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Politics & elections, 1910

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Extra Polling Places

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 4

Those person s who may be absent in Sydney on polling day will learn will pleasure that they will not be disenfranchised by reason of that, as arrangements…

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The Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 6

In the House yesterday, The Speaker announced that he had received a communication from the [?]vernor-General for the resolutions…

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A Successful Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 4

Master Thomas Hughes, of Branxton, has just passed an examination for a position in the Pot Office, receiving 564 marks out of a possible 600, and gaining first place on the list of successful…

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The Election Campaign. Mr. Fallick at Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 8

Of all the political meetings ever held in the history of Greta, the one last night was far and away the most, violent of them all (says our Greta correspondent). The…

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China's Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 4

London, Tuesday.— The Chinese lmperial Assembly was opened at Peking yesterday by the Regent, Prince Clun. He declared that the Parliament…

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The Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 4

In the Senate yesterday, Senator I carce, Minister of [?] presented a pro[?], brining into operation the Defence Act…

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The Election Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Elkin, the selected Labour candidate for Durham, will address the electors of Paterson on Saturday evening next, and will speak at Puskintyre on Monday afternoon and…

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The Election Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

In the present State electoral campaign, Labour supporters are in the habit of making very sweeping statements with respect to the Federal' Labour victory of April last with a view…

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The Coming Election

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 October 1910 · page 2

The poll at the coming general election is expected to be a record one. Since the last general election 120,000 names have been added to the State rolls…

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The Federal Parliament, the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, The Vice-President moved the second reading of the Naval Ab propriation Bill. Senator Gould expressed approval of the…

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The Election Campaign. Maitland Electorate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 6

The largest meeting of electors yet addressed during the present campaign assembled before the Royal Hotel, West Maitland, last evening when Alderman Lewis Morris occupied the chair…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 2

APPEARANCES in the electoral campaign favor the Liberals. Happenings in the Federal Legislature have seriously alarmed electors who are Sufficiently…

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The Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 2

THE election is now only a week off, and it beholds electors meanwhile to put on their considering caps, to think seriously, and then…

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Question in Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

Senator Keating (Lib., Tas.) raised tho question in the Senate respecting Senkovitch's defence. "Regarding the charge against a young Russian subject," he said, "realising the…

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The Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday. The Naval Appropriation Bill was read a third time. The report of the committee on the Trust…

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New Zealand Land Scandal. Allegations in Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 13

The New Zealand House of Assembly was chiefly concerned on Thursday night considering charges made by a private member that members and ex-members had received monetary…

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The Election Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 4
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A meeting of Mr. Gillies' East Maitland committee and other friends will be held in the room. Melboune-street, on Monday evening next. when a [?] attendance is requested…

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Election Expenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 12

Last December's judgment, prohibiting enforcement by trade unions of contributions from their members of the election expenses and maintenances of M.P.'s, has resulted in injunctions against…

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London's Chief Citizen. Election of Mayor. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 3

Sir. T. Veney Strong has been elected Lord Mayor of London. (Owing to the approaching coronation celebrations great interest will have been taken in…

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