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Politics & elections, 1903

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Recent Bye-elections. Chamberlain's Supporters Returned. Victory for Preferential Trade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

Some interesting figures have been published in connection with the two bye-elections yesterday, which resulted in the return of supports of…

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New South Wales Elections. House of Representatives. State of the Parties. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

Regarding the elections for was Houses of Representatives, there are new practically only two doubtful seats, and these are for the Rivertia…

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Elections. Hume Electorate. Informal Announcement Made. Majority For W. J. Lyne Is 2317

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

A little after 8 o'clock last night Dr. Woods gave an informal announcement of the state of the poll in the Hume electors up to the present from the…

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The Elections. the Riverina Contest

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

The fight in this division turns out to be one of the most closely contested of any division in the whole Commonwealth. Up to the time of writing, it has almost…

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The State Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

The Stale election for stores and [?] show that both the Government and the Labour party are at an [?] discount in the country districts…

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The Commonwealth Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

The smoke of battle had not cleared away when at his edition went to press last night, her had the people subsided into their ordinary grooves. The…

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The Federal Election. the Fight for Riverina Returns Still Incomplete. a Close Contest. Mr Chanter Leading

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 2

Wednesday last will do much to make or [?] the future of the Commonwealth. For the past (six weeks the various candidates for the different…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. the Melbourne Election. Great Excitement. Working Classes Strongly in Evidence

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

A very exciting scene took place when the result of the election for Melbourne was made known. Thousands of people had gathered outside…

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The Federal Elections the Reiverina Contest. Mr Blackwood Leading. Returns Incomplete

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

Polling in connection with the return of members of the second Commonwealth Parliament took place throughout Australian Wednesday. Owing to the new arrangements under the Federal [?] Act…

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Mr. Haldane on the Tariff Commission. Appointed Not by Parliament or by the King. But by Chamberlain

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 3

Mr. R. B. Haldane, Liberal M.P. for Haddingtonshire, speaking at Carshalton, Surrey, last evening, referred to the tariff commission of practical…

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Australian Commonwealth Elections. Opinions of London News Papers. Universal Condemnation of Labour Successes. Dead Against Preferential Trade. Australian Workers Have No Sympathy with England

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 3

All the great London newspapers comment adversely on the result of the recent Australian Federal Elections. The "St. James' Gazette" states…

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The Federal Election

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 2

To CORRESPONDENTS:—J.W., Mt. Ida, writes: Can a man, living at Whitton, vote at Mt. Ida, (his name being to the roll), for the Senate and…

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Election Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 2

The leading three for the Senate in this State are:--Gray (O.). [?]; Neild (O.), 128, 989: Pulsford (O.) 127, [?]59…

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MR. R. O. BLACKWOOD. Federal Candidate for Riverina

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

The following sketch of Mr. Blackwood is taken from the Australasian:—"Mr. K. O. Blackwood is an old Melbourne Grammar School boy, and…

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The Federal Election. the Election for Riverina. The Final Returns. Mr. R. O. Blackwood Elected. A Close Finish

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

The final returns from the various polling places in the Federal Electoral Division of Riverina readied Hay by the train on Monday night, and…

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The Federal Elections

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

THE elections are ever, the second Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia has been elected, and the nett result is that the Labor party has…

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Telegrams. Interstate. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. the State Parliament Refer End[?]. Immense Majority for Ninety

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 2

There are only about 40,000 voles left to be counted in the Referend[?] bullot. The present number polled for nin[?]ly…

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The Fiscal Campaign. the Daily News on Chamberlain. Considers Australian Elections Give a Blow to

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 4

tHE "Daily News" e freetrade and anti-chamberlain newspaper, asserts that the Australian elections have [?] a fatal blow to Mr. chamber…

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Only the Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 29

The relative importance of things just now in the eyes of Young Australia: A large notice-board was last week erected outside the Australian Star office. The…

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The Late Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1903 · page 29

Speaking of the polling just completed, the Federal Prime Minister points out that it must be remembered that Parliament dissolved before its full time, and…

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