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Politics & elections, 1904

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Tuesday, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 2 o'clock, Mr. Fisher, Minister for Customs, said that it was hoped provision would be made…

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The Federal Parliament House of Representatives

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 1

The Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was further considered in committes On clause 62, providing for…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Wednesday, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 3

The Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was further considered in committee. On clause 62, providing for registration of unions, Mr. Glynn (S.A.) had moved to add…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 3

It was rumoured to-day that the State Parliament will be dissolved next week, and that the general elections will probably be fixed for Wednesday, August 3…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Thursday, July 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 3

Sir John Quick (Vic.) moved that, in the opinion of the House, in order to promote the primary industries of Australia, a Fedecal Department of Agriculture ought to be…

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A Bye-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 3

For the Chertsey election, Mr. Bingham (Conservative) has defeated Mr. Sadler (Liberal). The polling was:—Bingham, 5525, Sadler, 4576…

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Election Matters at Largs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

In pursuance of an advertisement for a meeting of the friends and supporters of the Hon. W. Bennett, to be held in the School of Arts on…

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The Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

THE electoral roll is on view at the Post Offices, and it behoves those who want to vote at the coming election to seen that their names are on it,…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 4

In the House on Tuesday, The Conciliation and Arbitration Bill was further considered in committee. Clause 62, providing for registration of…

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The Federal Parliament House of Representatives

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 1

Mr Willis (N.S.W.) inquired, in view of the amondment carried on the previous day in the Arbitration Bill, whether the Prime Minister intended…

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Queensland Parliament Dissolved. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 4

At the request of Mr Morgan, the leader of the Labour Party in the Queensland Assembly, a dissolution of Parliament has been granted by…

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The State Election. Mr. Brewster at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 8

ON Tuesday night Mr. G. H Brewster addressed a large meeting of electors in the School of Arts, and was accorded a good hearing, although there…

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Political. The Ministerial Candidate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 7

Mr J. L. TREFLE, the selected Ministerial candidate for the Upper Hunter, comes of pioneer parents. His father is a Canadian, who came to…

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The Upper Hunter Election. To the Editor of the Chronicle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 7

SIR,—Will you allow me space in your widely read columns to protest against any underhand tactics being adopted in the contest for the parliamentary…

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The Elections. Mr. W. M. Fleming, M.L.A. at Murrurundi

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Fleming, M.L.A., the present sitting member, and the selected Liberal candidate, addressed a good mating at the Oddfellows'…

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The State Elections

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 July 1904 · page 2

From our Muswellbrook contemporary we learn that Mr. J. L. Trefle, the selected Ministerial Candidate for the Upper Hunter seat in the forthcoming State…

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Polling Day. Saturday, August 6

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

There will be no dissolution of Parliament by Executive Act. Parliament expires by effluxion of time on the 16th inst., from which date until…

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The Election. MR. J. L. Trefle at Scone

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

DESPITE the wet and unfavorable weather, the School of Arts was well filled last night with electors desirous of hearing Mr. Trefle, the Ministerial…

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The State Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 3

At a meeting of the State Cabinet on Saturday it was decided that the writs for the ensuing elections should be issued on Tuesday, the 19th instant…

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The Polling Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 4

THE Government has followed a bad example and gone out of its way to put an obstacle to the exercise by Jewish electors of the franchise. Some 7000 electors, it is alleged, will…

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