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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

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The Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 August 1904 · page 4

ALL the excitement of the election it now over, and through the box—the silent final record of public opinion—the decision has been given. Candidates and electors in…

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Hastings and Macleay Election. the Polling

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 12

THE Hastings and Macleay election resulted in the return of Mr. Robert Davidson, the selected Liberal and Reform candidate, by a majority of…

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A Temperate Parliament

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 9

THE temperate character of members, as far as alcoholic liquors are concerned, was modestly brought forward in the House of Representatives by the Prime Minister in…

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The New Parliament. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the State Cabinet was held yesterday, with the intention, it is understood, of the Ministry resigaing office, but their intention was frustrated by the Governor's absence. Mr. Waddell sent a…

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The Waddell Ministry. Will Meet Parliament and Resign. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 4

The Waddell Ministry met this morning and discussed the political situation. It was eventually decided to meet Parliament en the 23rd inst…

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The General Election

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

MUCH interest was manifested in the General Election over the State last Saturday. Never before in the history of this State has such an immense vote been recorded. For the…

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The Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 5
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales, Macleay Argus

The official declaration of the poll was made on Thursday at Tares Court House by Mr. H. W. Flett, J.P., Returning Officer, in the presence of…

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Tinonee. Aug. 9. the Elections

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 6

A GOOD deal of excitement was displayed here over the local election on Saturday night. An effigy of Mr. Young was placed at toe top of a telegraph pole in town, by some of the fun-loving youths. As…

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Candidate's Remarkable Experience. Hemmed in by Flood Waters for Ten Days

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 11

A telegram dated Deniliquin, Friday last week, reads as follows :-- Mr. John Lewis, of Moa[?], Liberal and Reform candidate for the Deniliquin…

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The Federal Parliament. The Capital Site. Resignation of Mr. Watson

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 6

ON Thursday last we received a [?] our Sydney correspondent stating [?] Senate had agreed to the House of Representatives amendment selecting Dalgety [?]…

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Hastings and Macleay Election. Official Declaration of the Poll

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 6

ABOUT twenty or thirty persons assembled at the Court House, West Kempsey, on Thursday last at noon, when the result of the election was officially declared. Mr…

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The State Parliament. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 5

THE State Parliament will be opened by commission. The Governor's speech will only refer to one question of supply. It is expected that it will be Friday…

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The Federal Parliament. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 4

AN official announcement states that the allotment of portfolios in the Reid Government will be made to-day. An adjournment of the Federal Parliament will…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Election of Directors to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 3

SIR,—We are again called upon to elect two directors for the M.R. Co-Op Dairy Company, in lien of Messrs. Johnston and McDonell, who retire…

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The Recent Elections. Temperance Party's Success

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 13

ON Monday afternoon the council of the New South Wales Alliance met, and received the report of the electoral selection committee. Canon Boyce was in the chair,…

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The Conduct of Elections

Macleay Argus · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 13

SOME remarkable evidence as to the recent elections has been given before the Select Committee of the House of Representatives on the Electoral Act administration, now…

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Opening of Parliament. SYDNEY

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 4

Parliament was opened to day by commission. After the swearing in of members, Mr. McCourt was unanimously re-elected…

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Opening of Parliament. SYDNEY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 2

Parliament was opened to-day by commission. After the swearing in of members, Mr. McCourt was unanimously re-elected…

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