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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1909

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Victorian Elections. Results of Polling

Northern Star · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

The Victorian general elections took place on Tuesday, and the following were the renults of the palling so far as the returns are to hand:…

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Victorian Elections. Labour' Gains

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The State elections to-day had, as was expected, the effect of increasing the number of Labour members. In the last Parliament there were 15; in this there will…

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Sultan's Reception of Members of Parliament. Entertains Them at Banquet. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 3

The Sultan sent 120 carriages to bring members of Parliament to a anquet at the Palace, where he conversed with deputies with the greatest intimacy…

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The Warwick Election Case

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

In connection with the appeal to be made to the Full Court against the unanimous decision of Judge Real and six assessors sitting as the Elections Tribunal…

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Member of Parliament Robbed. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 9

The residence of G. A. Burgess, M.L.A. for Burrangoug, was entered by a burglar, and valuables worth £70 stolen…

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German Parliament. London

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 3

Herr Hormann (a Radical) said the people's party declared that Germany cemparatively is in a favourable position in regard to Australia, which, in the German…

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Member of Parliament Fined for Contempt of Court. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 3

Mr. H. Nield, member of the House of Commons for Ealing, has been fined £160 and costs, for contempt of court in an after dinner speech on the strangeness of…

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The New Era in Turkey. the Sultan's Speech to Parliament

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 5

The new era in Turkey has been ausplciously inaugurated, and on December 17 Constantinople saw the strangest sight in all its history since the day when the…

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Midlothian Election. London

Northern Star · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 3

Lord Dalmeny, a son of the Earl of Rosebery, has announced that he will not contest the Midlothian seat at the next election, foreseeing that he will he unables…

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Labour Party's Senate Candidates. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

Arthur Rae, Allan McDougall, and Albers Gardiner have been selected as the Labour bunch in connection with the next Senate elections…

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Local Government Elections

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

THIS month the various Mayors and Shire Presidents must by provision of the Local Government Act be elected for the ensuing term. We do not wish to influence the…

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In the States. the Presidential Election

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

An American Presidential election is like nothing else known in past of present politics. Superficially it is a three or four months' life and death…

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Woodburn Shire Council. Presidential Election

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

A SPECIAL meeting of the Woodburn Shire Council was held at Coraki on Tuesday last to elect a President for the ensuing year. Cr. Davis moved, "That Cr. Campbell be…

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Election Hospital Executive. Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Messrs. C. E. Attwater president, H. C. Crisford hon. treasurer, J. G. Phillips secretary, were elected at the first meeting of the new hospital committee last night…

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Election of Mayor of South Grafton. Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Ald. J. T. McKittrick has been elected Mayor of South Grafton…

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Mayoral Election

Northern Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 2

A special meeting of the Lismore Council will be held at 7.30 this evening for the election of Mayor for the ensuing year…

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Lismore Municipal Council Election of Mayor

Northern Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

A special meeting of the Lismore Council was held last night for the purpose of electing' a Mayor for the ensuing 12 months from March 1, 1909, to February 28, 1910…

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Shire President's Election. Taree

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

William Fotheringham, of Wingham, was unanimously elected President of the Shire Council this morning…

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Election of President

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

A special meeting of the Tintenbar Shire Council was held yesterday for the election of President for the current year. There was a full council present…

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Imperial Parliament. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 5

The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, has addressed a letter to his supporters on the occasion of the reassembling of Parliament next week, in which…

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