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Politics & elections, 1898

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Through Reuter's Agency. the Cape Elections. Acrimonious Proceedings. Help From the Transvaal. a Denial. London, Thursday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

There is great interest in the general elections in Capo Colony, and the proceedings are very acrimonious. The greatest interest centres in the…

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Propping up a Candidate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 4

"ONE bad feature against Mr. Barnes as a candidate in a political fight is after the has secured a victory he shows his teeth against his opponents. In…

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I[?]labo Notes and News. Election Matters

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

THE election passed off very quietly hero, us is only natural when our "pub" is still an imaginary creation, and there is nothing more fiery than the station wa'er…

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The Cape Elections. Address by Mr. Rhodes. Kruger's Burghers in Rhodesia. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the leader of the Imperialistic Party in South Africa, around whose seat at Barkly, in Cape Colony, all the incident and…

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The Political Situation. Parliament to Meet Next

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

IT has been decided that Parliament will assemble on Tuesday next. This course was finally decided upon on Tuesday, when at a meeting of the Executive Council, a…

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The General Election

The Worker · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

DEAR WORKER,— In King Division at the last election only 1430 votes were polled out of 3028 enrolled; thus less than half recorded…

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The Political Situation. Parliament Opens To-day

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 2

PARLIAMENT will be opened to-day, when members will be sworn in and the Speaker elected. To-morrow the Governor's Speech will be delivered. It is probable that the…

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Parliament. the Coming Sessions. Members Will Be Asked to Sink Party Politics

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 2

In the Parliament which opens to day the view of the Government is that the present 16 essentially a union Parliament, and that party politics should to a great extent be…

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Commission for the Opening of Parliament. the Defeated Ministers. Room for Mr. Barton. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, under the presidency of the Governor. In addition to routine work the appointment of a Commission to officiate at…

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THE Wagga Magga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, mayspeak free." Milton. Tuesday, August 16, 1898. the Meeting of Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 2

PARLIAMENT is to re-assemble to-day after the ordeal of the general election to which the members of the Assembly have had to submit, and…

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The New Parliament. Amend the Electoral Laws. Enfranchise the People

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 3

THE legislature now fresh from the country, vigorous, full of zeal for the people, can demonstrate their earnestness by perfecting the electoral system, which…

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Recognition to Mr. Miller. Federalists Honouring Their Candidate. a Happy Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 4

ON Monday night a meeting was held in the Town hall of supporters of Mr. J. J. Miller, J.P., the local federal candidate in the election for G[?]dagai, when there was…

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Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 2

The new Parliament has now been formally opened. The Governor's Speech delivered yesterday contains an outline of the Federal proposals of the Government and, as was…

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Parliament. Swearing in Members. Sir. J. P. Abbott Re-elected Speaker

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 2

PAIILIAMENT was opened on Tuesday, when there was a large attendance of members of both Houses. In the Assembly when the bells summoning the members rang there…

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Parliament. Official Opening. a Brilliant Assemblage. the Vice-regal Speech. Federation First. Approaching the Other Colonies. Mr. Reid's Proposals. the Address-in-reply. Mr. Lyne's Criticism. the Defeated Ministers. Unconstitutionally Kept in Office. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 2

The second step in the opening of the now Parliament, in fact the most important part, look place at noon to-day. Just before 11 o'clock a number of…

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Parliament Officially Opened. the Governor's Speech an Oft-told Story . the Dangling of Ol Baits. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1898 · page 2

There was unusual amount of interest on the formal opening of Par-liament on Wednesday, as was evidenced by the great crowd which…

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Parliament

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 5

THE eighteenth Pa[?]ment of New South Wales wits opened last Tuesday by commission. The proceedings were very dull. There was a large crowd of the geuoral public…

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Opening of Parliament

The Worker · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 4

Up to the present things political have moved very slowly in New South Wales. Members of the new Parliament were sworn in on Tuesday, and on Wednesday…

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Opening of Parliament. Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

Parliament was opened at noon to-day. The speech deals most prominently with Federation, which will be the first business introduced. A…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. PARLIAMENT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 6

The debate on the address-in-reply was continued in the Assembly last night, and adjourned till Tuesday. The proceedings were marked by a bitter personal attack by…

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