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Illawarra · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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Municipal Election

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 2

ON Saturday last the ballet to fill the three vacancies in the Kiama Council took place, bout was not marked by any particular show of interest. Perhaps this was due to the…

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Kiama Council. Election of Mayor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above Council was held on Wednesday morning for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year, 1906-7. The full Council was…

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Mayoral Election

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 14

On Monday afternoon the Central Illawarra Council met for the election of Mayor. There were present: Aldermen O'Donnell, Cullen,…

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Municipal Elections Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 14

The poll in the West Ward of Wollongong, in which was the only contest in the borough, took place on Saturday, with results as follows:—…

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Mayoral Election. North Illawarra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 13

The North Illawarra Council met on Wednesday for the election of Mayor. All the aldermen were present…

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Mayoral Elections. Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 4

Wollongong Council met on Friday evening, last week, for the above purpose. All the aldermen were present. Aldrman Wiseman had such…

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Latest News. "Mercury" Special Wire. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon. Opening of Parliament

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

The Stale Parliament was opened to-day, a large attendance being present. The Governor's Speech is vague and non-committal…

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Mr. Fuller in Parliament

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representatives upon the Australian Industries Preservation Bill, Mr. Fuller, M.H.R., said: The Minister is well aware that…

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Surry Hills By-Election. a Liberal Victory

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

THE polling for the election of a representative of Surry Hills in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly took place on Saturday last, and excited more than common…

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In Parliament

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 3

Mr. Bennett asked the Secretary for Public. Works,—(1) Who is the lessee of the Government jetty at Port Kembla, and what rent does the pay per…

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In Parliament. Sydney-nowra Railway

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 1

Mr. M'Farlane asked the Secretary for Public Works,—(1) What is the length of the Sydney-Nowra railway line? (2) What is about the average…

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In Parliament. Smelting Works at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 1

Mr. Morton; I which to ask the Secretary for Public Works if he can give any further information as to negotiations in connection with the…

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Original Sketches Parliament—from the Strangers' Gallery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 15

I always think that a seat in the strangers' gallery of Parliament House is superior to any other seats therein, with the sole exception of…

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The Federal Election Labor League Formed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

'A' meeting of Labor supporters was held in Sharples' Hall, Woonona, on Saturday evening. Mr. Grant (secretary of the Central Executive of the…

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The Labor Candidate at Wollongong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. G. B. Holt, the selected Federal Labor candidate, opened his election campaign at the Wollongong Town-hall on Saturday night last. The Mayor…

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Federal Politics. Mr. Holt, the Lobor Candidate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 2

IN the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday night last, Alderman G. B. Holt, the selected Labor candidate for Illawarrna, addressed some 160 electors, among them half-a-dozen…

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The Federal Election (To the Editor, South Coast Times)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 15

Sir,—I see by the papers that Mr. G. W. Fuller, our Federal Member, is now very busy in the electorate trying to wheedle the electors to again…

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The Federal Election Socialist Candidates

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 8

On Saturday evening, Messrs, J. O. Moroney, T. Batho, and J. R. Willcox, of the Australian Socialist League, candidates in that interest…

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The Federal Election Address by Mr. Fuller

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 4

In the Wollongong Town Hall, on Friday evening, Mr. G. W. Fuller, M.H.R., for Illawarra, addressed a meeting of the electors. There was a…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Fuller's Campaign

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 2

A MEETING of the friends and supporters of Mr. G. W. Fuller, the present member for the Illawarra electorate, and the selected anti-socialist candidate, was held at the…

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