Labour Platform. Preparing for the Elections. BRISBANE
THE general council of the Australian Labour Federation at Blackall has agreed upon the following recommendations for reference to labour candidates at the general…
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Politics & elections, 1891
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Member of Parliament Killed. Adelaide
HUGH KELLY, member for Wooroora in the House of Assembly, died this morning from the effects of a trap accident. On the previous day he was being driven in a buggy…
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THE municipal elections in the city this year promise to be very quiet. The retiring members of the council are :—Alderman Buchanan, City Ward; Alderman Moore,…
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Great interest is centred in the forthcoming election, and already candidates have been chosen to contest the seat in East Ward. The retiring aldermen are the Mayor (Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destruction of Japanese Houses of Parliament
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Japanese Houses of Parliament have been totally destroyed by fire…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—At the election at Hartlepool, Mr. Furness, a Gladstonite, defeated Sir William Gray, a Unionist, by 298 votes…
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NUMEROUS candidates for aldermanic honours are coming forward in Newcastle and the surrounding municipalities, and a number of exciting contests may be looked for. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. Municipal Elections
The numbers are up, there is a fair field, and the ratepayers are going to have some fun for their money. For the three ordinary vacancies at the council table, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Approaching Elections
At a luncheon given by the Mayor of South Brisbane to the Minister for Lands, it was announced that the Government would appeal to the electors within two months…
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In the House of Representatives on Thursday, Mr. Shera gave notice of motion that an address be presented to the Governor praying him to call Sir George Grey to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Islington. the Municipal Election
The campaign for the forthcoming contest for the representation of the Islington Ward, in the Wickham Municipality, was commenced on Thursday night by Mr. T…
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UNUSUAL interest appears to be taken this year in the elections for the city and other municipalities in the district. This is a hopeful sign, for the progress and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Member of Parliament Missing. Hobart
MR. W. BELBIN, Member of the House of Representatives for South Hobart, has been missing for several days. He did not return from the Federal picnic to Glenora, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Elections in Spain
LONDON, Monday.—The general elections are taking place in Spain. The Republicans, Socialists, and Independents have been defeated in Madrid by large majorities…
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A GOOD deal of criticism, good natured and otherwise is often expressed regarding aldermanic eloquence, and it must be admitted that at yesterday's nominations throughout…
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THE nomination of candidates for municipal honours took place yesterday, and created considerable excitement in the township. Messrs. J. Beveridge, T. Stratten, T…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Spanish Government has achieved a great electoral victory. The author of the introduction of universal suffrage was defeated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Islington. Election Address
ON Tuesday evening Alderman A. Shedden addressed a large meeting of the electors from the balcony of the Criterion Hotel. Mr. Charles Richardson presided, and in…
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Alderman CHRISTIE, the Mayor of the city, and Alderman SHEDDEN interviewed the Commissioners, and requested that on Monday next, when the municipal elections took…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Hospital. Election of a Honorary Medical Staff
THE ballot for the election of eight medical gentlemen to act as the honorary staff of the Newcastle Hospital for the ensuing year was brought to a conclusion last evening…
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