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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Suffragistes in Evidence a Female Parliament

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The most satisfactory method of checkmating a reformer is always to grant him his reform, so that it might be as well to give the suffragistes a…

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An Electioneering Incident

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 4

AT the Newtown Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., Henry Kohler was proceeded against for having, in Frederick street,…

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The Election of Mayors

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 4

SINCE the passing of the Local Government Consolidating Act a good deal of misapprehension seems to exist among members of municipal councils as to…

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Municipal Elections

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

OWING to the passing of the Municipalities Extension and Local Government Acts there will be no municipal contest this year. Next year however, and in…

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Bluejackets' Election. the Canteen System

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

All red-tape traditions have been rudely set aside at Chatham by what was practically a general election of 340 bluejacket "M.P.'s" held by…

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Late Election

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 3

"Farmer" writing in the Inverell "Argus." says:—The recent contest for the", Gwydir seat cannot be allowed to parts oat of light by thinking folk…

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Morality by Act of Parliament

The Moree News · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 6

In days not too long since, all that was required of an Englishman and a gentleman ([?], the two are pretty often synonymous) was "to…

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Parliament Convened [?] PARLIAMENT -- [?] (Gazette No. 264.)

The Moree News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

NEW SOUTH WATTS [?]} Pro[?] by his Exee[?] Sir [?] Vice-Admi[?] in the Royal Navy, Kinght [?] Most [?] of the Both, Governor of the [?] New South Wales and its Deparnden[?] in the [?]…

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Telegrams. Sydney, To-day. Meeting of Parliament

The Moree News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

The Prime Minister has stated that he anticipates that the Federal Parliament will be called together about the middle of February…

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Bluejackets' Election. the Canteen System

The Moree News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

All red-taps traditions have been rudely set aside at Chatham by what was practically a general election of 340 bluejacket M P.'[?]" held by…

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The Heckled Candidate He Was a Methodist

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

The "Daily News" relates the following story :—A Parliament candiaite was being heckled. One of the questions had reference to the…

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Blayney Election. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

A hundred Blayney electors found that their names had been removed from the roll without their knowledge…

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Is Parliament Useless ?

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 8

William Crooks is the popular Labour Member for Woolwich, which ho has represented since 1903. He has been a member of the London County Council for thirteen…

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Federal Parliament. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 2
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Action will be taken by Sir John Quick daring the session of the Federal Parliament to test the feeling of the House whether ministers should not be…

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Nurses May Not Dance. Mr Haldane's Statement. Amid hearty laughter in Parliament

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 2

Mr Haldane confessed that the experience of the matrons and other ladies had prevailed over his natural instinct in the matter of the rule that Netley nurses…

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Candidate for Marriage. Seeks President's Daughter

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

A French shepherd named Breton. of Vilermain, in the department Loir-et-Cher, has become imbued with the idea that he is destined to marry President…

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Federal Parliament. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

The Federal Parliament's meeting, commencing on February 20, will be merely a formal one. The tariff question will be postponed for six months…

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A Free Fight. Austrian Parliament. Very Lively Proceedings

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 5

The Austrian Reichsrath was the scene of two fierce encounters between deputies on the afternoon of the 30th November (states a telegram from…

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News and Notes. Election of Mayor

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 6

The election of Mayor will take place on Monday night at the Mechanics' Institute at 6 o'clock. PRICE OF WHEAT…

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