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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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New Ministry. The State Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 4

WRITS for the State elections were issued on Friday afternoon, as fol lows: —Cowra.—In the room of Mr. Thomas…

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The Federal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 2

OUR Goulburn River correspondent writes re the recent election as follows: Now that the excitement of the Federal election is passed, we cannot…

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The Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 April 1901 · page 3

Mr. Critchett Walker expects to be able to issue the final Senate returns to-morrow. Informal ballot papers are still counting up ; there are now between thirty-seven and thirty-eight thousand of…

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The Election. Mr. Fitz-gerald Re Elected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 April 1901 · page 2

Up till six o'clocfi this evening, the only nomination for the vacancy in the Robertson Electorate, caused by the resignation of Mr. Fitz-Gerald on…

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The Senate Elections. Points in the Polling

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 2

The complete returns for the Senatorial elections dieclose some interesting and peculiar features. The largest veto secured by a candidate…

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Reducing the State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 4

A CONSIDERABLE body of opinion exists in favour of lessening the number of the members of the Assembly by taking the federal electorates, and giving each three members…

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The Mayoralty of Newcastle. Trouble Brewing. Was the Election Legal ?

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1901 · page 3

Although two months have passed since the election of the Mayor of Newcastle, the question of testing the validity of that election hue'net been…

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The Senate Elections. Points in the Polling

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 3

THE complete returns for the Senatorial elections disclose some interesting and peculiar features. The largest vote secured by a…

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Sentence on a Member of Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 3

Mr. Patrick A. M'Hugh, M.P. (Nationalist) for North Leitrim, has been found guilty on a charge of criminal libel in the Sligo Champion, in alleging that there had been a case of jury-packing. He has been…

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Letter to the Editor. the Coming State Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 2

SIR,—I notice by the newspapers, several gentlemen have already mentioned their candidature for the King. Division, and their remarks I consider are very selfish on their parts to state they are in favour…

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The State Parliament. An Early Dissolution to Take Place

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

It is stated that the New South Wales State Cabinet decided at its meeting on Tuesday last not to call the present Legislate Assembly together again for the…

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Excursion Arrangements to Melbourne for the Opening of the Federal Parliament

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners announce that Holiday Excursion tickets will be issued to Melbourne commencing on 28th April, and until 6th May, available for three months…

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The Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 3

In Committee of Supply in the House of Commons last night, the Government had a majority of only 33 on the question of the salaries and fees of the Attorney-General and the solicitor-General…

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Dissolving Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 3

It is reported Parliament will probably be dissolved on June 11…

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The Imperial Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 3

The House of Commons last night by 210 votes to 202 rejected the bill of the London and North-Western Railway Company, as the company had heretofore failed to rehouse the displaced working…

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English Parliament in 2000 A.d

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 4

The English Parliament (says ("Answers") will have to move with the times. Members will not be allowed to "talk out" a Bill; and…

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The Coming Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

Senior-constable Gibson is busy at present placing the names of those entitled to vote on the electoral roll of the State. As the general elections are close at hand, it…

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Maitland District Council. Nomination and Election of Councillors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2

At noon to-day nominations to fill the vacancies in the Maitland District Council caused by the retirement, at the end of the usual three years' term, of Councillors…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 2

TO-DAY hAS been enacted the culminating scone in the Federation drama. His Royal Highness Duke Cornwall and York has opened the First Parliament of the…

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The Commonwealth. Meeting of Parliament. (By Telegraph) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of both Houses of the Federal Parliament was held to-day. The members of the House of…

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