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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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Dates of Elections

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

The following information regarding the dates of the various processes in connection with the Federal elections in the respective States will be interesting:—New…

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Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 7

Mr. R. M. Bowles, Federal candidate for Newcastle, addressed a number of the electors at West Wallsend on Tuesday night. The candidate spoke…

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A Sydney Letter. the Sydenham Railway Accident.—the Profits of a Chemist.—the Plague Scare.—the Commonwealth Parliament and Prayer.—the Kanaka Must Go. Careless Tram Conductors.—youthful Marriages and the Divorce Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 3

Just imagine a man keeping the times of trains for the fun of the thing! You can imagine a man keeping fox-terriers, or even snakes, but a voluntary check of train…

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Election Expenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 11

Wanted very badly in the Commonwealth, and in those of the separate States which have not as yet advanced so far, a law limiting the election expenses…

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Morpeth. Federal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 7

A meeting of the Labour League was held on Wednesday evening. The chairman explained that the object of the meeting was to call for nominations of a candidate in…

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Senatorial Candidates. Messrs Walker and Gould at Singleton. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 5

Messrs. J. T. Walker and A. J. Gould addressed the electors to-night as candidates for the Senate. The Mayor of Singleton occupied the chair. A committee of the…

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The Federal Elections. Meeting of Freetraders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 5

A meeting of Freetraders, convened by the secretary of the Freetrade and Liberal Association of Sydney, was held at the Masonic Hall last evening. There was a large…

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Parliament Refuses to Interfere

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The House of Commons, by 262 to 148, has refused to grant no inquiry into the circumstances connected with the…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Watkins, M.p. at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 5

Mr. Watkins, M.P., the selected Labour candidate to contest the Newcastle seat in the Federal Parliament, addressed a meeting of about 300 electors from the balcony…

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Young Wallsend. Polling Booth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 8

It will be good news to the electors of Young Wallsend to learn that on Thursday Mr. T. Fryar, junr., the returning officer of the Wallsend electorate, visited our village…

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The Federal Elections. Adjourned Meeting of Free-traders. Mr. Gilbert Defeats Mr. Bowles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of Freetraders, convened for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run in the interests of the Freetrade and Liberal Association, was…

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Army Candidates and Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 11

On the subject of competitive examinations for candidates for the Army, a correspondent writes to the "'Army and Navy Gazette" complaining that the present…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Owen Gilbert's Opening Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 5

Mr. Owen Gilbert, the selected candidate in the Freetrade interest to contest the Newcastle sent in the Federal Parliament, addressed about 250 electors in…

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The Federal Elections. Address by Hon. R. E. O'connor, K.c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

Hon. R. E. O'Connor, K.C., Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Federal Government, who is a candidate for the Senate in the Federal Parliament,…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Gilbert's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 5

Mr. Owen Gilbert, the Freetrade candidate for the Newcastle seat in the Federal Parliament, addressed a large meeting from the balcony of Hollinshead's hotel…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Gilbert's Candidature

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

From the balcony of Hollinshead's hotel last evening Mr. J. A. Hogue, M.P., who was Minister for Education when the Reid Government was in power, addressed…

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District News. West Wallsend. the Commonwealth Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 7

During the past few days West Wallsend has been visited by several of the candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives. For the former, Messrs. E. D…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Watkins at Carrington

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

Mr. D. Watkins, the selected Labour candidate for the Newcastle seat, addressed the electors at Carrington from the balcony of Mr. John Drummond's hotel. Alderman…

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Maitland and the Senate Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 8

There can be no denial of the fact that up to the present very little interest has been taken in the approaching election of Senators by electors of the Maitland…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Owen Gilbert's Candidature

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

Mr. Owen. Gilbert, the selected Freetrade candidate, held three successful meetings last right. One at Griffiths' hotel, Lambton, at 6.30; a second at Dorrity's hotel,…

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