The Convention Election
Although the day was proclaimed a public holiday, comparatively few business houses in town were closed this morning in consequence of the election Although the city streets are somewhat…
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Politics & elections, 1897
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The Labour Leader and the Election
Mr. McGowen, leader of the Labour Party, only reached town this morning after travelling all night from the West, where he had been putting the finishing touches on his canvass for his party in…
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RESERVING our remarks on the composition of the New South Wales band of delegates to the Federation Convention till all the returns are in, we may note one or two matters in…
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The results of the polling for the Federation Convention election which took place yesterday will be found below. In West Maitland the first batch of ballot papers of division S to Z presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. the Convention Election
SIR,—Electors, I imagine, are satisfied to allow the colonies to follow each its own sweet will, and jog along at its own favourite pace. The republicans, who hate the name of royalty, seem to…
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The statements of the polling in different country districts show the voting to have been small in the outlying places. The fact that the poll reached such large proportion was due to the city and…
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The Herald of to-day publishes some opinions of prominent men on the election : Ministers generally, and those who had been candidates in particular, received yesterday many…
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We are unable to-day to give the final result of the polling on Thursday for the Federation Convention. The list supplied elsewhere indicates the choice of the electors as far as it…
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Considerable interest was taken in West Maitland in the election of ten delegates to the Federation Convention on Thursday. The Returning-Officer, Mr. Alex. Wilkinson, had everything arranged in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus. Saturday, March 6Th, 1897. the Federal Elections
THE result of the poll to decido the 10 candidates who are to be members of the Federal Convention has shown that the people of the colony have the…
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Probably one of the smartest schemes employed during the last election occurred at a certain northern constituency. The Liberal electors were surprised one morning to find…
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It was rumoured in the city to-day that Parliament will be called together on May 3…
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The following are the views in brief of the ten candidates elected to attend the Federation Convention. EDMUND BARTON, Q.C…
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In our Singleton Representative's communication on Friday last, March 5, appears a reference to a local gentleman who is alleged to have issued a printed list of a bunch of ten candidates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament Further Prorogued. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE present Parliament now stands prorogued till March 23rd, and probably next week the Government will decide when the Houses shall be…
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It ia now considered probable that Parliament will re-assemble on Tuesday, April 27th, should the Federal. Convention conclude its business before that date…
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A difficulty has arisen regarding the Convention election. It was discovered on Friday that the returns from Borroloola cannot reach Adelaide by telegraph before March 28, and the date of the…
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The S. M. Herald of publishes some opinions of prominent men on the election: Ministers! generally, and those who had been candidates in particular, have received many…
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Harry Foran, one of the candidates for election to the Federal convention, and the only one of the forty-nine whose occupation was described as "a gentleman." appeared at the sydney Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Meeting of Parliament. Probably April 27th. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A MEETING OF the Executive was held to-day, when Parliament was further prorogued, which may be taken to indicate that the Government is not…
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