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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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Labour Representation. Fifty Candidates. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 5

Mr. Michael Davitt proposes to stamp England in order to support independent Labour candidates at the forthcoming elections…

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Liberal Attack. Ninety Labour Candidates. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 5

The Liberals will, at the coming election, contest every seat except the Universities and a few constituencies where it is not desirable to…

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Imperial Elections. Severe Struggle. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 5

The prospects for the Imperial elections are that the struggle will be the most severe since 1855. The contest will be fought with…

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Imperial Politics. No Irish Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 5

Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, has issued his election address. In this, replying to the accusation…

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Imperial General Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2

In view of the approaching Imperial general elections, the British Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress, says Engineering," determined…

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Hamilton. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 6

The aldermen who retire by effluxion of time from the Hamilton Municipal Council this year, are the Mayor, Alderman Arthur, and Aldermen Melville, Gardiner,…

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Imperial Elections. on the Battle Eve. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 5

The Imperial Parliament has been dissolved, and will reassemble on the 13th February. Polling for the elections…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 6

Very little interest appears to be manifested in the approaching municipal elections, a result [?] doubt of the good work done by retiring alderm[?]n during their…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the supporters of Mr. A. Cook, a candidate for election as a representative of Macquarie Ward, in the Newcastle Council, was held at the…

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Imperial Elections. Results of Polling. Defeat of the Ex-premier. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 5

The polling for the boroughs for the elections to the Imperial Parliament commenced on Friday, and is proceeding in several of the…

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Stockton. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 6

Notification has been published inviting nominations for the forthcoming municipal elections at Stockton. The ordinary vacancies are caused by the effluxion of the…

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Hamilton. Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 7

A meeting of the ratepayers of South Ward, in the Hamilton Municipality, presided over by Mr. H. Cram, was held at Smith's Hotel, Junction, for the…

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Imperial Elections. Defeats of Unionists. Excitement in the Country. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 5

Large crowds gathered in Fleet-street and Kingsway on Saturday night, shouting and cheering as the election results were posted…

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Cost of a General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 6

A careful statistician has mentioned four million pounds as the sum which the British general election, which will take place shortly, will cost (says the…

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Imperial Elections. the Unionist Rout. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 5

The elections continue to show sweeping victories for the Liberals. The "Daily Chronicle" states that but for the smaller boroughs…

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Newcastle Council Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

The supporters of Mr. Andrew Cook, who is a candidate for the representation of Macquarie Ward in the City Council, held a preliminary meeting last evening…

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Imperial Elections. Labour Party Growing. Liberal Majority Increasing London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 5

The elections for the House of Commons' continue to excite interest and astonishment. While the majority of the Liberals…

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Imperial Elections. Latest Results. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 5

Addressing his constituents at Stirling, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Prime Minister, said the Government, would steadily undertake…

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Imperial Elections. Liberal Successes. the Irish Question. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

The Liberal majority continues to increase, and there have been further defeats of former members of the Unionist Government, the most…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

Mr. W. Lyne, one of the candidates for the representation of Macquarie Ward in the Newcastle Council at the forthcoming elections, addressed a meeting from the…

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