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Politics & elections, 1899

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Telegrams Ministerial Elections. Sydney, Friday

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 3

Messrs. See, Hassall, Perry and Wood will be reelected without opposition. Mr. Wise will bo opposed by Mr. Bavister; while Mr. Morgan, of Newcastle, will…

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The Ministerial Elections. the Premier at Germanton

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 8

Germanton, Wednesday.—The Premier and party arrived about noon yesterday at Culcairn, where Mr. Lyne lunched, and spoke briefly in response…

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The Ashfield Election. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 5

In order that he may be in a position to contest the seat for Ashfield, with Mr. Wise, the Attorney-General, Mr. Bavister, has resigned his position as…

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The Municipal Election

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

THE polling, for the Extraordinary Waeancy in the Council, caused by the ousting of Mr. W. G. G. Lucas, took place at the Council Chamber's…

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Housing the Federal Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

The question of housing the first Federal Parliament is being discussed in Melbourne. Members of the local Parliament are not disposed to…

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The Ashfield Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

The Postmaster-General this morning accepted the resignation of Mr. Bavister, as overseer in connection with the telephone tunnel works. He appointed Mr. Tully, who…

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The Premier's Re-election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 2

ALL of Mr. Lynn's colleagues having successfully faced the ordeal of re-election consequent upon the acceptance of Ministerial office, the eyes of the…

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The Boorowa Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 5

Great activity is shown by the labor party in the Boorowa by-election, in which Mr. Waddell (Ministerialist) is opposed by Mr. Neilson (Labor) Mr…

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The Hume Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

POLLING in connection with the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly for The Hume, caused by the acceptance of Ministerial office by Mr. W. J. Lyne, takes place…

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The Hume Election. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

Sir,—Kindly permit me space, to make public what I consider to be only an electioneering dodge. In last Tuesday's issue of a Wagga contemporary, a paragraph…

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The Hume Elections

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 2

The following portion of a leading article from the Wagga Advertiser is by no means the roughest part (so far as Mr J. J. Miller is concerned), but it re-schoes…

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The Transvaal Crisis. Imperial Parliament Summoned Military Dispositions. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Sept. 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

THE Cabinet has not yet received any reply of the Transvaal Government to the latest dispatch, excepting an unofficial outline of the answer adopted by the Volksraad. The…

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The Elections

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The latest Hume returns give the figures:—W. J. Lyne, 570; J. J. Miller, 413. Burrowa—N. Neilson, 522; Colonel Waddell, 441. A few…

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The Hume Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The polling for the Hume Electorate which took place on Saturday true conducted in a very orderly manner at the various polling places. During his candidature, the Premier…

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The Late Elections. All's Well that Ends W[?]ll."

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

The election for the Hume took place on Saturday and resulted in the return of the Premier, although his opponent (Mr Miller) gave him a…

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Boorowa Election. Return of Mr N. Neilson

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

The result of the polling for the Boorowa Electorate to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Colonel Mackay to the Legislative Council was…

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Victoria. Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

In the Assembly a question put to the Chief Secretary elicited that the mortality amongst boarded-out children was 22.7 per cent., against 8.4 per cent. for…

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Australian Federation. Imperial Parliament and the Enabling Bill. London, Oct. 4

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 3

Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary for the Colonies, who has been approached by Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P. for Canterbury, formerly an Australian colonist…

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Melbourne. Monday. Mayoral Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

Councillor M'Eacharn way this afternoon elected Mayor of Molbourne for the third time. After an excitiug contest he beat Mr. C. R. Gillot, solicitor, his opponent, by one…

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