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Politics & elections, 1913

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The Federal Elections Further Returns. the Hume and Absentee Voters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 5

The contest for the Hume electorate is not yet decided According to the latest information available there are still 3000 absentee votes to be counted. The Returning-officers, it…

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The Elections

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 2

Although a fortnight has almost gone by since the election of Federal representatives, the totals are not yet complete, which is due to the slowness of the…

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Municipal Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 2

Up to the time of going press only one nomination has been received for the vacancy on Dungog Municipal Council, vice…

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A Defeated Candidate

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 10

One of the most gentlemanly and popular members of the Federal Labor Party who was defeated last election was Mr Thomas…

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The State Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 8

In State politics, the hour when there, should be something doing is hurrying along. It is now quite settled that Mr. Holman is to be…

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By-election. Wandsworth Result. London, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

The by-election for Wandsworth, rendered necessary by the resignation of Sir Henry Kimber (Unionist), resulted as follows:—Samuel (Unionist) 13,425…

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The Federal Elections Latest Figures. Liberal Majority of One. Liberals 38: Labour 37

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 6

The latest electoral returns to hand make no alteration in the position of parties in the House of Representatives, the figures being as they wore—Liberals, 38; Labour…

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Ladies in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 7

The ladies of birth and qualify sat in Council with the Saxon Witas. The Abbess Hilda presided in an ecolesiastical synod. In Wighfred's Great Council at Beconceld, 694 A.D…

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Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 4

The Hon. J. L. Fegan is announced to return thanks to his supporters at Fatzens' Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o'clock, All Liberals are requested to attend…

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A Distant Polling Place

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

The counting of the absent votes has delayed the declaration of the polls in connection with the Federal elections. Mr. McLaren, the chief Electoral Officer of New…

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Parliament House. Sydney, 12th May, 1913. Mac. Abbott, Esq., Ocean House, Moore-street, Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

Dear Abbott,—Owing to pressure of electioneering matters I have been unable to reply earlier to your letter of last month: I…

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The Federal ElECTION. Latest Returns. the Hume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

Latest returns received from The [?] electorate show that Patten (Liberal, is still leading the Independent candidate (Sir William Lyne) by 179. and [?]…

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Queensland Politics. Static Parliament Opened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 5

The second session of the nineteenth Parliament of Queensland was opened by the Governor at noon on Tuesday in the presence of a large gathering…

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The Federal Election Latest Returns—absentee Votes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 5

According to a return supplied to the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Oldham) the Sydney Town Hall achieved the distinctian of being the polling center at which the…

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The By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 5

[?] Gorden Hewart, barrister, has been [?] as the Liberal candidate for the [?]-by-election Mr. A. M. Wiltshire [?] the seat in the Unionist m[?]rest…

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The Coming State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 8

According to current statements by those with authority, to make them, there will be a triangular fight for the Upper Hunter sent at the coming State election. Mr. M. Abbott is…

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State Politics Elections in December. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 2

Mr Holman said that he hoped to have Mr, M'Gowen's reply to his request to allow himself to be included in the Ministry for submission at…

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The Federal Election. Latest Returns. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 5

The latest returns from the Hume are:—Patten [?]berah, 11,350: Lyne (ind.). 10,948. There are still a large number of absentee votes to be counted…

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Queensland Politics. State Parliament Opened

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 5

The second session of the nineteenth Parliament of Queensland was opened by the Governor at noon on Tuesday in the presence of a large gathering…

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State Parliament. Mr. Holman's Policy Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

The State Parliament will meet on Tuesday, July 22. The Premier-elect [?] man) will deliver his policy peech at [?] dagal on Saturday, July 12…

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