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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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Damages for Libel. an Election Matter. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Simmons, the plaintiff in the libel case against the Daily Chronicle," obtained a verdict for £5000 damages in an action for libel in…

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Brawls at Armagh. Over Municipal Elections. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

There is serious rioting at Armagh in connection with the city municipal elections. Twelve shops have been wrecked,…

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West Wallsend. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 5

Messrs. J. W. Stenhouse and H. Vallender, the selected Labour candidates for the A Riding of Lake Macquarie Shire, addressed a large meeting from the…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting was held, at the Newcastle Hotel on Saturday night in furtherance of the candidature of Mr. H. A. Quinlan for the City Ward. It was decided that…

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Municipal Elections. Newcastle. Messrs. Kilgour and Wooden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 6

Messrs. R. G. Kilgour and W. J. Wooden, who are contesting Macquarie Ward in the City Council, addressed a well-attended meeting of ratepayers last…

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Toronto. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

Messrs. J. G. Desreaux And A. O. Browne, candidates for the C Riding of Lake Macquarie Shire, addressed a representative meeting of the electors in…

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Training for Parliament. Let Us Educate the Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 6

There were aspirants for the Labour nomination in the Batman election. If it were not for the rigid rule of the Political Labour Council that no one can…

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Lake Macquarie Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—We are on the eve of an election to fill the seats of the governing bodies ender the Local Government Act for the triennial period beginning this year, and…

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General Election Fever

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

General elections are trying times is many ways, and people have been known to lose their tempers and to say nasty things, while sometimes very strong…

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District News. Minmi. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

Messrs. A. E. Ayerst and T. Bennett, the selected Labour candidates for the "B" Riding of Tarro Shire, addressed a large meeting in Power's hall, Minmi, on…

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Municipal Elections. Waratah. the Case for the Aldermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 5

Aldermen Braye, Hughes, and O'Mara addressed the electors in support of their candidature in the school of arts hall last evening. There was a large…

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Municipal Speeches. Newcastle Election. Mr. E. Solomon's Candidature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. E. Solomon, one of the candidates for the City Ward, Newcastle, addressed a meeting of ratepayers from the balcony of the Pacific Hotel, Scott-street, last…

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Election of Mayor. Position in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

Alderman Reid's term of office as Mayor of Newcastle will expire to-morrow night, and until the new council to called together to elect a successor, it is officially stated…

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Toronto. Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 6

Mr. L. J. Potts addressed a meeting of ratepayers of C Riding, Lake Macquarie Shire, at Toronto, on Wednesday night, from Princehorn's balcony. He advocated…

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Municipal Speeches. Stockton Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

Several of the candidates for election to the Stockton Council spoke from the balcony of the Gladstone Hotel on Wednesday night…

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Merewether. the Labour Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

The Labour candidates for Morewether Alderman R. Wells, and Messrs. A. Boa, G. Reeder, A. Barlow, J. Wisby, and J. Lloyd, addressed a meeting of ratepayers…

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Women in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

By a majority of one the annual conference of the Political Labour League of New South Wales has affirmed that woman should be eligible for…

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Municipal Elections. Voting To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

The election of alderman for the different municipalties in the district will take place to-day. The hours for voting will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In several…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

Sir,—It is to be hoped that every elector will this day do his or her duty, fearlessly and conscientously. Let good judgment prevail, avoid sectarian and party…

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Tariff Reform. Support From a Candidate. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Harold Cox, Unionist Free-treader, the unofficial candidate for Cambridge University, declares that as long as Mr. Balfour's promise of a…

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