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

Politics & elections, 1907

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Municipal Election

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 4

The election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Jenkins was held on Saturday, when the result was that candidates Forland…

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Election of Mayor

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 14

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening, for the purpose of receiving the resignations of Aldermen Gibson, Jackson and Swain, and also of the Council Clerk…

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Parkes Council. Election of Mayor for 1907

Western Champion · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 19

A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening, the aldermen present being Messrs Close(Mayor),Medlyn,Cartwright,…

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A Free Fight. Austrian Parliament. Very Lively Proceedings

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

The Austrian Reichstrath was the scene of two fierce encounters between deputies on the afternoon of the 30th November (states a telegram from…

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Hospital Election

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Our contemporary has another bee in its bonnet. now there is no need for us to be serious over this matter, because it is easily seen where the…

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Mayoral Election

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

The first election of Mayor under the now Local Government Act took place on Monday night. The Act provides that the Mayoral election shall take place between…

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Mayoral Election. Election of Ald Brady

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 4

All the civic representatives and a goodly, number of ratepayers assembled at the Council Chambers on Thursday night last on the occasion of the election of Mayor for…

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The Coming Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 11

SAYS the Forbes Times, referring to the Ashburnham seat:—What must strike anybody is the fact that the Labour organisation is just about as…

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Our Sydney Letter Parliament

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 2

WITH the assembling of Parliament "the silly season" is supposed to come to an end. This time, however, it is only just beginning. The intention is…

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A New Parliament. Legislation in Persia. Success of Japan Emulated

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

some piquant glimpses of the secret, history of the new Persian Parliament are given by a Persian correspondent of the "Pioneer."…

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Politics in Germany. Kaiser Appeals to People. Dramatic Dissolution of the Reichstag. Result of Colonial Scandals. Fateful New Elections

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Mail," telegraphing to his journal on the 13th December, gives a graphic account of scenes which formed the…

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Municipal Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 7

THE municipal election which took place on Saturday for the three vacant seats in the Council caused by the resignations of Aldermen Gibson…

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Amazing Story of an Election. "Free Drink" Campaign Alleged at Great Yarmouth. Town Hall Orgy

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 6

An election story (says the London " Daily Express") rivalling in interest and incident Dickens' famous description of the Ea[?]answill contest was told by the…

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Our Open Column. The State Election—The Labor Selection. To the Editor of the Express

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 10

SIR,—Will you kindly allow me to say to the people of your district, per the medium of your valuable journal, that I will not be a candidate for selection…

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Peace Conference. "Parliament of Man." Address by Mr W. T. Stead

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

"A rotten programme!" That is Mr W. T. Stead's forceful description of the official proposals for The Hague Conference of next year…

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Recent Municipal Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 10

IN our first issue after the municipal elections the Express made a statement to the effect that two of the nominations of elected candidates were INFORMAL…

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Parliament and Mr. Crick

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 8

The State Full Court on Friday, by a majority, held that the Legislative Assembly had no power to pass the resolution suspending Mr. Crick from sitting in the House till…

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P.P. Board Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 2

REGARDING the forthcoming elections of Pastures Protection Boards, to be held in May next, it may be stated that every owner who has 100 sheep…

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Municipal Election

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 10

WE are in receipt of a grossly insulting and illiterate letter from Alderman W. P. Foulkes, the gentleman who was recently illegally elected to the local…

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Independent Candidates

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 7

INDEPENDENT candidates are springing up like mushrooms, and it is quite on the cards that one of them will contest Ashburnham at the next election…

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