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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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The Election. Are You on the Roll ?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 8

The new Electoral Act provides for a new electoral roll. No one is entitled to be on the new roll unless he or she has lived, or had his or her principal…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, The bill to authorise the survey of the [?] way from Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta was received, and read a first time…

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Bye Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 5

The bye-election for Cornevalley. York, rendered vacant through Mr. Kitson having been raised to the peerage, resulted in the return of Mr. Greyson (Socialist), who polled 4648 votes…

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Caucus Candidates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

Maitland, in common with most other electorates, is being asked to give its parliamentary, vote and interest to a candidate selected by Labour leagues, and so to elect a piece of…

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Our Muswellbr00k Letter. the Election Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 6

Mr. W. Ashford, the selected Labour candidate for the Upper Hunter, addressed a good number of electors in the School of Arts on Saturday night, when he proclaimed his…

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The State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 3

It is understood the State elections will take place on Wednesday, September 4th, mid that the day will not be proclaimed a public holiday…

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Socialism in England. An Election Victory. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 2

Mr Grayson, a Socialist candidate, won the Colno Valley (Yorks) by-electioh with 3648 votes, as against 3495 cast for a Liberal and 3227 for a…

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Brisbane, the Queensland Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 5

The Queensland Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor. The speech was regarded as colourless, and leaves the way open for negotiations with either the Opposition or the…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 3

In the House yesterday, Mr. Hughes was sworn in. Mr. Foxton (Q.) presented petitions from the Warehousemen and Commercial Travellers'…

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Upper Hunter Election. The Selected Labour Candidate at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

MR Ashford, selected Labour candidate for the Upper Hunter, addressed a fairly large meeting of electors in the local School of Arts, on Saturday night…

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The Georgian Policy for the Elections. To the Editor of the Chronicle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 2

Sir,—The Executive of the Sydney Single Tax League has decided to submit a question to all candidates at the forthcoming elections It deals…

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Queensland Parliament. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

The Governor opened the Queensland Parliament to-day. The speech was regarded as colorless, and leaves the coast clear for…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

In the Senate, yesterday, The Parliamentary Witness Bill was read a third time. The debate on the second reading of the…

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Late News by Cable. London, July 21. Disorder in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 3

Mr. John Redmond, leader of the Irish party, last night, in the House of Commons, accused Mr. William Moore (Unionist), representing Armagh North, of writing a latter to Mr. W. F…

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Cape Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 5

The "Express" states that the Cape Parliament is at deadlock, nearly half the members suffering from influenza…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 5

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Macfarlane (Tas.) asked whether instructions had been given that a writ should be issued in London for the recovery of the £25,000…

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The Georgian Policy for the Elections. To the Editor of the Times

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 2

SIR,—The Executive of the Sydney Single Tax League has decided to submit a question to all candidates at the forth­coming elections. It deals with the…

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A Suitable Candidate

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 5

A parish church was vacant, and the beadle, who was rather a pawky character, was very loud in his praise of one of the candidates…

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The Senatorial Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 5

To-day an application was made to the made Court, before Justice Barton, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, for leave to intervene and be heard on the return of…

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The Georgian Policy for the Elections. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 2

SIR,—The Executive of the Sydney Single Tax League has decided to submit a question to all candidates at the forthcoming elections It deals with the League's policy of…

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