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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1898

94 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 5

A Parish Council Election Address

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

One of the amusing efforts in election addresses that we have seen for some time is that of a candidate who appeared the other day for the workmen's vote for the Swanscombe…

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Disorderly Scenes in the Queensland Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

One of the moat disorderly scenes ever witnessed in the Legislative Assembly look place on Wednesday evening, resulting in the suspension of seven members. Mr. Dickson had made a Ministerial…

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Election Petitions

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—Mr F. B. Subbor, chairman of the Elections and Qualifications Committee, has urged the Government to introduce a bill to have the Committee…

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Dealing With Disputed Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 2

Members of the Elections and Qualifications Committee express themselves an opposed to the system of dealing with disputed elections by the appointment of a Parliamentary Committee, and…

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Election Prosecutions

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday—The Premier states that prosecutions may be instituted as the consequences of the gross irregularities in the last Parramatta election…

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The Parramatta Election

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 4

Great interest was taken in the Parramatta election on Wednesday, and much enthusiasm was displayed when it became known that Mr W. J. Ferris bad again been…

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Election Curiosities

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 2

APROPOS of irregularities which seem to creep in at almost every contested election in the back country districts, Mr. Cotton on Tuesday night related…

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Election Practices

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

A peculiar case was brought under the notice of the Assembly on Tuesday night by Mr Hurley. It was peculiar, if the facts were as stated, as showing the lax supervision…

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Election Curiosities

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

Apropos of irregularities which seem to creep in at almost every contested election in the back country districts, Mr Cotton one night related some rather amusing personal…

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Electioneering. How to Secure a Majority

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 2

At the recent Italian election (says a writer in the "Realm") it was the habit of the Government candidates to give each voter one half of a five-franc note…

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Elections Petitions

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

The fist meeting of the newly-appointed Elections and Qnali6fictions Committee was held on Tuesday. Mr O'Sullivan was chosen chairman. The committee has two petitions…

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The Present Parliament

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

ON the assembling of the present Parliament it was carefully pointed out by…

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The Next Parliament

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 2

THE Federal mandate given members at the last general election included a reduction of the…

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Electioneering. How to Secure a Majority

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 3

At the recent Italian election (says n writer in the " Realm") it was the habit of the Government candidates to give each voter one half of a live-frane note…

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