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Politics & elections, 1911

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More Scenes in Parliament. An Unparalleled Pandemonium. The Police Called In. Seven Members of the Opposition Ejected. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 1

A disgraceful scene occurred in the Assembly late this afternoon. Six members were ejected, the police being called in…

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Canadian Elections. Challenge to Premier. Acceptance, and Walk-over. Ottawa, September 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 42

Nominations of candidates for the general elections, on September 21, took place in, public throughout the Dominion on Friday At Russell, where the retiring…

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Motion of Censure. in Federal Parliament. Preference to Unionists. to Be Discussed on Tuesday-melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 5

Considerable excitement prevailed in political circles to-day upon the circular ordering ordering "Preference to Unionists," issued by the Home Affairs Department…

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Canadian Elections Terrible Liberal Defeat Only There Ministers Returned. a Cabinet for Fifteen Years Shattered. Reciprocity with America Buried. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

The Canadian elections were held yesterday. The greatest public interest had been excited, and polling was heavy. The fight has been mainly fought out on the…

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Railway Men Aspire to Parliament. Requested to Resign Their Positions. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 September 1911 · page 3

Owing to the Government insisting that three railway employes who were stand[?] Parliament should first resign their [?]in the railway service there is…

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Elections in Canada. The Government Defeated. Many Ministers Lose Seats. OTTAWA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 4

The Canadian elections were held yesterday. Intense excitement prevailed throughout the Dominion as the fate of the Canadian-American…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Censure Motion Defeated. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this after, noon the motion of censure by Mr. Wade, to the effect that the Premier's statements in regard to the business of the…

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Cablegrams. Canadian Elections. an Unprecedented Result. Ottawa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 2

The final returns show that the original statement that Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Messrs. Frank Oliver and William Pugsley were the only Ministers to secure…

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Cablegrams. News From America Mexican Presidential Elections. Mexico City

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 3

The election, of the President of Mexico in succession to ex-President Diaz has been fixed for Sunday. Two persons have been killed and 15…

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The Scenes in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 2

The scones in the State Parliament last week were unprecedented in Australian history, and we hope they will remain a record for all time for…

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Inter-state. Mr. Holman and Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 32

Responding to the toast of "Parliament" at the official luncheon in connection with the Temora show, Mr. Holman said that at the present juncture Parliament consisted…

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Final Gallops. Epsom Metropolitan and Derby Candidates at Work. Fast Time Recorded. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 4

A large gathering of owners and interstate visitors assembled at Randwick this morning to witness the final gallops for the first day of the A.J.C. spring meeting…

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Liverpool Plains Election. a Re Count. Result Declared to Be a Tie. Sydney

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 3

The Elections and Qualifications Committee have recounted the votes in the recent Liverpool Plains election, the result being a tie with Perry 2915…

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Election for Maitland Seat. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 2

Mr. Oakes, official organiser of the Liberal party, arrived in Sydney this morning. He brought the news that Major Nicholson will contest the Maitland seat, as the…

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Liverpool Plains Election

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 2

A recount of the votes in connection with the recent Liverpool Plains election (when Mr Perry, Liberal candidate, was declared elected by three votes) has…

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New South Wales Liverpool Plains Election. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

The Elections and Qualifications Committee of the Legislative Assembly brought in a Gliding this morning to the effect that the election of Mr. Perry for…

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Great Labor Victory. in Western Australian Elections. a Majority of Ten. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 2

Owing to the necessity for counting the preference voles, the Jesuits of the State elections, which were held on Tuesday, are not yet completed. It is certain…

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Federal Parliament. the Censure Motion. Defeated by Ten Votes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 4

The debate on Mr Deakin’ s motion —“That, in the opinion of this House, the preference in obtaining and retaining employment recently…

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Liverpool Plains By-election

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 3

The writ for the Liverpool Plains by-election will be issued to-morrow. Nomination day has been Used for October 16, polling day for October 28, and the return…

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Cablegrams. Shooting in a Parliament Austrian Legislators Fired At. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 5

A highly sensational incident occurred in the Lower House of the Austrian parliament yesterday. The sentences imposed on offenders for…

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