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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1909

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The Coming Election

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 3

Messrs. J. G Hill and J. D. Duffy will contest the forthcoming election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Director Hume. It was well that Mr…

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Successful Candidates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 2

Among the successful candidates for a junior technical bursary at the recent examinations were Master Arthur Jones, son of Mr. R. W. Jones, railway department, and Master Cyril…

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Cable News. Glasgow By-election. Liberals Lose a Seat. London, March 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 2

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Central Glasgow in the House of Commons, due to the death of Sir Andrew M. Torrance (Liberal), took place…

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Hawick By-election. London, March 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Hawick district in the House of Commons, caused by Mr. T. Shaw accepting the office of a Lord of Appeal, was held yesterday,…

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Croydon By-election. London, March 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 4

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Croydon in the House of Commons, the vacancy having been caused by the death of Mr. H. O. Arnold-Forster…

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Mr Chamberlain. to Stand at General Election

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 3

Mr C. A. Vince. secretary of the Birmingham Liberal Unionist Association, has announced that Mr Chamberlain had authorised him to state that he would…

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Mr Chamberlain. to Stand at General Election

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 5

Mr C. A. Vince, secretary of the Birmingham Liberal Unionist Association, has announced that Mr Chamberlain had authorised him to state that he would…

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Election Days. Closing Hotels

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

London, April 3.--The Bill which Mr, Charles Henry Roberts, Liberal M.P, for the City of Lincoln, introduced to close…

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Mulwaree shire Election

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

Nominations for the vacancy caused by the retirement of Cr. Whiting took place on Friday with Mr. Swindle-hurst, returning officer. Up to the…

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Parliament Meets May 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 4

Townsville, Monday.—In conversation with a prominent supporter of labour this morning Mr. Fisher stated he had received Mr. Deakin's request by wire at Gladstone, and had replied…

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Shire Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

A correspondent writes.—Mr. Corby hold very successful meetings at Greenwich Park, Towrang, and Big Hill. He dealt in a very business like way with the question of the…

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Motorist and Horseman. a Parliamentary Candidate

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 5

"Will you do your best, in Parliament or out of Parliament, to preserve the use of the highways for all classes of persons, and to prevent the highways…

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Revolt in Turkey. Parliament Surrounded. London. April 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

There has been a revolt in Constantinople. Two battalions of troops surrounded the Parliament building, and demanded the dismissal of the Grand Vizier (Hilmi Pasha,) the…

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Tasmanian Elections

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

Nominations for the elections to the Assembly in Tasmania closed on Wednesday, There are 60 candidates for 30 seats. Nearly all the members of…

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Imperial Parliament. Interesting Proceedings

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 4

Parliament.--The House of Lords on the 8th writes the "Times" of March 16th, passed the Marine Insurance Bill and the Prevention of Corruption Bill,…

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Tasmanian Elections. Novel Procedure

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 2

Hobart, Friday.—The general election took place to-day, but except in Denison the result will not be known till next week. The chief questions are:—Unimproved land tax;…

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Tasmanian Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 4

Hobart, Sunday.—There are no further figures available in connection with the elections. The Labour Party is jubilant at having II certainties, and feel confident that…

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The Cork By-election. London, May 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

The Cork by-election rendered necessary by the retirement of Mr. William O'Brien from active politics owing to a disagreement on policy matters with the Nationalist…

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Men's Message. for Members of Parliament

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 3

The attention formerly given to shaving and hair-cutting among members of Parliament has been to a great extent transferred to face-massage. This…

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Parliamentary By-election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 6

At the by-election for the Stratford-on-Avon division of Warwickshire the polling was—P. S. Foster (Tariff Reformer) 5374, Martin (Radical) 2747, Captain M. Kincaid-Smith (Liberal) 479…

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