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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1913

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday. August 5, 1913. the Selected Candidate for Willyama

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 2

THE result of the final ballot for the selection of a Labor candidate for Willyama is that Mr. Jabez Wright is the man. This means that, bar[?]ing…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Government Business Initiated. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Cann gave notice that on the next sitting day of the House he would move that the House resolve itself into a…

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The Adelaide Abattoirs. Strong Complaints About Management. Master Butchers Appeal to Parliament. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 8

A largely attended meeting of master butchers last night provided some lively speeches during the course of two hours. The object of the…

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Bills in Parliament. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

The Public Trustees Bill is to be reintroduced into the Assembly at the stage it bad reached at the time it was interrupted last Session. The Premier…

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Questions in Parliament. Legislators Want to Know[?] Things. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

A considerable portion of question time in the Legislative Assembly last night was taken up with more or less pertinent inquiries regarding…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, August 7, 1913. the Proposed "Kettle of Fish" Parliament

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

SHOULD Parliament be so composed that the members of each party shall be exactly proportionate to the electors Who support that party? It is…

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State Parliament. Action Against the Government. Ninety Thousand Pounds Damages Claimed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. R. D. Meagher (Chairman of Committees) took the chair in the A[?]mbly last night as Deputy Speaker, in the a[?]ce of the Speaker…

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A By-election. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

The result of the by-election for Darwin in the State Legislative Assembly, exclusive of Kin[?] Island votes, is:—Ogden (Labor), [?]; Marshall…

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Labor [?]N[?] of N.S.W. Important Discussion. Unions and Election Funds. the Oil Industry of Australia. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. Grant, secretary of the P.L.L., threw a bombshel[?] into the meeting o[?] one Labor Council of New South Wales [?] night by declaring that many of…

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British Parliament. Prorogation Next Week. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

The Government has dropped the short Education Bill owing to pressure of business. The Opposition intend to strenuously…

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State Elections Act. Wiping Out Some Anomalies. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

An amendment of considerable importance ia proposed by the Government to the present State electoral legislation. The Government has…

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Adelaide Abattoirs. Mentioned in Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 5

Mr. Blundell, in the South Australian House of Assembly on Thursday said the Victorian abattoirs killed anddelivered sheep, up to a rutilus of 14…

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The Elections Inquiry Result

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 2

The inquiry into the alleged double voting in regard to the Federal elections has been completed in the whole 75 divisions. It is said that the…

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Is It True Smallpox [?] Question in Commonwealth Parliament. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

In the Federal House yesterday Mr. West stated that medical men had never yet declared that there had been a true case of smallpox in Sydney. He…

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State Parliament. an Amending Mining Bill. Proposed State Lottery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Railway Appeal Board Bill was read a third time and sent on to the Council…

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British Parliament. Trouble with the Land Reform Bill. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day the Finance Bill was passed through Committee. Lord Wolmer's motion to reduce the…

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The Smallpox. Continuance in Sydney. Free Lymph for Doctors. Questions in Parliament. the Danger in Shearing Sheds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

Seven fresh smallpox cases were reported in Sydney yesterday. The cases came from Redie a, Waterloo, Waverley, Alexandri[?], Camp[?], and…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office. 3.30 p.m. Federal Parliament. the Commonwealth Bank. Prime Minister and Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 8

In the federal House yesterday, the Treasurer stated that in his opinion the Governor of the Federal Bank had too much power…

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State Elections. Date Approximately Fixed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 6

It is understood that the approaching general election will be held either on November 29 or December 6…

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The Federal Elections. Dual Voting. the Barrier Figures. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

A memorandum from the Chief Electoral Officer on the results of the examination of the electoral rolls to ascertain the extent to which dual votes…

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