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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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The Coming Elections. Local Candidates Preferred

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Sub-committees of both political parties in this state are busily engaged ir the selection of candidates. Some difficulty is experienced in…

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Selection of Candidates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 5

The sub-committees of both political parties in the State are busy engaged in the selection of candidates. Some difficulty is experienced in selecting the most eligible men, owing to the…

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Reducing the State Parliament. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

Sir,—The Government and Opposition have decided to reduce the number of members of the State Parliament without, in my opinion, giving any valid reason for it…

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The Coming Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the supporters of Mr. John Haynes was held in the Protestant Hall on Friday night, a good number being present. The business was the discussion of matters…

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Federal Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

THE House of Representatives met at the usual hour on Friday last. Sir John Quick (Bendigo) gave notice of motion for the establishment of a national department of agriculture under the…

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Labour Candidate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

THE result, of the voting by the Dubbo and Narromine Labor Leagues on the three names submitted in connection with the choosing of a Labor candidate…

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The Coming Elections. Mr. J. H. McEwen, the Progressive Candidate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. H. McEwen, the selected candidate of the Progressive Party, again addressed the electors of Wellington on Tuesday night. Mr. McEwen spoke from the balcony of the…

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Muzzling Parliament

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 7

Sneaking at Goulburn, on Monday week, Mr. J. Ashton, M.L.A., said the closing of Parliament by the Lyne and See Governments for 14 months…

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SYDNEY. Friday. More Candidates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 4

THE Progressive Association last night selected fifty- two candidates for the State elections…

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The Election Campaign

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 3

The State election campaign has fairly started, and meeting were held in the various suburbs last night…

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The General Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

UNCERTAINTY as to the date of the General Election has at length been set at rest. By proclamation issued yesterday (Tuesday) the Parliament elected in…

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The Elections. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 7

Sir,—With the dissolution of the present Parliament, the electors of New South Wales have before them the duty of electing trustworthy and right-thinking men to…

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The State Elections. Mr. Haynes opens his Campaign. Speech at Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 6

On Monday night, in the Protestant Hall, the doctors of Wellington wore addressed by Mr. John Haynes M.P., sitting member for Wellington, who opposes the…

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Federal Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

ON Tuesday the House of Representatives went into a committee of supply to deal with the Supply Bill. Sir George Turner (Federal Treasurer) briefly…

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Dissolution of Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

THE proclamation dissolving Parliament was issued on Tuesday. It is an anomaly that while, colloquially speaking, the proclamation merely dissolves the Legislative Assembly,…

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The Federal Parliament. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 6

The debate on the second reading of the Poet and Telegraph Bill was resumed in the Senate yesterday. Referring to Tattersalls' Consultations…

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The State Elections

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 2

Both the Liberal and Pregressive Ass[?] for the different electorates. Many candidates have already been chosen, although in several instance men who have been shelved…

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Dubbo State Election. Mr. E. H. Utley's Fixtures

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

MR. E. H. UTLEY' has now completed his arrangements for speaking during the present campaign, and will address the electors as undermentioned. Saturday June 15,…

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Election Notes

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 2

Mr. J. H. McWwen, the opponent of Mr. J. Haynes for the Wellington sent in the State Parliament, addressed the electors of Baker's Swamp and Neurea, at Mr. Jas…

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The Date of Polling

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 2

IT seems a pity that the Premier was unable to fix a more suitable day than the 3rd of July for polling day, as at that time a number of conferences and annual fixtures connected with…

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