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Politics & elections, 1904

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Polling in Glen Innes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

POLLING day being fixed for Saturday, and a glorious day prevailing, large numbers of country electors journeyed into town to combine business with politics with a result…

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Tenterfield Election. Victory for Mr.C.A.Lee

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

LOCALLY, not a great deal of excitement was occasioned, although the anppottera of our old and tried member, Mr. O. A. Lee, left an atone unta and to secuer him…

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State Elections. the Results

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

The letters S.O. indicate selected Opposition candidates; S.M., selected Minirterialists; S.L., selected Labour candidates; S. is for socialists; I for Independents…

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Election Notes

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

Twenty members of the last Parliament were rejected on Saturday last. Several scats were lost to the…

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The Blayney Election. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 5

MR. CRICK was elected for Blayney by a majority of 198 over Mr. C. Garland…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents.] The State Elections. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 5

THE latest returns to band give the results of the elections as follow:—Ministerial 14, Opposition 43, Labour 23, Independent 3. There are eleven…

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The Elections. the Gwydir. G. A. Jones Wins by 21 VOTES

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

The proceeds at the local polling booth on Saturday were very orderly, although a fair amount of interest was taken in the contest. Mr. J. A…

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The Elections. Sydney, Monday, 1.10 P.m

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 2

THE latest returns give the result of the elections as under Ministerial 14, Opposition 42, Labor,19, Independent 3. When the final result is known it is probable that…

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The Election Saturday's Polling

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

Saturday was a good day for electioneering fine and warm so that the indifferent individual who has such a reluctance in going to the pells was…

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Telegrams. Sydney Tuesday. the Late Elections. The New Parliament

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 5

The new State Parliament will probably meet on August 23rd. An important meeting of the Cabinet will be held to-day or to-morrow,…

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Moree Election

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

We are now severed from Moree and Inverell itself has no direct interest in the contest there, although the proximity of the constituency makes it something of a local…

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The Armidale Election. Victory for Mr. Kearney. a Narrow Majority

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

The election in this part of the electorate did not occasion a very great amount of excitement. In the furenoon very few votes put in an…

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The Elections

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

THOAN who anticipated the downfall at the Government at the recent elections, were not prepared for the overwhelining defeat administered by…

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State Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 2

The State Parliament will re-assemble for formal business on August 23…

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The New Parliament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 4
Also in The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate

IN a rather laboured leading article upon the state of parties in the new Parliament the S. M. HERALD reluctantly admits that Mr. Carruthers will sooner or later, be…

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New Members of Parliament

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 2

THE new Parliament will consist of 74 members of the Parliament that has just expired, and 16 new men. Of the 16. the Opposition ranks hold 12, and four belong to the Labor party. The…

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Opening of Parliament. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 5

THE State Parliament will re assemble for formal business on August 23…

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The Very Latest Government to Meet Parliament. and Then Resign Sydney, Thursday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 2

A lengthy meeting of the Cabinet was held to day. Subsequently Mr. Waddell stated that the parties were now almost evenly divided. Under these…

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Federal Election Muddle. the Select Committee. Some Startling Evidence

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 12 August 1904 · page 3

SOME extraordinary statements were made by Mr. Biden, formerly Commonwealth Electoral Officer for this State, before the Select Committee. He said he had…

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