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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

52 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 3

Federal Election Matters

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 2

The leader of the Labour party (Mr. Watson) asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Deakin) whether the Cabinet had arrived at any decision as to the…

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LONDON, Monday. The Czar dissolves Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 2

The Czar has dissolved Parliament, and Issued and Ukase ordering the convocation of another in March next year…

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Cooma Pastures Protection Board. Election of Directors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

The election of three directors in connection with the Cooma Pastures Protection Board resulted in the returns of Messrs John Crisp,…

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The Rev. Worrall and Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 2

The Rev. Worrall states that his friends have engaged an excursion train to take him and his sympathisers to Melbourne of Tuesday…

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Cootamundra election. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 2

The Cootamundra election took place on Saturday last, the contest being between Messrs. W. Holman (Labour), and John Fitzpatrick,…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Proposed Abolition of Tattersall's

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 2

In the Tasmanian Legislative Council, sitting at Hobart, on Thursday the Valuation of Land Bill was dealt with in committee, and rejected…

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The Federal Election. Voting by Post

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 2

Special attention is called to parts of the Commonwealth Electoral Acts, 1902, 1903, containing directions for postal ballot papers…

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The Federal election question

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 2

The Federal Premier, Mr. Deskin, in a speech at [?], said that protection would be the question of the elections…

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The Federal Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 2

Preparations for the Federal Elections may be completed to that polling can be held on November 21st. The Government is not able…

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Electioneering Expenses. Question of Legality

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Thursday. Mr. Chapter (N.S.W.) asked whether the Prime Minister had observed that…

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Federal Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 2

With the announcement that the Federal Parliament will probably procogas in September Increased activity will be shows in the Federal [?] Each side is…

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Probable dissolution of S.A. Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

The dissolution of the South Australian Parliament is expected, owing to a deadlock between the two Houses regarding the Franchise Bill…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. The Federal elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

The federal elections will not be held till December next…

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The Federal Election

Delegate Argus · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

Write for the Federal election may be expected to be issued before the end of October. After their issue no elector can have…

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Date of Federal Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

December, 10th next in the probabic Hate of the Federal elections…

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Death of a Member of Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. Hugh McDonald, aged fifty years, a member of the New South Wales Parliament, representing. Coonamble, died in Sydney [?]…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. The Federal Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

The Federal elections will be held on Wednesday 22nd December. Nomination day in 8th November…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Drakin at Ballarat

Delegate Argus · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—At Ballarat yesterday, Mr. Deakin announced the Ministerial election policy. In the course of his address he stated that…

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The Federal Election. Eden-manaro. Mr. A. Chapman at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 2

On Thursday evening Mr. Austin Chapman, Postmaster-General, delivered an address to the electors at the Cooma School of Arts in connection with his candidature…

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A Promising Candidate. Mr. John Longmuir

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 2

The selected candidate to run in the interests of the Australian Democratic League in opposition to the Hon. Austin Chapman, the…

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