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Politics & elections, 1898

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Parliament. Motions by Mr. Lyne. a Vote of Censure. Further Delay. the Government Sanguine. Mr. Barton's Seat. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly met at the usual hour this afternoon, when the Speaker announced the resignation of Mr. Francis Clarke. Mr…

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The Elections Committee

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

ONE petition against one of the recent elections has been presented to the Elections and Qualifications Committee of the Legislative Assembly and it is understood that…

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The Tenterfield Election. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

Mr. Lee, the newly appointed Minister for Justice, has been reelected for Tenterfield unopposed…

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The Cape Elections. Cecil Rhodes Still Confident. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

The elections for members to the Parliament of Cape Colony in South Africa, are nearly completed, only two returns being yet to come in. The…

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A by Election. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Mr Houston, a Conservative, has been elected for North Down, in Ireland, defeating Mr. Corbett, another Conservative, by 280 votes…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Minister's Electioneering. the Censure Debate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 3

WHEN the Assembly met on Tuesday, the Speaker announced the receipt of the writs for the Globe and Tenterfield announcing the return of Mr. J. A. Hogue (Minister for…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Parliament. the No-confidence Debate. Mr. Young's Trip to Kempsey. the Ashfield Protest. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 3

Parliament was well filled up to the dinner hour. On a motion for adjournment of the discussion on the vote of censure…

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Wednesday's Sitting. the Minister for Works and Electioneering. Important Statement by the Speaker. Ministerial Interference in Elections. Highly Criminal in England. the Censure Debate. Government Majority Expected [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 3

In the Assembly to-night a potition was presented by Mr. Brunker on behalf of Mr. Bavister, challenging Mr. Wise's seat for Ashfield, which he won by 5 votes. The…

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The Mudgee Election Petition. Beore the Elections Committee. "Treated to Drinks." Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 3

The bearing of the petition brought by Mr. R. Jones against the return of Mr. E. Richards for the Mudgee electorate, at the recent general…

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The Cape Elections. a Seat Awarded to a Progressive. Afrikander Majority Only One. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 2

The last report respecting the result of the general eleotions of members of the Cape House, of Assembly stated that the Afrikander Band had secured…

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The Political Situation. the Ministry in an Awkward Position. Mr. Young's Electioneering. Probable Petition Against the Premier's Election. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

THE excitement in Parliament House lobbies last night has been uequalled in the history of the Reid Government and could only be compared with the scenes which were…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn [?] Having to advise the public, say speak free." Milcon. Saturday, September 17, 1898 Minsterial Interference in Elections

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

THE question which has been raised with respect to the electioneering ex plaints of the Minister for Works on behalf of Mr. Sydney Smith is one of…

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The Cape Elections. the Progressives Leading London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

Two Progressives, supporters of the Cecil Rhodes party, have been elected for Vryburg, in Cape Colony. The progressives have thus up to the…

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Mr. Barton's Prospects. a Bitter Party Fight. the King Division Election. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

A wire from Kempsey to day states that there is on impression there that although the Premier's speech may influence some votes it will not have anything like the…

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The Political Situation the Hastings Election. the Premier Takes Part. Tactics in the Late Division

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

THE Premier left Sydney on Friday night in the steamer Tomki for Port Macquarie to assist Mr. Sydney Smith and Mr. Young in their fight against Mr. Barton. Mr. Reid…

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The House of Common's. a Bye Election. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

Mr. Pike Pease, the Unionist candidate for Darlington, has been elected for that constituency, defeating Mr. Phillips, the Liberal candidate, by a…

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The Hastings-macleay Election. the Visit of the Premier. a Stubborn Fight Expected

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 3

The special correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald writes from Kempsey on Sunday as follows:—The Premier has come and gone like a meteor. He flashed across…

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A Disappointed Candidate. Charged with Lunacy. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 3

At the Glebe Police Court to-day James Jones, an artist, residing in the Glebe road, was charged under the Lunacy Act with being of unsound…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Midwives' Registration

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 2

IN the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Meagher donied that he had been influenced in any improper way to vote for the Government, in the recent censure division…

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Friday's Election. Mr. Barton's Chances Favorable. the Minister for Works Condemned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 2

A wire from Kempsey, to-day, says that the feeling that Mr. Sydney Smith stood even a remote chance of defeating Mr. Barton, is now disappearing. A majority of…

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