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Politics & elections, 1910

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Prorogation of Parliament. King's Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 5

The King, in proroguing Parliament, emphasised the fact that he was addressing Parliament for the first time under the shadow of a great calamity, but added…

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'A' Labour Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 5

The Labour candidate for Bridgwater has been withdrawn…

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The British Election. Mr. Lloyd-george's Campaign. London, Nov. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had addressed a series of meetings in Scotland, has met with an amount of success which recalls the…

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The Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 5

A feature in the elections is the increase of unopposed returns and the diminution of three cornered contests. Liberals are not provided with candidates for…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 2

In the Assembly yesterday, The Speaker stated that the Address-in-Reply would then be presented to the Governor, and the House and adjourned for that…

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Labour Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 5

Thirty-five of the Labour candidates are strong socialists. There will be a three-cornered contest at Battersea, where the Social Democrats have…

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The British Election. the Ulster Campaign. London. Nov. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 5

The Unionist campaign in Ulster was opened at Belfast on Monday. The Marquis of Londonderry, Mr. W. H. Long, Sir Edward Carson, and others made fiery speeches to crowded…

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Parliament. the Supply Bill

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, The Premier moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to permit of the…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 7

In the Council yesterday, Mr. Flowers, the Vice-president of the Executive Council, moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow of the passing…

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British Parliament Dissolved. The King's Speech. Lloyd George on the Lords. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 2

The King, In proroguing Parliament today, emphasised the fact that he was addressing Parliament for the first time under the shadow of a great calamity,…

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The British Election. Momentous Declaration. London, Nov. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

There was a great Unionist demonstration in the Royal Albert, Hall last night, the principal address being delivered by Mr. A. J. Balfour, the lender or the party…

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Brains. Hated by Parliament

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 4

"How Parliament hates brains!" says Mr Bernard Shaw. He is angry with the proposed Copyright Bill, and says that the Society of…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 3

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr, Edden Minister of Mines, replying to Mr. J. Miller, said the whole question of establishing State quartz-crushing…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY, Thursday. Federal Parliament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

The Federal Parliament has been prorogued, and will not meet again till September…

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Election Figures. How Men and Women Voted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

The complete official returns of the late State elections, just issued, by Mr. Coghlan, the Chief Electoral Officer, show that out of a total of 844,381 electors in the contested…

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The British Election. the Referendum. London, Dec. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

The "Westminster Gazette" says the Tories have uproariously welcomed the referendum as a device to enable them to escape the presumed unpopularity of tariff reform, while…

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Brains. Hated by Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 4

"How Parliament hates brains!" says Mr Bernard Shaw. He is angry with the proposed Copyright Bill, and says that the Society of…

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Overcrowded Trams. Reference in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 3

During the passage of the temporary Supply Bill through the Legislative Council, Mr Wineheombe said that the overcrowding of trams was a matter of…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Arrangement of Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 4

Mr Cann, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at halfpast 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. The Speaker announced that he had…

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Prorogation of Parliament. King's Speech. London, Nov. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 3

The King, in proroguing Parliament, emphasised the fact that he was addressing Parliament for the first time under the shadow of a great calamity, but added…

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