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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1912

23 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Responsible Parliament Demands

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

The Liberal German papers demand responsible Parliament, on the ground that whatever is the result of the elections the…

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The German Elections

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The result of the German elections at far as is known, is that the Centre Party won 85 seats, the Socialists 66, and…

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S.A. Election Excitement. ADELAIDE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

There is intense excitement over the State elections. The returns are not complete. The state of the parties so…

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Mr. Fisher on S.A. Elections. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

Interviewed regarding the result of the South Australian elections, Mr. Fisher said they would Dot seriously affect the…

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Parliament Meets To-Day

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 2

The New South Wales Parliament meets this afternoon. More interest will centre in the Government's attitude…

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"The Chief Parliament."

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of the Sydney Labor Council last night, it was decided to postpone the selection of a representative to go…

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Prorogation of Parliament. MELBOURNE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 2

Parliament has been prorogued to 1st May. The subsequent prorogation will bring the date of assembly to June 26th…

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Redistribution and Election

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

The feeling is growing in parliamentary circles that the general election will take place during the end of this year, possibly in October…

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Parliament and Press. (From the Sydney "Worker," March 28.)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

What evil genius was it who persuaded the McGowen Government, in the last hours of an unsatisfactory session, to bring…

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The Senate Election. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 2

Senators Milieu and Gould, and Mr. C. W. Oakes, ex-M.L.A., have been selected to contest the election for the Senate at…

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BRISBANE, Monday. The Premier's Election Tour

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 2

The Premier has toured all the principal centres of Queensland in connection with the elections. Mr. Denham says the…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Alexandria By-election

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

The voting in the by-election for Alexandria to till the seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Dacey, resulted in a victory…

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General Election Predicted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 2

Mr. Wade expects that a general election will take place within the next few months…

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Selection of Candidates

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 2

In another page of this issue is printed a letter from the pen of Mr. Sydney Jephcott, a candidate for selection by the Liberal Leagues of…

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The Choice of Liberal Candidates. (To the Editor of the Bombala Times)

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

Sir,—The first thing that strikes one who beings to feel the political pulse of the Liberal Party, at any rate in a country constituency, is the…

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The Choice of Liberal Candidates

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 2

IN another page of this issue, Mr. Jephcott further argues in favor of the choice of Parliamentary candidates by the different party leagues…

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The Choice of Liberal Candidates. (To the Editor of the Bombala Times.)

The Bombala Times · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

Sir,—While acknowledging the compliment implied in your "leader" of June 21, which shows that my first letter touched upon a matter of urgent…

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Open Column. the Choice of Liberal Candidates. To the Editor of the Bombala Times

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 3

SIR,—Although our debate on this subject has not been so heated as to lend plausibility to the idea that is it responsible for the fire which…

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An Irish Election. Plenty of Fun at Small Cost

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 3

We in Ireland get far more fun for far less money out of an election than do our neighbours in England. says Stephen Gwynne, M.P., in the…

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[?] Rule Debate. Defeat of the Government. General Election Probable. Cablegram to "Mercury" Office. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 2

In the House of Commons, the Government was defeated on the Home Rule Bill by 228 to 206 votes…

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