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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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A Labour Candidate Retires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 6

Regarding the election of a member for the Bullmba electorate, the position having been rendered vacant by the death of sir James R. Dickson, the Labour party, after some…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Preparations for the Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 6

The arrangements for the Federal elections in this colony are in a very forward state. The heads of the different State departments brave not yet been informed as to what is…

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The Wickham Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 8

Sir,—I was astonished this morning on reading your leader on Mayoral election irregularities that you have placed the Wickham election in that category, which I…

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Carrington Council. Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 8

A special meeting of this council was hell on Saturday evening, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. Alderman M'Cann was unanimously voted…

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Wickham Mayoral Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 3

Mr. W. M. Shedden, council clerk, Wickham, desires us to publish the following judgment, delivered by the Chief Justice in the case ex parte Turner, in re Duun, as…

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Imperial Parliament. Debate in the Commons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—In the House of Commons last night, Mr. John Dillon moved the adjournment of the House as a protest against a…

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Imperial Parliament. Temperance Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons, Mr. Whiaker's amendment to the address from the Throne regretting that adequate temperance…

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Federal Items. the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament. Invitations to Prominent Statesmen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

The Federal Premier states that from this time forward he and his colleagues will be actively engaged in campaign work. One matter he would like to see pushed forward…

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Maitland District Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 8

The official declaration of nominations of candidates to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the West Maitland Borough Council, caused by the retirement of Alderman W…

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The Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 4

Those of our local electors who have not yet recognised that we are within measurable distance of the Federal elections should grasp that fact…

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Political Labour League. Poll for the Selection of a Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 5

The ballot for the selection of a Labour candidate to contest the Newcastle seat in the Federal Parliament took place on Saturday throughout the district. In Wallsend…

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Political Labour League. Poll for the Selection of a Candidate. Majority for Mr. Watkins. Another Pallot to Be Taken

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 5

In connection with the ballot taken by the Political Labour League for the selection of a candidate to run in the Labour interest for Newcastle at the forthcoming…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Royle's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 5

From the balcony of Hollinshead's hotel last evening, Mr. C. J. Royle, who is a candidate for the Federal Senate, addressed a large and orderly meeting…

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A By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Cripps, in Unionists, has been elected for the Str[?]ford Division of E[?]cashire…

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Political Labour League. Selecting the Federal Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 5

The members of the Political Labour League in the Newcastle district are now engaged on the second ballot, which will decide whether Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., or…

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Our Queensland Letter Federal Elections. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

In our last letter we stated that matters pertaining to the election of Federal members to represent this colony were in a very forward state…

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Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 8

Mr. R. M. Bowles addressed the electors of Merewether in prosecution of his candidature for the Federal Parliament on Friday night from Mr. Carrol's balcony,…

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The Maidstone Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Maidstone election for a successor to Mr. John Barker, Liberal, resulted ad followings:— Sir Francis Evens, Liberal, 2375; Mr…

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Lambton. Socialist Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 7

The socialist candidates for the Senate' addressed a meeting of the electors in the Star Theatre on Sunday night. Mr. Peter Bowling presided, and the speakers were…

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The War Office. Supremacy of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON Wednesday.—In the House of Lords last night, the debate on the War Office was quietly concluded, in view of Mr. Brodrick's…

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