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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

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Riverina Election

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Mr. J. M. Chanter will address a meeting of the electors at Hay to-morrow (Saturday) night, at the Academy of Music; and at Gunbar on Monday night. On Saturday…

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Election Notes. Corowa Electorate

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

It will be noted that Mr. F. C. Piggin in our correspondence column, notices his disinclination to contest the Corowa electorate under any circumstances, at…

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The Riverina Election. “Professional Politicians.”

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 3

A public meeting of the electors convened by the Mayor (Mr T. Wise) at the request of some of the ratepayers, was held in the Mechanics’ Institute, Jerilderie, on…

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The Riverina Election. Arrangements for Polling Day

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The Divisional Returning Officer (Mr W. A. Newman) and his assistant (Mr Haigh) are using one of the rooms at the Court House an an electoral office. They have both been kept…

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Pastures Protection Board Election

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

At the meeting of the Pasture Protection Board held yesterday, a copy of a letter which Mr. French, the [?] spector, had written to the Minister…

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The Riverina Election. Mr Chanter at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The Town Hail was crowded on Wednesday evening, when Mr J. M. Chancier, ex-member for Riverina, addressed the electors. The Mayor (Ald. H. L. Jones) Presided. The candidate’s…

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Election Notes

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

It is very refreshing to know that at his meeting on Wednesday evening Mr Chanter made one or two appeals for fair play and a straightforward, honest contest. Fair play,…

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Another Government Candidate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

The Government has selected Mr. Lancaster as their candidate for the Rodney constituency and he will have their support…

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Liberal and Reform Candidates

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 3

The Liberal and Reform Party have selected a bumber of candidates to contest various constituencies on their ticked at the next State elections…

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The Riverina Election. Mr. Chanter at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

Mr J. M. Chanter addressed a meeting of electors at the Academy of Music on Saturday night. There was a good attendance, and Mr John Bent, Mayor of Hay, presided…

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The Elections. the Riverina Election. Alteration in the Polling Places

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 4

Deniliquin has been gazetted to be the chief polling place, in lieu of Hay. The following polling places have been cancelled:—…

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A Cape Election

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. Merriman has been elected to a seat in the Cape House of Assembly, thereby replacing a Bondite member who had resigned…

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The Riverina Election

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

The Divisional Re urning Officer (Mr W. A. Newman) and his assistant (Mr Haigh) are using one of the rooms at the Court House as an electoral office…

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The Elections

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

A preliminary meeting of all those interested in the re-election of our Member (Mr. Scobie' was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening…

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Parliament Won't Meet Again

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 3

The State politicians generally now in Sydney think that Parliament will not meet again prior to the general elections, as it expires by effluxion of…

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State Elections. Proposal to Issue New Rights

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 20

Under the Act passed last session providing for the redaction of members, there is no necessity to issue new electoral rights. The Government is, however, considering the…

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The Riverina Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 37

At Deniliquin on Wednesday, Mr W. A. Newman, the divisional returning officer for Riverina, read the writ of the new election in the electorate, consequent on the last being…

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Election Mems

The Independent · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. Blackwood has addressed several enthusiastic meetings in the Hay district since last Friday, and the general [?]nion is that he will poll mote votes than on the last…

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Riverina Election. (To the Editor of the Independent.) (To the Editor of the Independent.)

The Independent · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 2

At Mr Chanter's meeting at the Town all last night I asked of him the following questions:—(1) If he bad ever asked for [?]yment for work done by him in SIR,—In your issue of April 22, 1904, in reporting Mr Blackwood's speech, you say that Mr Topham Forge (who is not on the roll) moved that Mr Blackwood was not a…

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