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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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Telegraphic News. Liverpool Plains Election Declared Void. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

The Elections Qualifications Committee found Mr. Perry's election wholly void, and that Mr. Ashford's petition was not frivolous or…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. In the Assembly yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 7

Mr. Dacey, Chairman of the Qualifications and Elections Committee, reported that the committee had dealt with the petition of Mr. Ashford against the election of Mr…

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The Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. In the House yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 7

Mr. Kelly asked if the Government intended to enforce penalties for the non-performance of the contract for the supply of machinery for the small arms factory. He…

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Labour Victory. Western Australian Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 5

Labour polled well in the Western Aus-tralian Assembly elections on Tuesday, when compulsory preferential votes were intro-duced for the first time, and although most…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. In the Assembly yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 6

Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Premier: is it a fact that during the course of a speech delivered in the Assembly on July 10, 1911, the honorable member for the Upper Hunter made…

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The Federal Parliament. the Senate. In the Senate yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 6

Senator M'Gregor, Vice-President of the Executive Council, moved that the House express sympathy and regret with Lady Northcote at the death of Lord Northcote…

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The Maitland Seat. Labour Candidate Selected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 5

The executive of the Political Labour League last night selected the candidate to carry the banner of Labour in the contest for the Maitland sent at the forthcoming…

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West Australian Elections, Labor Wins 21 Seats. Public Astounded. (By Telegraph.) Perth

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 2

The West Australian public are aston asked at the result of the elections. No one, oven, the Labor leaders, espected such a Liberal debacle after the Liberal…

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Gun Fired in Parliament. Vienna

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

During a heated debate in the Lower House on the sentences passed upon the dear food [?] a man in the gallery fired four shots at the Mini[?] benches without hitting…

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The State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. In the Assembly, yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 3

Mr. Edden, Minister of Mines, as soon as [?] Speaker was seated, rose to a point of order. "It has always been enstomary," said the Minister, "for hon. members on both sides…

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The Federal Parliament. the Senate. In the Senate yesterday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 6

Senator Chataway (Q.) moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the question of the circulation of treasonable literature with regard to compulsory training…

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Date of the Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

The issue of the writ for the Maitland election cannot take place until the seat is formally declared vacant, which will be on Tuesday next. It is intended that the…

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A Spouting Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

The Hoxton Conservatives have adopted Mr. Robert Sievier, well-known in sporting circles, as their candidate at the next general elections…

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Tub Democratic Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

Mr. G. S. Briner, member for Raleigh, and secretary of the Democratic party, arrived in town yesterday afternoon, and consulted with. Mr. Walter Bennett and a number of…

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Political. the By-election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

THERE is again much [?] in political circles as a result of the upsetting of the Liverpool plains election, and the by-election at…

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The Federal Parliament, the Senate. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 8

In the Senate yesterday, The Navigation Bill and Statutory Declarations Bill were each read a third time. Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence,…

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Labour Victory. Western Australian Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 7

Labour polled well in the Western Australian Assembly elections on Tuesday, when compulsory preferential votes were introduced for the first time, and although most…

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The Democratic Candidate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

Rumours were circulated on Friday that the Hon. Walter Bennett had been induced to alter his mind with regard to standing as a Democratic candidate, but…

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The Maitland Seat. Liberal Candidate Selected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 6

Mr. C. W. Oakes, representing the Now South Wales Liberal Association, when seen last week stated that the difficulties in connection with the running of a…

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The Maitland Seat. Labor Candidate Selected

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 7

Mr L. P. Vial has been selected to carry the labour banner in the forthcoming Maitland by-election. The selection was finally madeata special meeting of…

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