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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1913

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Blayney Election. Attack on the Liberals. Mr. Beery Objected to Their Methods. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 7

Mr. Beedy, interviewed to-day, made a bitter attack on the methods of the Liberal Party during the present campaign. He said one of the worst features was the paid…

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Blayney Election. Labour Leagues Oppose Beeby. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

The General Executive of the Political Labour Leagues met last night, and carried a resolution strongly, advising, all Labour supporters to refrain from…

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Parliament Further Prorogued. Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

The Executive Council has approved of a further prorogation of Parliament until March 4th…

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Federal Elections. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

The Prime Minister says that the Federal election campaign will open about the end of March, and it is anticipated that the elections will take place towards July…

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Swadishi Defeated. Moderates' Victory at Council Elections. Calcutta

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 5

At the Bengal Legislative Council elections the Nationalists have sustained a crushing defeat, the only Nationalist, elected being Professor Surendra Nath…

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Federal Elections. Nominations for Cowper Seat. Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

Two candidates were nominated in the Labor interest for the Cowpor Federal seat at last night's meeting of the Cowper Political Labor League Council…

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Municipal Election at Coraki. MR. W. J. Hodge Returned Unopposed

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 3

Friday last was nomination day in connection with the election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Coraki Municipal Council, caused by the…

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President Poincare. Election Welcomed in Europe. Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

The news of the election of M. Poincure to the Presidency of the French Republic has had an excellent reception throughout Europe…

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Schoo Exams. Qualifying Certificate. List of Successful Candidates. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 5

Following were the successful candidates in the Lismore District for the qualifying certificate:— Alstonville: Linda F. Wilson, Doris C…

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Latest Wires The General Elections. Sydney

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Speaking at Trundle Hill the Minister for Justice said the Labour Party could not leave office till its full term. The elections would be here in about…

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State Politics. Date of the Elections. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Hall, the Minister of Justice, states the Labour Party will remain in office its full term, and the elections will be held in about nine months' time…

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Welsh By-election. Liberal Majority Decreased. London

Northern Star · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

At the Flint Boroughs by-election Mr. Party, the Liberal candidate, secured 2152 votes, and Mr. Roberts, the Conservative, 1941, leaving a Liberal majority of 211…

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Federal Elections. Liberals Preparing

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the executive of the Federal Liberal Association took place on Saturday last, when the position regarding the Federal campaign was fully…

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Wide Bay Election. Deputation to Mr. Kidston

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

It was rumoured in political circles that a deputation waited privately upon Mr Kidston to-night and asked him to contest Wide Bay against Mr. Fisher at the…

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Empire Parliament. Advocated by Sir Joseph Ward. London

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

Mr. Herbert Samuel, Mr. Alfred Lyttleton, Sir W. G. Ellison-Macartney, Sir Thos. Mackenzie and many members of Parliament were present at the banquet…

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The Blayney Election. Mr. Beeby Returned. Sydney

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

The second ballot in connection with the Blayney bye-election, rendered necessary owing to the leading candidate (Mr. Withington) not…

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Federal Liberal Party. Fighting Platform for the Elections

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

In view of the close contest between Mr. Joseph Cook and Sir John Forrest for the leadership of the Federal Liberal Party, the term of…

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Loan Taxation. Loan Taxation. Main Issue at Next Election. London

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

The Lord Advocate for Scotland, Rt. Hon. Alexander Ure, who attained much notoriety during the last general election, when he was looked upon as one of the…

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Tasmanian Elections. Probable Liberal Majority of Two. Hobart

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

The Tasmanian elections were held yesterday. In the last Parliament there were 15 Liberals, 14 Labourites' and one Independent, Mr. Cameron, whose recalcitrant…

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Blayney Election. Blayney Election. Sydney, Friday. The final figures for the Blayney election are Beeby 2244, Withington 2108. a New Departure. Consolidating the Democratic Forces. Later

Northern Star · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

Mr. Beeby, commenting on the result of the election, said that he had won the victory against the most extensive combination of forces every arrayed against a…

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