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

Politics & elections, 1913

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Werriwa Electorate. Liberal Candidates Confer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

Messrs. A. H. Conroy and Frank Badgery, the candidates for the Liberal selection for, Werriwa, held a friendly conference in Gullburn this (Tuesday) morning, in the presence of…

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Yass Election. Wild Street Scenes. Navvies in Politics

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

Yass, Sunday.—On Saturday night the main street of Yass was the scene of one of the most remarkable political demonstrations ever witnessed in the history of the State. For…

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Werriwa Election. Liberal Candidates' Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

The conference between Messrs. Alfred Conroy and Frank Badgery, candidates for the Liberal selection for Werriwa, was continued on Tuesday afternoon. The only definite agree…

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Proportional Representation. Result of the Model Election. Great Interest Aroused

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

When it was proposed to conduct a model election on the lines adopted in the United Kingdom the promoters sought to give the matter the widest publicity. The co-operation of…

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Yass By-Election. Yass

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 2

After one of the most memorable and exciting contests in the history of the electorate. Yass has recorded a cote in favour of Labour…

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County Council Elections. London, March 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

The municipal reformers were successful at the triennial elections of the London County Council. The Reformers gained nine beats and the…

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Yass Election. Its Validity Questioned

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 2

It is more than likely that another election will be necessary for the Yass constituency. "News has come to hand" said Mr. C. G…

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(Reuter's.) Parliament. Re-opened. Speech From the Throne. Suffragettes Make a Scene. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 2

The King opened Parliament to-day in state. A large crowd assembled. Five suffragettes were arrested at Whitehall. They were attempting to force a passage to present a petition to…

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Yass Election. Is It Valid?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 4

Is the Yass election valid? Mr. Wade, the leader of the Opposition, discussed the matter on Sunday. "News has come to hand," he said, of a serious irregularity in regard to the Yass…

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Yass Election. Was It Irregular?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. Flowers, who is associated with the Premier in the administration of the Chief Secretary's Department, disagrees with Mr. Wade's suggestion that the Yass election was irregular…

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Imperial Parliament. London, March 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 4

The King's speech announced that the Exchequer was guaranteeing a loan with a view to developing cotton-growing in the Soudan…

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Imperial Parliament. London, March 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

The debate on the Address in Reply was continued in the House of Commons last night. An amendment was moved on behalf of the Labour party, regretting the omission from the…

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Yass Election Hitch

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 1

A hitch over the recent Yass by election has occurred in connection with the Black Range polling booth. The facts, says the Yass "Tribune," are th[?]:—For the…

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Yass Election. Charge of Irregularity Refuted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

The Government has obtained reports from the officials regarding Mr. Wade'e contention that the Yass election should be declared void owing to the failure to open a polling booth…

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The Yass Election. Black Range Booth. Returning Officer Explains

The Yass Courier · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 2

Mr. Allan Wood, returning officer for the recent Yass by-election, has written to Mr. Cog[?] , Chief Electoral officer explaining the…

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Yass Election Hitch

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 2

Alluding to the trouble which has arisen over the recent Yass by-election in connection with the Black Range polling booth, Mr. Flowers,…

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Yass Election. Charge of Irreguiarity Refused

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 4

The Government has obtained reports from the officials regarding Mr. Wade's contention that the Yass election…

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The Yass Election

The Yass Courier · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

“Hawkeye,” a regular [?]ri[?] to the “Manning River Times,” is responsible for the following: Oh! Have you not heard…

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Werriwa Election. the Liberal Candidate. Mr. Conroy Selected

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

A large and enthusiastic meeting of delegates representing the various branches of the Liberal Association of N.S.W. in the Werriwa electorate,…

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Yass Election. the Black Range Incident. Presiding Officers Explanation

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 4

The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. F. A. Coghlan, has received from the returning officer for the Yass election, the explanation of the presiding officer…

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