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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1914

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Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

Whether one's ideal of the perfect State be based on union domination or on the preservation of the legitimate liberty of the citizen to serve…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 6

In the Assembly, yesterday, Mr. Griffith, Minister for Works, in reply to Mr. Briner, said that the funds available would not permit of the construction of breakwaters at Coff's Harbour being…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 3

In the Council yesterday, Members proceeded to the State Governor's offices to present the Address-in-Reply to his Excellency's speech at the opening of Parliament…

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State Parliament Address-in-reply Adopted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 2

The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech was resumed in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 3

In the Council yesterday, The standing orders were suspended, and the Parliamentary Committee Elections Enabling Bill was passed through all it stages…

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Names of Candidates on Roll

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 3

In the late case in re Wilson, the Court laid down rules of great importance as to the way in which it is necessary that names of candidates should appear on the…

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Federal Parliament. a Double Dissolution Foreshadowed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

Sir Robert Best arrived in Sydney on Friday from Melbourne, and left to-day on his return, to the southern capital. He thinks a double dissolution of the…

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Under Home Rule. the Irish Parliament. Mr. Redmond's Ideals

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 14

Mr. John Redmond on January 25 (says the London "Daily Telegraph") addressed a great Home Rule meeting at Waterford, to which practically every…

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Electioneering Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 11

The all-important question for the coming elections, whether the "bloc" will be reformed, will be decided in the next few days by the United Socialist Congress, which is…

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General Election. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. Perey N. Hlingworth, Chief Liberal Whip, speaking at Bradford, stated that there would be no general election until the Home Rule Wish Disestablishment, and…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 6

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Thrower gave notice that he would move Hint a Royal Commission .should he appointed to inquire Into mid report on the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 6

In the Council, yesterday, Mr. Garland moved for have to bring in a bill to vest in the Roman catholic Archbishop of sydney for the time being and his…

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Questions in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

In the Assembly in Thursday afternoon Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Minister of Mines how many strikes there were at the present tim in the Newcastle district? Was there…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 6

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Cann Minister of Mines, in reply to Mr. Cusack, said that the matter of the establishment of a State coal mine was under…

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Recent Durham Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

When a petition from Mr. Walter Bennett regarding the Durham contest was about to be referred to the Elections and Qualifications Committee in the Legislative Assembly…

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South African Topics. Transvaal Election. Labour Members Returned. London, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

The Labour candidates who asked for mandate against the deportation of the strike lenders carried the Provincial Council elections in the Transvaal yesterday…

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Federal Parliament. a Double Dissolution Foreshadowed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 10

Sir Robert Best arrived in Sydney on Friday from Melbourne, and left to-day on his return to the southern capital. He thinks a double dissolution of the…

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The Tone of the House. Parliament Reopened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 10

There was no unusual display of animostly at the reassembling of the House of commons on Tuesday (says the parliamentary correspondent of the British weekly of…

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The French Crisis. Election Riots. Paris, March 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

The senate is disinclined to sanction the Lower chamber's proposal to invest the commission of inquiry in connection with the Rochette frauds with judicial powers…

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Electioneering Campaign

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 16

The all-important question for the coming elections, whether the "bloc" will be reformed, will be decided in the next few days by the United Social at Congress which is…

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