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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 5

Nominations for the State elections have been fixed for August 30 ; writs will be returnable September 26…

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The Election. MR. W. E. Abbott's Views

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. W. E. ABBOTT, presiding at a meeting of electors at Wingen on 16th inst., called for the purpose of hearing Mr. Fleming's views on…

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Nomination and Polling. Sydney, Friday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 4

Writs for the State elections lan been issued. The nominations will tab place on August 30th, and the polling on September 10th…

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Sensation Federal Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

Quite a sensation was created in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon, when the Acting Prime Minister made a serious charge against…

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Federal Parliament The-senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, The Bills of Exchange Bill was further considered in committee, and the bill was reported with amendments…

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Local News. Mr R. B. Carroll, R.D.S., Dentist, John-street, opposite Mr E. K. Lambert's, Bookseller. Now Polling Places

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 4

Mr. H. Willis, M.H.R. for the Robertson Electorate in the Federal Purliament, has forwarded us a letter from the Department of Home Affairs, in…

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Upper Hunter Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Abbott, presiding at a meeting of electors at Wingen on the 16th instant, called for the purpose of hearing Mr. Fleming's views on the…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 5

Writs for the general election were issued yesterday. Nomination day is Friday, August 30, and polling day Tuesday, September 10. The writs are made returnable on…

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The Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 4

Captain Chas. E. Nicholson, returning officer for the Maitland electorate, notifies in our advertising columns that he is in receipt of a writ from his Excellency the…

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By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 5

An election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Bury St. Edmunds in the House of Commons, caused by the succession of the sitting [?], Captain F. W. F. Hervey, R.N., to the…

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Polling Day. Not a Public Holiday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

Tuesday, September 10, though polling day, is not to be a public holiday. The Premier explains that if the day were declared a holiday many people…

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The Election. the Upper Hunter Seat. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

SIR,—Owing to Mr. Eagar having altered the date of his meeting at Gundy from the 19th July, the advertised date, to 20th July, the advertised date of two other…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 6

In the House, yesterday, Mr. Chapman, Minister of Customs, interned Mr. Crouch (Vic.) that, under the provisions of the tariff outside easels were free,…

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Upper Hunter Election. Mr. Estell and.Mr. Ashford at Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

MR. ESTELL, late member for Waratah, and Mr. W. G. Ashford (selected Labour candidate for the Upper Hunter) addressed a well attended…

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The Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

Writs for the general election were issued on Friday. Nomination day is Friday, August 30, and polling day Tuesday, September 10. The writs…

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Parliament Prorogued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 3

The Imperial Parliament has been progroned by commission. The speech from the throne, expressed the deep satisfaction of the King at the meeting of the Colonial Conference, and…

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Federal Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

The debate on the budget and tariff proposals of the Government was resumed in the House of Representatives in Committee of Ways and Means on…

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Federal Parliament the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 3

In the Senate yesterday, The Vice-President informed Senator Symon (S.A.) that he was hopeful of being able to make his second reading speech on the Navigation Bill…

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Toast of Federal Parliament Coolly Received

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

When the toast of the Commonwealth Parliament was proposed at the annual dinner of the Employers' Fedaration in Melbourne on Tuesday it was…

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Mr. Gillies' Election Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

Members of Mr. J. Gillie's Election Committee, and others desirous of joining during the campaign are requested to attend at the rooms, High-street, this evening…

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