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

Politics & elections, 1910

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South Austrian Elections

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

IN replying to an interjection on Wednesday night, Senator Millen said that he would be satisfied if the verdict on April 13 corresponds with that given in South…

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The Coming Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

Additional polling booths have been created for Bell Mount Forest, Byalla, Lerida, and Mayfield. This has been done, we understand, owing to the State election for Queanbayan taking place on the…

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Werriwa Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 4

Murrumburrah, Thursday.—The Treasurer, Mr. Waddell, addressed a fairly large audience in the Assembly Hall last evening. His address was listened to attentively, and with…

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Werriwa Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 3

The Yass correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says:—Colonel Ryrie is very sanguine of victory, and he anticipates a comfortable majority, as do also his supporters. They do…

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Federal Elections. Colonel Ryrie’s Address

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

On Thursday night Colonel Ryrie, Liberal candidate for Werriwa, addressed the electors of Yass. The attendance was a record for Yass, so far as the present…

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Queanbeyan Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 4

The Hon. C. W. Oakes, honorary Minister, and Mr. H. A. Beegling addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting at Bungendore on Saturday evening. Mr. J. McAlister was in the…

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Polling Arrangements

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 3

THE divisional returning officer, Mr. F. A. Muir, has been exceptionally busy during the last few days [?]forming the Town Hall into a polling booth for…

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Arrangements for To-day's Polling

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 2

The Return[?]ing Officer desires us to say the arrangements for to-day's polling are that male voters enter by the main door in Burrowa-street; female voters by the side or…

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" The Chronicle. " Special Election Edition

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 2

Ever anxious to lead the why in journalistic enterprise, the Chronicle " has arranged for the issue of Special Election Editions. The first issue will be made on Wednesday…

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Telegrams. Polling Day. Heavy Voting by Women. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

Polling is in full swing. The weather is fine. Appearances so far go to show that there will be a heavy poll. The feature of the election is the large proportion of women…

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The Latest. The Elections an Analysis. Heavy Labour Gains. a Labour Government Practically Assured. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

The voting for the Senate in Queensland, South Australia, West Australia, and Tasmania shows that in each State three Labourites are strongly leading. In Victoria two…

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The Werriwa Election. Labour's Increased Majority

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 2

Polling was carried on briskly but quietly in Goulburn on Wednesday. Excellent arrangements bad been made by Mr. W. S. Foxall, the Acting Returning-officer, but the…

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Dirty Electioneering Tactics

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

On Tuesday last copies of a cartoon which had appeared in the Watchman were distributed in town and in parts of the country. As the object seemed to be to reach catholic…

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An Election Story

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 5

On one of the spoiled voting papers at a certain country election was written, "I vote for the gentleman with a wart on his nose." It transpired that…

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Federal Elections. Labour Victorious. 46 TO 26

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 2

The voting for the election of three Senators to the Federal Parliament and the representatives of the various States in the House of…

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Riot at Grenfell. Policeman Badly Injured. Election Excitement. Grenfell

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

The election at Grenfell did not pass off without more than the excitement which usually is manifested at election time…

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"The Chronicle." Publicity of Election Results. Our Enterprise Commended

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

Hitherto we have adopted the expedient of posting the election results on a canvas screen. That was the style that gave the least trouble, and this time we had a much more up-to-date…

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TELEGRAMS News from the Capital. SYDNEY, Friday. Further Election Returns

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 7

Election returns are [?] ill incomplete, but the position is reversed in several instances. Johnson, (Liberal) is practically elected for Lang Cann (Labor)…

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The Werriwa Election. at Goulburn Hall Wins by 2000, (From Penny Post of Thursday.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 4

Polling was carried on briskly but quietly in Goulburn on Wednesday. Excellent arrangements had been made by Mr. W. S. Forall, the A[?]ting Returning-officer, but…

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[Reuter's.] London, Friday. Commonwealth Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

The Standard states that it has no fear that the Labour Party will prove unequal to the responsibilities of office. Between ignorant Socialists seeking to boss the trades unions in…

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