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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

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Competitive Examinations. Notice to Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

The Public Service Board are notifying intending candidates for admission to the Public Service that all the particulars required under the regulations must be sent in to the…

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The Papal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The Papal Nuncios at Vienna, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon have informed the Powers that the veto upon the Papal election…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 8

Some interest is being manifested in the municipal elections which will take place next month, and the contests promise to be vigorous and exciting. The Mayor…

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Parliamentary Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Alfred Edward Pease, the radical candidate, was to-day returned to the House of Commons for the Cleveland Division…

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The Miners' Association. Election of District Officers. Assistance to the Jumbunna Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the delegates from the various lodges affiliated with the Miners' Association was hold at the Trades' Hall, Hunter-street West, yesterday. Mr. Adam…

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The Federal Convention. Cardinal Moran a Probable Candidate. Date of the Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5

A CONSIDERABLE amount of interest has suddenly been developed in connection with the elections for the Federal Convention by the announcement that his Eminence…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. the Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 5

Sir John Forrest, Premier of West Australia, who arrived yesterday, says that so far as that colony is concerned Federal elections cannot take place until after their…

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In Recess. the Cardinal Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 5

THE statement that Cardinal Moran would, if elected to the Federal Convention, take part in the proceedings has given a considerable fillip to the discussion of Federation…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Imperial Parliament. Forecast of the Queen's Speech. Friendly Relations. Anglo-american Treaty Worthy of Imitation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—A forecast of the speech to be delivered from the Throne at the opening of Parliament is published to-day. The relations…

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The Coming Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 4

ANOTHER step in the direction of Federation has been made. At the conference of Premiere held in Melbourne on Monday, an arrangement…

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The Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 4

The forecast of what is called the Queen's speech throws little light on the inner workings of the diplomatic machine with regard to foreign affairs. Satisfaction is expressed…

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CABLEGRAMS. Imperial Politics. Parliament Opened. Taxation of Ireland. the Irish Nationalist Party. a Leader Elected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the course of the debate upon the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne in the House of Commons this evening, Sir…

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Federation. Attitude of the Labour Party. Some of the Candidates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 5

THE attitude of the Labour party concerning the Federal Convention elections is now fully defined. The Political Labour League at its conference in January last drew up the…

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CABLEGRAMS. Imperial Parliament. Lord Salisbury and Turkey. Coercion, If Necessary, to Be Applied. the Anglo American Treaty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Night.—Lord Salisbury, in the course of his speech in the House of Lords, on the Address-in-Reply to the Queen's Speech, said,…

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The Federal Elections. Meeting in Newcastle. a Federal League Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 5

IN view of the near approach of the election of delegates to the forthcoming Federal Convention, a public meeting of the electors of Newcastle and district (convened upon…

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Wickham Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

MR. W. FOUNTAIN addressed a number of ratepayers from the balcony of Butler's Albion Hotel, Wickham, last evening in favour of his candidature for the vacancy in…

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Federation. Another Cabinet Meeting. the Election Regulations. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

MINISTERS sat in Cabinet to-day, and further considered the regulations to be issued for the management of the elections of delegates to the Federation Convention. The regulations…

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The Municipal Elections. Nominations Close To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 8

TO-DAY is the last day for receiving nominations for the vacancies occurring in the various municipal councils of the district. All nominations must be in the hands of the…

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Federation. the Probable Candidates. the Position of Queensland. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 5

THE Executive Council will hold a meeting to-morrow morning, when the regulations for the elections to the Federal Convention will be submitted to the Federal Convention will…

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The Municipal Elections. Nominations Received

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 8

NOMINATIONS for the vacancies occurring in the different municipal councils were receiveable up till midnight last night. In the case of the Newcastle Borough Council the Mayor…

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