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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

The Federal Election

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 4

ELECTORS will do well to understand that when they go to the polling beeth on March 4 they will have to mark the ballot paper in an entirely new way…

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Opening of Parliament

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 May 1897 · page 2

ON the Address-in-Reply, Mr. W. H. Wood spoke as follows:—Like the last speaker (Mr. W. P. Crick) I attach to this proposal of the Premier to go home…

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Westra[?] politics. an Election Politics

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 5

IT has been said that all is fair in love, war, and politics, and the candidates for the representation of the North Coolgardle elecorats (of which Menc[?] is…

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Parliament

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 29 July 1897 · page 6

ON the motion of adjournment to discuss the administration of the Land and Income Tax, Mr. Wood said:— It has been pointed out by the hon…

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Scene in Parliament. Mr. Copeland and Mr. E. M. CLARK

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 5

A SHORT but exciting scene took place in the Legislative Assembly, Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the removal of an hon. member. The action of the trustees…

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Gippsland East Election

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 30 September 1897 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Orborst committee on Wednesday evening last, to secure the return of Mr H. Foster, a good many letters (says the S. R. MAIL) were…

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East Gippsland Election. BENDOC

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—After the Court business had been concluded on Saturday last, a meeting of Mr. Foster's supporters was held at Dudley's…

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East Gippsland Election

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 4

THIS election takes place to-day (Thursday). Mr. Conant addressed the electors at Bendoc on Wednesday night last and Delegate River on the following night,…

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East Gippsland Election

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 6

IN the course of his address to the electors, at Orbost, Mr. Foster delivered himself thus on the Mines Bill and Mines Development Act:—…

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Victorian Elections

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 21 October 1897 · page 4

THE Hon. H. Foster, Minister for Mines, was returned for East Gippsland by a large majority over his opponent Mr. Conant, the latest returns showing…

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Parliament

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 4

IN the Assembly on 27th ultimo, Mr. Wood asked the Minister of Justice,— Is it a fact that a bank manager was recently fined £25 at the Narandera Police…

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A Grinning Parliament

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 25 November 1897 · page 7

OUR Sydney correspondent writes:—Whenever the courtesy toast of "Parliament" is proposed at a feast or a food fight or a refreshment affair, some…

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