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Politics & elections, 1903

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French Senate Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 3

The elections to the French Senate concluded on Saturday. The returns show that the Ministerialists have gained 11 seats…

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Letter to the Editor. Will Parliament Reform Itself?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 6

SIR,—There can hardly be an intelligent elector—and, of course, we are all intelligent, doctors—in New South Wales who does not feel ashamed and dismayed when he sueveys…

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Municipal Elections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

Nominations are invited by advertisement in another column of this issue to fill four vacancies in the local Municipal Council. Of these, three are ordinary vacancies, caused…

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Will Parliament Reform Itself?

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

THERE can hardly be an intelligent elector—and of course we are all intelligent electors—in New South Wales, who do not feel ashamed and…

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Will Parliament Reform Itself?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

There can hardly be an intelligent elector—and of course we are all intelligent electors in New South Wales — who does not feel ashamed and…

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Will Parliament Reform Itself?

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 2

There can hardly be an intelligent elector—and, of course, we are all intelligent electorsin New South Wales, who does not feel ashamed…

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Neddy and the Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 3

In election [?] humour humble Neddy has figured rominently, Many years age an old freehold[?] at Hy the, who was something of a hawker, went about in a donkey—cart…

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A Bye—election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 3

An election to fill the vacancy in the representa tion in the West Derby division of Liverpool, in the House of Commons, caused by the death of Mr. S. W. Higginbottom (Conservative). took place…

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Divddy Election Meeting. Metal and Meal. Serious Injury Inflicted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 4

AT a municipal election meeting held at Waterloo on Monday night, blue metal and flour were brought into action. The meeting was conducted…

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Annual Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 4

Nominations closed last night (Monday) for annual municipal elections. For the borough of Singleton the retiring alderman this year are Messrs. H. McFadden, W. J…

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Bribery at a Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 3

Inquiry into the municipal election at Shrewsbury shows that out of 661 ratepayers voting two-thirds were bribed…

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Local News. Successful Local Candidate

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

At the recent examination in connection with the Technical College we notice that two of our local candidates were successful. Mr H. Parkinson passed in the…

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The Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 January 1903 · page 2

If rumour prove correct, there is "more than one Richmond in the field" for honours in the municipalities of Singleton and South Singleton. The three retiring…

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The Approaching Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

The attention of ratepayers is drawn to the advertisement issued by the Singleton Council Clerk appearing in this issue of the A[?]g[?]s by which it will be perceived…

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Local News. The Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

We are requested to stats that Mr. W. J. Cragg will not be a candidate for municipal honors at the forthcoming municipal election…

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Municipal Election. Messrs. Moriarty & Parker Elected Unopposed

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

THE public announcement of the nominations received to fill the ordinary vacancies in the Municipal Council, caused by the retirement, by…

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Municipal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

Ratepayers evinced very little interest in the official nomination of candidates to fill the vacancies in the local Municipal Council, as besides the…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 6

At noon yesterday, in the Council Chambers, the Returning-Officer (Alderman Budden) announced that the nominations received by him for the vacancies in the Municipal…

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The Municipal Elections. Result of Polling Singleton Municipality

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

THE elections of aldermen for the Municipality of Singleton, which took place, yesterday, have, as was to be expected, caused a certain amount of…

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Election of Mayor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, the business being the election of Mayor for the ensuing…

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