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Politics & elections, 1904

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Tuesday, Sept. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

Sir John Forrest complained that Mr. Ronald (Vic.) said that he (Sir John Forest) had stated that preference to unionists was the basic principle of his bill, which…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, Sept. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1904 · page 5

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr, Crick said he noticed that the Minister of Lands was considering a proposal to…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 3

In the Senate, yesterday, The Supply Bill was received from the House of Representatives, taken through committee, and passed, and the House at…

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 1

Mr Crick said be had noticed that the Minister for Lands was considering a proposal to exterminate rabbits by spreading a certain form of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 3

In the Council, yesterday, Mr. Humphrey presented a petition from the Moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly, praying that the Presbyterian Church Property Consolidation Bill, which was…

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Parliament Op New South Wales. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 3

In the Assembly, on Thursday The Minister of Mines, in answer to Mr. Fegan, said the question of introducing during the present session a measure to make…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 4
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In the House of Representatives, yesterday, the no-confidence motion was further debated, the speakers being the Minister of Defence (Mr. McCay), and Mr. Mahon (W.A.)…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday, in the Legislative Assembly, The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. Mr. M'Farlane gave notice of his intention…

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Attack on Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 6

In the world of politics we have rarely Been such a violent attack upon public men as may he found in Mr. Frederic Harrison's artlcie in the "Positivist Review." As a rule,…

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 6

Mr D.M'Donnoll moved the adjournment of the House, to consider the proposal of .the Minister for Works for dealing with the unemployed. He said…

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The Thanet Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

Mr. Marks, editor of the "Financial News," has been nominated as Conservative candidate for Thanet, and Mr. King as the Liberal candidate. The nomination of the latter…

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Canadian General Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

The Parliament of Canada has been dissolved. The general elections will be held on November 3…

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A Possible Federal Election. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

There is a view among Labour members of the Federal Parliament (says the "Herald") that notwithstanding the keen desire of most of them to escape it, there may,…

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The Election Issue

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 2

Mr. Watson haw accepted, as the issue in the almost certainly imminent general election, private enterprise against socialism. Of course it does not rest with Mr. Watson to…

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The Thanet Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 3

The Archbishop of Canterbury, who is now in America, in a message urges the electors of the Isle of Thanet to place purity of parliamentary life and personal fitness before…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 5

[?] the House yesterday. [?] deleate on the no-confidence motion [?] by Messrs. Skene (Vic.), Brown [?] and Dr. Carty Salmon (Vic.). The…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1904 · page 5

In the Assembly, yesterday. Mr. Wade, Attorney-General, in reply to Mr. Fegan, said the question of introducing during the present session a measure…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 3

In the House yesterday, The debate on the no-confidence motion was resumed by Mr. Mauger (Vic.), and after speeches were made by Messrs…

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The State Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 3

It [?] to questions Mr Wade, the [?] that the question of in [?] during the present [?] a providing for a…

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