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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

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The State Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

MR. W.N. WILLIS, speaking in support of Mr. Fetguson referred to the unsatisfactory muddle that matters Federal would leave the State Parliament in. Sir William Lyne's resignation…

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Election Results. Freetrade Majority

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY the voters of Australia voiced their opinions as to who should be their representatives. In this State the Freetraders got a majority,…

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Election Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

MR. H. WILLIS, Freetrade candidate for the Robertson Electorate, addressed a meeting of the electors from the balcony of the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday night, the Mayor in the…

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The Federal Elections. Australia's First Parliament. Majority for Mr. Barton. Queensland Votes Against Black Labor. Mr. Reid Wins in N.S.W.

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 2

The elections for the first Federal Parliament were held simultaneously in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and West Australia on Friday last, and in…

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The Robertson Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 2

The electorate of Robertson, in common with the majo[?]ty of New South Wales divisions, declared on Friday last against the policy outlined by Mr. Barton and his…

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The Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 2

ALTHOUGH returns from the different States are necessarily incomplete it may betaken as a definite fact that the Federal Government has secured a good working majority…

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The Polling in Victoria

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

The Federal elections in Melbourne were conducted very quietly, certainly with and entire absence of excitement, and as the day was not proclaimed a public holiday business went…

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THE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate. Wednesday, April 3, 1901. the Federal Elections

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

THE great Federal elections are over, and the first Federal Parliament of the new nation, Australia, is almost constituted The result of…

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The Elections. the Election for Robertson. Mr.henry Willis Returned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

The election of a representative for the Federal electorate of Robertson in the new Federal House of Representatives took place on Friday last…

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The Press and the Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

THERE are eleven newspapers published (for its sins) in the Robertson electorate. A great feature was made in some of those papers during the recent campaign…

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The State Parliament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

THE present position of affairs in connection with the State Parliament is, to say the least, very unsatisfactory. There appears to be no probability of Parliament meeting…

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Wellington Electorate and Labor in the State Parliament. (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 4

Sir,—The Federal elections being over, the next election is the State, and in that labor should see if it cannot win the "Wellington electorate. At the…

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Election "They Says."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

That the political fight just ended will be for ever memorable in the annals of Australian history. That protectionists should take our or two…

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Lessons from the Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

Now that the stress and excitement inevitably associated with great political contests, and more especially in evidence in connection with the unique and memorable event…

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The Federal Elections. Position of Parties

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 5

Very few important changes have taken place since our last issue, in which the election returns were published. It is at the same time difficult to give more than an approximate…

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Fiji and the Federal Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 5

The Fijian Government are sending twenty-five native constabulary to participate in the ceremonies in connection with the opening of the Federal Parliament…

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Federal Elections

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

Small returns continue to come in but there is no possibility of any change in the position of candidates in either Houses…

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GILGUNNIA. Federal Matters over There. The Election Bungle

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 3

Great interest was manifested here in the elections for the Senate. John Norton topped the poll here with 14 votes, Pulsford with 9, and Walker 8, Then follow several with 7…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. the Elections. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 5

SMALL returns continue to arrive from outlying electorates but they cannot possibly alter the the position of the candidates…

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Federal Elections. Interview with Sir William Lyne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

SIR WILLIAM LYNE, Home Secretary in the Commonwealth Government, was asked on, Friday, before his departure for Melbourne, by a "Herald" reporter, his impressions of the…

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