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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Result of the Elections

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 5

Events appear to indicate more and more that, as we opined in our last issue, Deakin will continue in office after the opening of the Federal…

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Municipal Elections. The Law as to Mayors

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 22

SINCE the passing of the Local Government Consolidating Act a good deal of misapprehension seems to exist among members of municipal councils as to…

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The Blayney Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 11

A BLAYNEY correspondent is responsible for the following:—"An interesting sidelight of the election was the apparance of an old man, named…

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Calare Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 15

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—I have the utmost pleasure in expressing towards all those 6500 voters who gave me their unstinted and generous support…

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Senate Election

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The final return in the South Australian election, as altered by the recount, place Mr Varden, the Anti-socialist, in third position, instead…

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Labor Candidates

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

CANDIDATES eager for selection as the Labor nominee to contest the Ashburnham seat against the sitting member, Mr. Eden George, are…

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The Election of Mayor

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 14

UNDER the Local Government Extension Act the election of Mayor is fixed for some day between the lst and 15th February, and the date of the…

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Election Expenses

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 14

SOME of the country papers are complaining of the undue restrictions surrounding Federal elections in the matter of money expenditure. The…

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Our Open Column. The Recent Election. To the Editor of the EXPRESS

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 16

SIR,—Recently reference was made in the Sydney papers to the fact that whilst members of the State Labour Party lent active assistance to their…

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Bluejackets' Election. the Canteen System

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 6

All red-tape traditions have been rudely set aside at Chatham by what was practically a general election of 340 bluejacket M. P.s" held by…

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Annual Meeting. Election of Officers

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

The annual meeting and election of off[?] for the ensuing year was then [?]. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Lost Humours of Elections. Bribery, Corruption, and Kidnapping in Old Fights

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 8

It must be admitted that the amount of interest and excitement which is to be derived from a general election is not so great now as it was in the…

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Successful Music Candidates: Convent of Mercy Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 1

A Western district, editor says: "We are not responsible for the article in our inside. It was contributed by a friend." He meant "inside, sheet," of course…

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Ashburnham. A Labor Candidate

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 10

IN another column will be found an advertisement by Mr. H. W. Luhrs, announcing himself as a candidate for selection in the Labor ballot now being…

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Annual Meeting. Election of Officers

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

The election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted as follows:— President: T. Finn, Esq. Vice-Presidents: V. Blatchford, Esq.,…

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Candidate for Marriage. Seeks President's Daughter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

A French shepherd named Breton, of Vilermain, in the department Loir-etCher, has become imbued with the idea that he is destined to marry President…

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The Labor Candidate

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 9

SAYS the Wellington GAZETTE:—"Mr. W. P. Mitchell has received a letter of a somewhat encouraging character from Cumnock regarding his election…

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British Elections. Women Active

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

Women are playing a prominent part in the present election campaign, the wives of candidates in particular (says "Lloyd's Weekly' for 14th January). Mrs. Herbert…

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Municipal Election

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

Following are the nominations re [?] to fill the two vacancies in the [?]along Council caused by the re[?] of Ald. Peach and Coulsen:…

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Hospital Election

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

The election of the Hospital Committee has resulted in the return of the big majority of the old members, three new men being chosen. Two of…

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