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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1909

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Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—King Edward will open Parliament in full state next week…

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Turkish Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday,—The Sultan has given a banquet, at which he entertained the members of the new Parliament. He sent 120 carriages to bring…

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American Politics. After the Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 6

A New York correspondent, writing on November 8, says that at the end of the first two weeks after the Presidential election there had been on the Stock…

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Victorian Parliament. Mr. Madden Elected Speaker. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly was opened to-day by Sir John Madden, the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Hood acting as Commissioners…

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Imperial Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Francis A. Newdigate (tariff reformer) has been elected unopposed for Tamworth in Warwickshire…

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Turkey's New Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

The new era in Turkey has been auspiciously inaugurated. On Thursday Constantinople saw the strangest sight in all its history since the day when the…

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London News. London, December 18th. the Christmas Season.—mr. Asquith and the House of Lords.—no Home Rule for India.—great Find of Masterpieces.—turkey's New Parliament.—the Wallabies. the Christmas Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

The corporation of the city has been making its annual presentations of "livery cloth" in accordance with its time-honoured custom. Four yards and a half…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

Parliament after a year of heavy legislative work, was on Monday prorogued to February 16, and Ms.P. left Westminster for their Christmas holidays…

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London News. London, December 26th. Christmas in London.—prorogation of Parliament.—president Castro and Venezuela.—death of Mr. Ben. Levy.—w. Wright's Aeroplane.—a Remarkable Conference. Christmas in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

Another Christmas has come and gone—with its flood of kindly greetings and feelings of goodwill towards all. Even should a man be so churlish as to wish to…

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Unions and Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Pontypridd County Court has granted an injunction against the South Wales Miners' Federation to prohibit them from levying…

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Unions and Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Court of Chancery has granted an injunction against the London Society of Compositors, prohibiting them from using…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 4

The State Parliament was formally opened to-day by the Governor, Sir Gibson Carmichael, with the usual ceremony…

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State Parliament House. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 4

Evidence was taken to-day by the Public Works Committee in connection with the proposal to rebuild Parliament House, a matter that has been under…

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The Lords' Veto. General Elections Approach. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1909 · page 5

Speaking in Plymouth last evening Mr. J. A. Pease, chief Liberal whip, declared that a general election would come before many months, and that the…

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Imperial Parliament. Speech From the Throne. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 5

The Imperial Parliament was opened by King Edward yesterday. There was a noble pageant on the occasion in the House of Lords…

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Newcastle Hospital. an Election Questioned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1909 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Newcastle Hospital committee was held last night. Mr. W. Lyne, vice-president, was in the chair, and there were also present Rev…

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Imperial Parliament. Labour in the Commons. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 5

Thirty amendments to the Address-in-reply have been tabled in the House of Commons. Mr. G. W. Barnes, Labour member…

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Tasmanian Elections. Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 February 1909 · page 5

Captain Evans, the State Premier, has opened his political campaign, and has outlined the policy of the Government for the ensuing session…

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Imperial Parliament. Fiscal Reform. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 5

In the House of Common last night Mr. Austen Chamberlain, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, moved the Opposition amendment to the…

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Strangers in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Government has introduced a bill into the House of Commons providing a maximum penalty of six months'…

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