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Politics & elections, 1903

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The Federal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 2

At the time of writing the returns of the polling yesterday are not sufficiently complete to enable us to state the general results of the Federal elections. Evidently conspicuous…

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By-elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 3

The election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Dulwich (Camberwell), due to the deth of Sir J. Blundell Maple, has resulted in the return of Dr. Rutherford…

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London County Council Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 3

The Bishop of London (Dr. Winnington Ingram) and the Bishop of Rochester (Dr Talbot) have appealed to churchmen to fight the London County Council elections…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 4

In the early part of yesterday the town was quiet, and except that the electors of both sexes were going steadily to the polling booths, which were in the courthouse,…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Scone Advocate

New South Wales electors are entitled to congratulation in that they alone, out of all the electoral bodies of the Commonwealth, have striven to further the cause of…

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The Federal Election. Enthusiastic Demonstration, in Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

Last evening the friends and supporters of [?]. Frank Liddell, the successful candidate [?] The Hunter electorate, held an enthusiastic demonstration in celebration of the great…

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The By-elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

The "Daily News," in commenting upon the result of the D[?]lwich find Lewisham by-elections and the increases that had taken place in both electorates in the number of electors, admits that there had…

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Federal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

Owing to the difficulty in obtaining returns we are not yet in a position to say what the result of the Federal elections will be throughout the…

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Latest News. Sydney Thursday. the Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

The extraordinary heavy labor vote in nearly all the States came os a big surprise. Sir John See intends to have the…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Friday. the Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

LONDSDALE is leading Sawers by 450. His return is now certain. Blackwood is leading Chanter by a small majority. The latter electorate…

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The New Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

The Ereniny News thus comments on the results of the Federal elections:—The tendency in this State is to exult over the gratifying victories…

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The Federal Elections. The Strength of the Women's Vote

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

WEDNESDAY last being the day upon which the vote was taken for the elec tion of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the…

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Our Sydney Letter. The State Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 8

THE State elections for Moree and Armidale show that both the Govern ment and the labor party are at an appalling discount in the country…

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State Bye Elections. Return of Two Oppositionists

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

A further proof of the unpopularity of the present State Government and its policy was given at the State Bye Elections at Armidale and Moree on Saturday last,…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Friday. the Federal Elections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

It has transpired that the electoral muddle applied all over the State. There is wide-spread dissatisfaction and complaints on every hand at the terrible…

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Federal Elections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

Wednesday last was polling day throughout the various States of the Commonwealth for the election of members for the Senate and House of Representatives. A…

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The Federal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

At the time of writing the returns of the polling on Wednesday are not sufficiently complete to enable us to state with certainty the general results of the Federal elections. Evidently…

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The Elections. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

SIR,-In Tuesday's issue of your journal a writer (anonymous, of course) makes a serious allegation, practically amounting to a charge of…

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