the usual from of oath. A Select…

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New Zealand Parliament. Prizes for Designs for New Buildings. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The New Zealand Government is offering prizes of £1000, £500, £300, and £200 for designs for the new Parliament buildings, which will [?]st…

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Westralian Parliament. Disorderly Scenes. Several Opposition Members Suspended. Redistribution of Seats Bill Carried by Assembly. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The sitting of the Legislative Assembly which began on Wednesday afternoon, during which six Opposition members resorted to various methods to…

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The Finnish Elections. St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

The Finnish elections, leave the position of parties unaltered. Nineteen women were elected…

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Municipal Elections. the Independent Candidates

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

A representative of "The Miner" waited on Alderman Wright this morning to obtain information regarding the Independent candidates who have…

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Labor Candidates at the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

There was a fairly large attendance of ratepayers at Hegarty's Hall, South Broken Hill, last night, when Aldermen Warnock and Marks and…

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City Council Elections. Meeting of Independents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

A meeting of ratepayers interested in the movement to secure the return of independent candidates to the City-Council was held at Mr. Wright's…

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Westralian Parliament. Railway Bills Passed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

Last night the Tambellup to Ongerup Railway Bill was read a second time in the Westralian Legislative Assembly, and amended in committee…

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City Council Elections. Addresses by Labor Candidates

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

There was a large attendance of ratepayers at the corner of Argent and Sulphide streets last night, when several of the Labor candidates, for…

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Scene in Westralian Parliament. Newspaper Proprietor Requested to Apologise. and Retract Erroneous Report. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

In the "Westralian Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon the Speaker (Mr. Quinlan) read a reply from Mr. Lovekin (proprietor of the Perh…

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