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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1903

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Federal Election. Mr. Watkins' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 5

Mr. David Watkins addressed a meeting of electors from Thompson's Hotel New Lambton, last night. The Mayor(Alderman Errington) presided…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Assembly Electorates Boundary Bill was considered in committee. Mr. Tucker, a Labour member, moved an amendment to…

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The Senate Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 4

The paucity of candidates who are offering themselves for election to the Senate at the present day, as compared with the previous election three…

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Federal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 5

The Rev. R. M. Bowles, the Freetrade candidate for the Newcastle seat in the House of Representatives, addressed meetings at Wallsend and Minmi…

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Federal Election. Mr. Watkins' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 6

Mr. Watkins, the Labour candidate, addressed the electors at the Hexham shoots yesterday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by Mr. W. Wilson. Mr. Watkins'…

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Touching the Senate Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 10

Who will get in? That is a question not easily answered. I have taken the opinion of scores of people on the point, and no two agree as to the chances of the…

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A Union Jack Election Poster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

A general election in Great Britain does not materially differ from one here, save that it is more vigorously conducted and shows better organisation. This is largely…

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State Bye-elections. Armidale and Moree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 December 1903 · page 5

Two elections, resulting in each instance in the return of Oppositionists, took place on Saturday. At Moree the election was to elect a successor to Mr. W. Webster,…

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Federal Elections. Candidates and Policy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 5

From eight o'clock this morning until seven o'clock in the evening the polling booths throughout Australia will be open for the registration of the votes of the…

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East Sydney Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 6

At the Protestant Hall to-night a meeting was held in furtherance of the candidature of Mr. R. Peel, who is contesting the East Sydney electorate in the…

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The Newcastle Election. Mr. Bowles' Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 5

Mr. R. M. Bowles addressed a large meeting last night at Carrington from Devon's balcony, Young-street. The speaker referred to his fifteen years'…

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Federal Elections. the Polling Day. Record of the Voting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 5

The elections of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives were on the whole productive of a far heavier vote than at the first contest for the Federal…

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The Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 4

The elections which took place yesterday for the two House of the Commonwealth Parliament were notable for the orderly and quiet…

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The Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 4

The final results of the Federal elections are not yet available, and it will probably not be possible to make them known for a day of two. Final…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, December 15. the Federal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 7

By the time this letter is in print the second Federal election will be a matter of history. It will be remembered in South Australia, as one of the quietest…

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Hunter Election Challenged. Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

A petition against the validity of the Hunter election has been prepared, and will be forwarded to the Federal authorities immediately. The grounds of the…

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West Australian Parliament. Scene in the Assembly. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly sat until 4.15 a.m. on Saturday considering the Estimates. The proceedings were at times disorderly, and the Opposition protested…

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Elections and Public Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 4

The Federal elections point very clearly to the necessity of reform in the methods now pursued of testing the views of the electors. In the first…

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Federal Elections. British Comments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The newspapers generally comment upon the results of the Commonwealth elections. The "St. James" Gazette" declares…

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Federal Elections. the Senate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 5

The following are the latest returns available last evening of the polling for the Senate elections. Members whose names are marked with an asterisk are…

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