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Politics & elections, 1903

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 4

MR. Crick, the Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr Millard, said that from December last year to date, 700,250 acres were taken up under…

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The Papal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 3

ThE possible candidates for election to the Papacy number 20. The Liberal press of Rome favours the candidature of Cardinal Scrafino Vannut[?]lli…

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The Election of the New Pope. A Rumour Denied. Complaints of Imperfect Embalming [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 3

The Cologne Gazette denies the tumour that the German Government will use its influence: to pevent the election of Cardinal Rainpolla to the…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

On Thursday, in this Senate, A motion was carried giving precedence to Government business on Fridays. Debate on the Judiciary Bill was resumed…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

On Thursday, in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. O'Sullivan, the Minister of Works, said he regarded the extension of the railway from Cobar to Wilcannia as a national work, which should have…

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The Papal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 3

There are now 62 Cardinals in Rome, awaiting the Convention for the election of a successor to Pope Leo XIII. The German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Polish Cardinals are actively supporting the…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 5
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Yesterday, in the Senate, The debate on the second reading of the Judiciary bill was resumed and further adjourned…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 4

The Assembly rose at 6.30 on Friday, after passing the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill through Committee. Considerable disorder prevailed during the early…

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Alleged Bribery. a Scene in Parliament. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

TURBULENT scenes have occurred in the Hungarian Parliament. One of the Kossuthist deputies laid on the table the sum of £420, which he…

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The State Parliament. Wednesday. in the Legislative Assembly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 6

Mr Kidd, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, in reply to Mr Dight, said the inspecters of stock had been instructed to report on the existence…

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The Late Pope Leo Xiii. Bequests to the Poor. the Interment of Pope Leo Xiii. Candidates for the Papacy London. July [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

The lying—in—state of the late Pope Leo the Thirteenth has begun. A procession of 15,000 persons defiled before the body between six o'clock and eight this morning…

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A Disputed Election. a Peculiar Development

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 1

A PECULIAR development has taken place at Albury in connection with the recent election of two members to the Pastures Protection Board. There…

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The Papal Election. the Conclave Constituted. Two Unsuccessful Ballots. Cardinals Who Were Favoured. London, Aug. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 3

The Conclave of Cardinals for the election of a Pope in succession to Leo XIII. was constituted at the Vatican yesterday with many quaint ceremonials The Cardinals assembled in the Sistine Chapel,…

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Independent Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 4

John Bright once described the "independent candidate" as a political "Mr. Facing Both-ways," especially that which most favoured his own interest. There will be plenty…

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The Very Latest. the Papal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

Another, fruitless ballot has been taken in the Conclave as was evidenced by the smoke of the burped papers rising at eleven o'clock to-day…

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The Papal Election. Four Resultless Ballots. Majority for Cardinal Rampolla. He Meets with an Accident. London, Aug. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 3

News received from Rome last night stated that at the Conclave of Cardinals at the Vatican there had been four ballots taken without any conclusive result having been achieved. No candidate had…

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Independent Candidates

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 4

John Bright once decribed the " independent candidate as a political 'Mr Facing Both-ways,' especially that which most favoured his own…

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The Election of Pope. Cardinals in Conclave. First Ballots Resultless. Strict Censorship. LONDON, Saturday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

THE Conclave, of Cardinals assembled yesterday in the Sistine Chapel with many qunint ceremonies, and the [?] to preserve secrecy, mid to…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 5

Yesterday, the House went into committee to further consider the Papua Constitution Bill. Clause 26 laid it down that the Legislative Council should consist of three members, all of them…

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