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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1908

15 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Cooma Municipality. Election of Aldermen

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 2

Thursday last was the day fixed for the official reception of the nominations of candidates for the nine vacancies in the Cooma Municipal Council, the…

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News of the Week. Shire Election to-morrow

Delegate Argus · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4

THIRTY-FIVE points of rain on Wednesday. Everybody smiling. MR. PERCY REED left on Thursday for a trip to the city…

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The Cooma Municipality. Election of Mayor

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

A special meeting of the Cooma Municipal Council was held on Tuesday afternoon, at which were present:- [?] worship the Mayor, Alderman…

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General Gables. LONDON, Saturday. Manchester Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The election for North-West Man[?] was held to-day. Mr. Winston Churchill was defeated. "The Times" special correspondent…

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Dundes Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

Writing in the "Labour Lader," of which he is editor, upon the [?]…

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Adelaide Federal By-Election. ADELAIDE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 2

The bye-election for the Adelaide district in the House of Representatives resulted in a win for E. A. Roberts (labour) by 234…

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Adelaide Legislative Election. ADELAIDE, Monday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Ansley (labour) has been elected for the Adelaide district in the Legislative Assembly, defeating the liberal candidate by…

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The Presidential election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 3

Addressing a meeting of 18,000 persons, at Lincoln, Nebraska, Mr. W. J. Bryan accepted the democratic Domination of the…

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American Presidential Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 2

A leading American authority is [?] that the tariff will be the predominating factor in the coming Presidential election com-…

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The W.A. General Elections. West Australia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 2

The nominations for the General Elections have closed. For fifty seats were [?] candidate. In nine constituencies the old members were returned unopposed,…

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Mr. Austin Chapman. Sudden Illness in Parliament

Delegate Argus · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

T[?] the of 36th Sept:— Mr. Austin Ch[?] Minister of[?], had a attack of [?]…

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Federal Parliament

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

In the House of Representatives last night, Mr. G. H. Reid gave Notice of Motion that the Proposals of the Government, as disclosed in…

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N.S.W. Parliament. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

The N.S.W. Legislative Assembly passed the second reading of the Police Offences Amendment Bill by 44 to 22, after the debut…

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General Cables. LONDON, Friday. THE U.S. Presidential Election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Taft, the newly elected President of the United States, claims that he has been elected by the business men of the country, and that the Democratic and…

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Victorian Parliament dissolved. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 December 1908 · page 2

The Premier, Sir Thomas [?] moved the dissolution of the Victoria Parliament by His Exc[?]lency the Governor…

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