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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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Women Suffragists. Riot Near Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 5

Thirty women suffragists assembled singly in the lobby of the House of Commons, and demanded to see the Prime Minister Sir Henry…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock Leave of absence for the remainder of…

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Imperial Parliament. Plural Voting Bill. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

The Government resist all amendments to the Plural Voting Bill. An attempt to exempt the Universities from its operation was defeated by…

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Work of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 4

Credit is due to the State Government and to the majority of the members of Parliament for the manner in which they are carrying out their…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, 24th October. the State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 14

I paid a visit to the State Legislative Assembly to watch the discussion on the Anti-gambling Bill, and was not impressed…

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Dudley. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 10

A public meeting of electors of the Dudley portion of the Lake Macquarie Shire was held in O'Connor's hall on Wednesday night. Mr. J. Dodds, chairman of…

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Worcester Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Justice Ridley, one of the judges of the King's Bench Division, has granted Mr. G. H. Williamson relief from the…

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Federal Politics. the Senate Candidates. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 5

The three Anti-socialist candidates for the Senate, Senators Gould, Walker, and Millen, opened their campaign in the Protestant Hall to-night. There was a…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at four o'clock to-day. Mr. LEE, the Minister for Works,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Mining Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 5

Sir FRANCIS SUTTOR, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock to-day. The Churches of Christ Property…

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South Australian Elections. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 5

The addresses of the State Parliamentary candidates to the electors closed to-night. Mr. Price, the Premier, spoke at St. Peters, and made a sensational…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Federal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1906 · page 6

Mr. W. Kearsley, the selected Labour candidate for the Federal division of the Hunter, opened his campaign last evening from the balcony of the Hunter River…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

Mr. W. M'COURT, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at four o'clock to-day. Mr. ASHTON, the Minister for Lands,…

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The Federal Election. Points for Electors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 November 1906 · page 5

Every British-born man or woman who has been in New South Wales for six months is entitled to a vote at the coming Federal election…

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The Federal Election. Points for Electors. Have You a Vote? Last Day, November 7. Polling Day, December 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

Every British-born man or woman who has been in New South Wales for six months is entitled to a vote at the coming Federal election…

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Election Humour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 14

There is some would-be wit in the community, who noticing that a great many of the anti-socialist candidates for the Federal Parliament bear…

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British Borough Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Keen interest was taken in the borough (municipal) elections yesterday. The Moderates made a great effort…

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New York Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The New York "Evening Post" exposes a compact made between Mr. W. R. Hearst and Mr. Murphy, the Tammany "boss," to…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, Oct. 30. the General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 10

On Saturday the people of South Australia will speak on the question of the reform of the Legislative Council. The question of the reduction of the…

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Central District Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 10

An indication of public fooling with respect to the franchise question was afforded by the elections in the Central District of the Legislative Council to fill the…

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