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Politics & elections, 1913

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Federal Parliament Close of the Session. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 4

The Senate sat all night over the Appropriation Bill. Senator Long attacked the Defence Department and called Senator Clemons…

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Superannuation. Not an Electioneering Dodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 1

That the Superannuation Bill introduced into the last Parliament was not a more gleetioneering do tge to be thrown away as [?]m as the elections were over is the…

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Unionist Win. South Lanark By-election. London, Dec. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 13

The by-election for South Lanark, rendered necessary by the death of Sir Walter Menzies (Liberal), resulted as follows:— WATSON (Unionist) ..... 4257…

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The Recent Election. Meeting of Mr. Fletcher's Friends

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the friends of Mr. J. P. Hotelier, who contested the recent Maitland election in the Labour interest, was held in Fatzou' Hall on Monday, for the…

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No Roll-stuffing. Federal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 5

The report of the Senate committee which inquired into the allegations of roll-stuffing and corrupt practices prior to and during the general elections of May 21 was…

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The State Elections. Labour's Win. Defeat of Mr. Wood. Labour, 48; Liberal, 36

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 11

The second ballots in the metropolitan electorates on Saturday last resulted in a surprise victory for Labour, which captured five of the seven seats contested, thus…

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Municipal Elections

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 3

The Council, at its meeting on Thursday night, decided to pay the usual fees to the Returning Officer and his assistants at the municipal elections,…

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China's Parliament. London. Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" Peking correspondent states that Li Yuan Hung and all civil administrators have petitioned for the dissolution of Parliament, on the ground that…

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Former Irish Parliament. London. Sunday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 5

The ma[?] and chair belonging to John Foster, the last Speaker of the irish House of Commons, has been removed from the National Museum, Dublin, to which it had been…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, December 23rd. Saturday's Polling

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 2

Now that the election is over, it only remains to make a final summing-up of results before leaving the election behind as one of the things of the past…

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State Parliament. Special Session. Mr. Meagher Elected Speaker. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 5

The New South Wales Parliament was opened to-day by Commission. It is hoped that the session will end to-night. The only matters mentioned in the opening speech…

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Mining Matters. Election of Executive

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 3

The returns with the exception, of one from a small lodge, in connection with the Annual election of executive officers of the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation…

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Charge of Personation. at Tamworth Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 5

Leslie Arnold (26), entered in the sheet as an electrician, was charged at the Tamworth Police Court with personating Roy Benedict Butler (a person whose name was…

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The Elections Second Ballots

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 2

The five country second ballots on Saturday resulted In Labor winning two seats, the Liberals two, while one went to the independents. In…

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Local Government Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 2

Already a move is being made in regard to the Local Government elections, which take place at the beginning of the year. The elections for both…

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State Parliament. Special Session

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 6

In the Assembly yesterday, The Premier, in reply to Mr. Wade, said it was proposed that the present sitting should be a session, and Parliament, when…

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Opening of Parliament. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 2

The State Parliament was opened by Commission this morning. After members had heard a very brief speech read in the Council Chamber, an adjournment was made to the…

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Our Sydney Letter. The New Parliament

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 2

The almost interminable elections are not over yet, for there are still the absent votes polled at the second series of second ballots to be…

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State Parliament Supply Session Opened. Mr Meagher Elected Speaker. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 3

The first session of the new Parliament was opened quietly on Tuesday. The function, being performed by Commission, was shorn of all its glitter and…

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Charge of Personation. At Tamworth Election

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 December 1913 · page 7

Leslie Arnold (26), entered, in the sheet as an electrician, was charged at the Tanworth Police Court with personating Roy Benedict Butler a person…

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