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Politics & elections, 1898

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 4

The President announced the result of the elections: GENERAL SYNOD.—Dean Selwyn, Archdeacons Tyrrell, White, and Bode, Rev. R. M. Walker;…

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The Fitzroy Election. SYDNEY, 8.10 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 2

The above resulted as follows : — Norton 617, Chapman, 546 ; other two nowhere…

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The Political Situation. Will Parliament Meet? Sydney, Saturday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The Opposition organ says the impression is growing in political circles that the present Parliament will not meet again, and that Mr. Reid will take advantage of the Federal back to…

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Election of French President. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 6

M. P. Deschamel, a member of the Moderate party, and formerly one of the Vice-Presidents, has been elected President of the French Chamber of…

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Parliament and the Next Elections

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 3

A question that requires some answering now is what will happen when Parliament meets? Federation has entirely complicated ordinary…

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The Singleton Argus THURSDAY, 9th JUNE, 1898. Parliament and People

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

FROM all parts oF the country comes the intelligence that the people who last Friday by a substantial majority voted in faver of the Bill are bent…

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Late News by Cable. London, June 9. the German Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 3

Count von Posadowsky, Minister for the Interior in the German Government, has appealed to patriots throughout the empire to unite find defeat the Socialists at the coming elections…

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Candidates for the Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

Already candidates for Parliamentary honors at the next general elec. tion are seenting the battle from a far. Indeed, it is confidently s[?]ated that…

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The Federal Movement. Preparing for the General Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 2

There are manifest indications already that the political arena at the next general elections will witness a struggle far keener than any associated…

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Mr Reid at Milton. He Further Explains. Dtnounces the Method of Appointing Delegates. The Government Will Resist the Coming Election Cry

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 4

THE Premier addressed a meeting at Milton, on the South Coast, last Saturday night. In the courso of his remarks he said that he supposed no…

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The Meeting of Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the Cabinet will be hold on Friday to discuss matters bearing on tho mooting of Parliament next Tuesday…

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The Fitzroy Election. Some Curious Circumstances. Proceedings Probable. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 5

No definite notion has been taken with reference to the Fitzroy Election. The irregularity is plain, however, and the matter cannot be left to stand at its present stage, particularly as many rumours are…

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The General Elections. to Take Place in the Last Week of July. the Premier Desires to Give the Shearers a Show. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 5

The Premier stated privately at Nowra that the general elections will take place during the last week in July, as he wanted them earlier than was first supposed, in order to enable shearers to vote before…

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Our Sydney Letter From Our Correspondent. Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 4

Very shortly the Bill excitement will be either supplemented or superseded by the assembling of Parliament. The session promises to be…

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Opening of Parliament. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

A MEETING of the Cabinet will be held on Friday to discuss matters bearing on the meeting of Parliament which opens next Tuesday for the closing…

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The General Election. Last Week in July. To Enable the Shearers To Vote. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

THE Premier to-day stated at Now[?] privately that the general elections will take place during the last week in July. He said he wanted…

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The Fitzroy Election. Suspicions Regarding the Counting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 3

It was rumoured on that a petition is pending in connection with the recent election of Mr John Norton for the Fitzroy Division, owing to an…

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The Meeting of Parliament

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

The minds of members of Parliament are now fixed on the coming elections and the meetings of the House on Tuesday next arouses no…

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The Late Election, Fitzroy Division

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

The Police have instituted inquiries concerning the alleged disappearance of a number of ballot papers at the recent Fitzroy parliamentary election, It is stated that on the morning…

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The German Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

So far the German elections have resulted in a gain of 25 seats by the Socialist party…

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