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Politics & elections, 1901

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Farmers' and Settlers Association. Platform for Election

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 3

1. Land settlement to bo paramount over revenue. 2. No bona-fide citizen be debarred from applying and balloting' for laud under…

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Opinion of a Candidate

The Temora Star · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

A CELESTIAL gentleman, attending one of the meetings of a local candidate, and on returning to the camp where he was cooking, was asked what the…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

The 53rd section of tho Parliamentary Elections Act of 1893 provides that every writ for the election of a member of the Assembly shall be made returnable on a…

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New Polling Places for Wagga. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Bute has been gazetted a polling place for the Murrumbidgee Electorate, and Buckingbong and Deepwater for the Wagga Electorate…

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State Elections. New South Wales Candidates. Deniliquin

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Nine candidates are announced to contest the Deniliquin electorate seat in the Legislative Assembly, rendered vacant by the removal of Mr. Chanter to the…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men. Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Tuesday, June 11, 1901. the General Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

To-day has bean fixed for the dissolution of the State Parliament, and as the writs for the general election will be issued on Saturday the country is…

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The State Elections. Mr. See Sanguine. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Referring to the forthcoming State elections, the Premier (Mr. See) stated yesterday that in his opinion the Government would score an easy victory. It was not so…

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The Elections

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Referring to the forthcoming state elections, the Premier (Mr. See) says he hopes good men will be chosen. His own opinion was that the Government…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Platform for Election

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 4

1. Land settlement to be paramount ever revenue. 2. No bona-fide citizen be debarred from applying and balloting for land…

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Election Issues

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Now that we are on the eve of a State election, it behoves the people to be careful in the selection of candidates, and not unthinkingly to pledge…

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Labor Candidate for Murrumbidgee. Narandera

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

The ballot for a labor representative to contest the Murrumbidgee electorate closed yesterday at Narandera. The result was: Waxman, 66; Reynolds, 3;…

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The General Election THE F. & S. Association: Junee Branch Will Support Mr. Fitzpatrick

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon a meeting of the Junee Branch of the above association was held at O'Donnell's Hotel. Owing to the meeting having…

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Federal Parliament. Chips of Members' Speeches

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 4

Senator Glassey : When I was born my father bad tho magnificent sum of lOd. per day as a labourer working for a noble lord in tho north of Ireland. I was one of…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Platform for Election

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

Lund settlement to be paramount over revenue. No bona-fide citizen be debarred from applying and balloting for land under…

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Re-arrangement of Polling Places

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

Monday's "Government Gazette" contain the notification of the following now electorates:—Wagga Electorate: Buckingbong and Deepwater. The Murray: Bundure Home…

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Dissolution of Parliament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

The State Parliament of New South Wales was dissolved by proclamation on Tuesday. The writs for the general election will be issued on Saturday…

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The Federal Parliament. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

The House of Represemtatives met at half-past 2 this afternoon, and most of the questions were postponed at the request of Ministers. The Acta Interpretation Bill…

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Federal Parliament. the Estimates. Suppression of Tattersall's. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

Another peculiar incident occurred in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. D. N. Cameron (Tasmania) asked Mr. Barton whether members had been properly sworn…

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General Election, 1901. REQUISITION. To Mr. George Coleman, Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 3

PARLIAMENT having been this day dissolved, we, the undersigned Electors of Wagga Wagga, who presented a requisition to you three years ago (bearing upwards of 400 signatures, obtained in the town in a short space of time), approach you again with the same object. Feeling that the…

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The State Elections

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

In connection with the date fixed for the polling for the N.S.W. State elections, complaints have been made that it is not well chosen, as many of the pastoralists from…

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