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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1904

153 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 8

The Ministerial Candidate for Queanbeyan

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

We learn from a reliable source that if Sir John See should resign the Premiership, which is more than likely, and the reversion fall to the Attorney-General, Mr. B. R. Wise,…

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Electioneering

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

“It will be seen that Mr. T. Rose, M.L.A., for Argyle, will address the electors in the Literary Hall on Tuesday evening. Mr. Rose, who has made a speciality of the…

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Electioneering

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

We would remind our readers that Mr. Thomas Rose, M.L.A. will deliver an address in the [?] evening [?] This being Mr. Rose’s first visit to…

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Local and General News. the Forthcoming Election

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

From present appearances there will be no lack of candidates at the next election. Already for 49 electorates 90 candidates are announced to be in the field…

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Local and General News. a Candidate

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

The Yass [?] states [?] W. R. [?] being a likely candidate to contest Queanbeyan electorate…

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The General Election. [To the Editor of the Dispatch.]

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

SIR,—Now that we are on the eve of an election, and the candidates are beginning to move round, it seems to me an opportune time to express the hope that we will hear something definite in the way of…

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Correspondence Ministerial Candidaters. [To the Editor of the Express.]

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Sir,— The Government is at last beginning to show its hand. In only two or three constituencies will its oppose candidates selected by the Labor cancos representatives. This…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Tuesday, April 19, 1904. A Local Candidate

The Age · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

AMONG the local supporters of the present Government and the Labor Party there is a growing feeling that the name of a local candidate should be put forward for…

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The State Elections. Mr. Millard at Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 2

Mr. A. M. Millard, of Bungendore, addressed the electors of Braidwood at the Literary Institute on Friday evening last. There was a fairly good attendance, including a number of ladies…

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Open Column. The public are allowed to express their opinions in this Column providing all correspondence is signal by the writer—not necessarily for publication. At the same time, we wish it to be clearly understood that we do not endorse the opinions of those who so make use of Is—Editor Q.A. Ministerial Candidates. to the Editor

The Age · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

SIR,—The Government is at last beginning to show its hand. In only two or three constituencies will it oppose candidates selected by the labour caucus representatives…

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More Candidates

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

The Queanbeyan “Age” of Saturday states that it is informed on very good and reliable authority that M. E. M. Higgins. and Mr. P. D. O'Brien will be candidates…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Tuesday, April 26, 1904. Our Local Candidate. Dr. Blackall Decides

The Age · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 2

A DEPUTATION, consisting of Mr. James Pike, as foreman, and about twenty of the electors of the Queanbeyan electorate (principally members of the democratic community),…

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Pastures Protection Board Election

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

The election for three directors to serve on the Past[?]res Protection Board, which took place on Saturday, for some days previous, created great interest among the…

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The Moribund Parliament

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

The present Parliament expires by effusion of time on July 16. The Act Provides that all writs for general elections must be issued within four clear days afters…

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The Forthcoming Elections. Dr. Blackhall at Queanbeyan

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

As a proof of the interest felt in the candidature of Dr. Blackalt, who has announced himself as seeking the suffrages of the electors of the new…

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The Election Campaign. Dr. Blackall at Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

Dr. Blackall, who intends contesting the next election in the Progressive and Labor interests, addressed a large meeting at the Literary Institute on Wednesday evening. Included in the audience…

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The Riverina Federal Election

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 2

The latest returns for the Riverina Federal election give Mr. Chanter 3005 votes and Mr. Blackwood 2516. Mr. Blackwood was unseated it will be remembered upon the…

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The Federal Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday Mr. Watson made a statement of the Ministerial policy. He said that the Arbitration Bill would be persevered with, and would include railway…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Tuesday, May 24, 1904. The State Elections

The Age · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

ON June the first, the people of Victoria will be called upon to form the political destinies of that state for another three years to come; whilst a few weeks later the same function…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Hughes, continued and concluded his speech in the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon in the debate on the Government declaration of policy. As on…

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