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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1908

323 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 17

The Dewsbury Bye Election

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

The promotion of Mr. Walter Runeiman to a sent in the Cabinet as President of the Bohrd of Education, has necessitated a bye-election for the Dewasbury sent…

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English Bye-elections. Mr. Winston Churchill's Fight at North-west Manchester. Splitting the Trish Vote. Lodon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 2

It is estimated that fully 500 out of the 900 Irish electors in North-West Manchester will vote in accordance with the manifesto of the local…

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Poor Mr. Churchill! Witchingly Wooing the Women They Wont Have Him. the Manchester Bye-election. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 5

Despite the recent avowal of Mr. Winston Churchill that personally he was in favor of vots for women, the Suffragettes at Manchester are straining every nerve…

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Cablegrams. English Bye-election. Central Sheffield Seat. Unionist Elected Unopposed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

The vacancy for the Sheffield (Central) seat in the House of Commons, caused by the death of Sir Charles E. Howard Vincent, has been filled Without an election…

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American Labor Conference. Veiled Threats to Opposing Candidates. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

In connection with the forthcoming Presidential Election, the Labor Conference at New York, Chi[?]go, and elsewhere, have adopted resolutions which contain…

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British Elections. Manchester Contest. the Irish Vote. London, April 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 42

Considerable interest has been excited in regard to the Irish vote in the North-West Manchester election, in which Mr. Winston urchill, who has been raised to Cabinet rank…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union. Election of Officers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 28

The annual conference of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union of Now South Wales was continued last week at the rooms, Spring-street. Mr, R. T. Keys…

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Mr. Churchill's Fight. the Manchester Bye-election. Irish Vote Divided. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

The new manifesto issued by the Irish Leagues in support of the candidature of Mr. Winston Churchill, in his fight to retain the North West Manchester seat,…

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The Dewsbury Election Cabinet Minister Returned. Large Unionist Increase. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 2

The result of the bye-election at Dows-burry, rendered necessary by the elevation of the sitting Liberal member, Mr. Walter Rumelinan,…

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Cablegrams. a Great Liberal Defeat. Ablow to Free Trade. Mr. Churchell Defeated at Manchester. Exceptionally Heavy Polling. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The polling for the bye-election at North West Manchester, rendered [?] by the elevation of Mr. Winston Churchill to Cabinet [?] in the Asquith Liberal…

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Italian Embezzler Reelected. Signor Nasi Returns to Parliament. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

Signor Nasi, formerly Minister of Education in Italy, who was disgraced, fined, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment for peculation of public moneys, has been…

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P. Board Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 3

All nomination papers in connection with the above must be delivered or forwarded to the returning officer (Mr. A. H. Bray) so as to…

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Land Selections. the Manchester Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

During the month of March there were, 200 new settlers who applied for 115,949 acres throughout the State of N.S.W., and 72,736 acres, The polling in the election for the North-West division of Manchester, where Mr. Winston Churchill, formerly Under Secretary for the Colonies,…

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Scottish Bye-election. Another Liberal Majority Reduced. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

The death of Mr. John William Cromble, Libernt member for Kineardinesire, rendered necessary a bye-election for the seat…

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Parliament and Population

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 32

Several Victorian papers have for a long time asserted that the population of Victoria was under-estimated, and that if a correction had been made it would have…

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English Suffragettes. Attack Parliament. Repulsed by Police

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 8

The Suffragettes who, under the auspices of the Women's Social and Political Union, are holding a three days' Parliament of Women at Caxton Hall,…

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English Suffragettes Attack Parliament Repulsed by Police

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 2

The Suffragettes who, under the auspices of the Women's Social and Political Union, are holding a three days Parliament of Women at Caxton Hall…

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The St. George Election

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 3

Great interest centres in the election ballot which will be taken to morrow to decide whether Alderman Taylor or Mr. Clayton shall go to…

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Pastures Protection Board Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 6

Up to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon only four nominations had been received, viz., the following four retiring directors: -- Messrs. W…

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The Hay Pastures Protection Board. The Approaching Election. The Nominations

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

The following nominations of candidates to fill the vacancies on the Hay Pastures Protection Board, causes by the retirement of Messrs. Lugsdin, Armstrong, Weir and…

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