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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 5

Yesterday, in the House, Mr. M'Lean (Vic.) resumed the debate on the Address in Reply. He opened with a reference to the state of parties, and observed that the present…

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The Commonwealth Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1904 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. Lyttelton, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reply to Mr. J. C. Flynn (Nationalist), said that Ministers of the Crown in Australia…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, Debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed by Senator Drake, the Attorney-General, who defended the Government in connection with the…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

On Thursday, in the Senate, Senator Dawson (Q.) who renamed debate on the Address-in-Reply, for the Labour party, declared that the party felt so strongly on the…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 4
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In the Senate, on Friday, Senator Playford, the Vice-President of the Executive Council, said, in answer to Senator Pearce (W.A.), that contracts for…

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Commonwealth Parliament. London, March 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

In the House of Commons last night Mr. A. Lyttelton, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reply to Mr. J. C. Flynn (Nationalist), said that Ministers of the Crown in Australia…

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The Federal Parliament House of Representatives

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 3

IN the House oF Representatives on Wednesday the debate on the Address-In-Reply was continued. Mr Webster (N.S.W.) objected to…

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British General Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 5

Newspapers consider that the tenor of Mr. Bulfour's speeches in the House of Commons this Week indicates that there will be no early general election till the army scheme is…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 5

In the House yesterday, Dobate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed by Mr. Sydney Smith (N.S.W.) and continued by Mr. Thomson (Q.) Mr. Fuller (N.S.W.) Sir…

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Federal Election Petitions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 4

Judgment was given on Thursday on the election petitions. The High Court held in respect of the petition, Chanter v. Blackwood, that the ballot…

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A Bye-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 5

L. V. Harcourt has been returned unopposed for Rossendale, vice Mather, resigned…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

In the Senate, yesterday, The Vice-president informed Senator Smith Unit it was a question of law whether, in the event of an area of 1000 square miles being decided on by The Parliament for the Federal…

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The Federal Parliament Tuesday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 2

THE debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed. Mr S. Smith (N.S.W.) pointed out that New South Wales had made a…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 2

In the Senate, yesterday, The House resolved on its rising to adjourn over the Easter holidays to April 13. Leave was given to introduce the…

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A By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 3

Mr. Lyall, a Liberal freetrader has been returned for East Dorset, by 5920 votes, beating Mr. Vanraalte, Conservative, who polled 5700…

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Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 4
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In the House, on Friday, Mr. Deakin was both earnest and grieved when questions were put to him without notice the subject of a leading article in a…

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The Federal Parliament The Senate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 3

SEW[?] M'GREGOR (S.A.) moved:— "That this House emphatically protests against the introduction of Chinese labour into the Transvaal…

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The Riverina Election. Re-Count of Votes Completed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 6

THE re-count of votes cast in the disputed election for the Riverina seat in the House of Representatives was completed at Melbourne on…

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