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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1907

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Voting and Polling Strength of the Richmond Electorate

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 4

The electors on the rolls for the Federal Electorate of The Richmond at last election were: Males, 14,996; females, 10,861, total, 25,857. The number polled…

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The Recent Election

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 10

SIR,—Under the above heading "Jairus" nought in a recent issue to put forward on dogma a quantity of highly controversial matter ; in fact, from start to finish I never…

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Unsuccessful Candidates

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

"WOOMERA," of the "Australasian" writes :—The pathetic feature of the elections is the number of good men on both sides who were beaten by…

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The Late Elections

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 7

"IRISH Australian" writes in the "Daily Telegraph"—I am sure during the recent election a strong sectarian vote was cast on both sides, narrowed down to…

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The German Elections Ominous Warning

Northern Star · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 3

Prince Bulow, Gorman Imperial Chancellor, in the course of a letter on the elections, addressed, to the Imperial AntiSocialist Democratic Union, states that…

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Candidate for Marriage. Seeks Presidents Daughter

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 5

A French shepherd named Breton, of Vilermain, in the department Loir-etCher, has become imbued with the idea that he is destine[?] to marry President…

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Federal Election Voting

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 3

A CLASSIFICATION of the voting at the Federal elections in this State has been prepared by the Electoral Officer. It shows that no successful candidate,…

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The Coming State Elections and No-license

Northern Star · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 3

(To the Editor of the "Northern Star.") Sir,—In connection with the State ejections in August next the electors of New South Wales will be afforded an…

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The German Elections

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

AT noon on Saturday the results of 281 out of 397 elections were known. Of these 164 were final, and the remaining 117 required a second ballot. The Social…

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More Candidates for Rous

Northern Star · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

The Murwilliambah Pilitical Labour League met on Thursday night to consider the question of running a Labour candidate for the Rous electorate at the…

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The Mayoral Election

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Casino Borough Council is to held on Friday evening next for the purpose of electing a new Mayor in place of Mr. D. Rayner, who, in…

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Federal Elections

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

COMPLAINTS have been made that the reasonable charge by country presiding officers at the recent Federal election, of 6d per mile for the conveyance of ballot-boxes…

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Election of Mayor

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 5

At Monday night's meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council, the Mayor, (Aid. Geo. Nesbitt), stated that as the election of Mayor, was fixed for some date…

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The Mayoral Election

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

A special meeting of the Lismore Municipa Council was called for 7.80 last right for the election of Mayor, but though there wast, a good-attendance of ratepayers…

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The Northern Star Publishes Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. Saturday, Feuruary 9, 1907. The Hospital Election

Northern Star · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

If one can judge from the letters being published in the newspapers, too much bitterness is, unfortunately, imported into the present election. What those letters…

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German Parliament

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

WHAT will our N.S. Wales legislators who growlabout three parties in the Federal Parliament think of the following list, which is reported to be the final composition of the…

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The Mayoral Election

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

THE members of the Casino Municipal Council met at the Town Hall on Friday evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing year. With the exception of…

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Casino Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above Council was held in the Town Hall last Friday night for the purpose of electing a Councillor to the position of…

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Another Abortive Meeting for Election of Mayor

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Another meeting for the election of Mayor was called for Wednesday night proved a failure. The meeting was called for 7.30 p.m. Up to eight o'clock, the…

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The Northern Star Publi[?] Monday. Wednesday, Saturday. Monday. February 18, 1907. The Meeting of Parliament

Northern Star · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

The Federal Parliament meets to-morrow, but little is expected from the session. The Premier starts immedia-tely for the Colonial Conference to the held shortly in…

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