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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

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The State Parliament

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly last night eat till a late hour, and passed nearly all the remaining estimates…

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N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

The Assembly did not adjourn until nearly three this morning. The Closer Settlement Bill passed in committee, and the third reading will be to-night…

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The Federal Elections

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 2

Wednesday last was polling day in connection with the Federal Elections and, so far as Bourke is concerned, it was the quietest we have ever experienced. There…

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The Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

ON polling -day excitement horeabouts, and indeed more or less all over the State, ran high. Both sides -- Labor (or Socialism) and anti - Socialism -- recognised the gravity of the fight,…

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The Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 5

The electoral returns are still coming in. As regards the Senate, where previously the Anti-Socialistic party held scarcely half the seats, the latest figures would appear to give…

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The Elections in Queensland. Labor's Set-back There

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 5

THE "Brisbane Courier" says: -- "Whatever may be the detailed results of the Commonwealth elections, there is conclusive evidence that as far as Queensland is concerned, there has been a…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. the Federal Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

The polling day has now passed, and though all returns are not yet to hand, they are sufficiently complete to show the result, and to say the least, it is not…

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Narromine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) the Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

There was very little excitement over the election, and the poll was disappointingly small. Out of a total number of 504 votes 123 were women, a proportion that…

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Latest telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Macquarie Election

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1906 · page 5

Serious irregularities are alleged in connection with the Macquarie election. THE CRICK-WILLIS CASE. Part of the jury in the Crick-Willis…

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The Federal Elections

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 18 December 1906 · page 5

Polling day at Coonabarabran passed quietly, though keen interest was evinced throughout the day by the supporters of both candidates. Many of the “free and…

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THE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate. Wednesday, December 19; 1906. the Result of the Elections

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

THE result of the recent Federal elections may be considered as anything but satisfactory looking at it From the point of view that there are…

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The Macquarie Election. Return may be Petitioned against

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

SAYS the " Western Daily Advocate Orange: -- "It some of the allegations of irregul[?]rities in connection with the election for Macquarie are in any sense…

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The Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

THE elections are over and Mr. REID expresses his 'gratification' at the result. The moral from thin will be that Mr. REID is easily pleased. It almost seems a pity that…

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The Late Elections. (To the Editor of the "Dubbo Liberal.")

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 2

Sir,—As you pointed oat in your leader on this subject in last issue, Dubbo can be congratulated on the respectable majority polled at this centre for Acton and…

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The Late Election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 December 1906 · page 6

Writing regarding the result of the Federal elections, Mr. P. E. Quinn says:—"I have read your remarks in the TIMES, and you are correct, I…

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Senate Election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 December 1906 · page 6

Latest returns of the Senate elections give Gould over 190,000 votes, establishing a record poll for Australia. The referendam voting has a…

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The Parliamentary Election Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 5

The State Governor has reserved the Parliamentary Elections Bill for the Royal assent, it being an alteration of the law relating to the representation of the people in Parliament…

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The Elections. Position of Parties

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 3

THE returns of the polling for the Federal elections so far received show that although in New South Wales the Socialists secured several distinct successes, the Anti-Socialist…

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Darling Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

The returns for the Darling are not yet complete, but the following are the figures up to date:- Spence 6310…

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Concerning Election Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 6

A [?]dent at Narromine writes as follows:- So long as votes are given to bodies, not [?]ins, numbers will, of course, tell in any…

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