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Politics & elections, 1907

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State Parliament Mining Amendment Bill. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Mining Amendment Bill was passed at its third reading, and sent on to the Upper…

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The Rabbit Microbe Question in Parliament. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

In the House of Representative to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. A. Deakin), replying to Mr. Thomas Brown (Calare), said that be had written to…

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In the New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, December 4

The Worker · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 9

Hollis and Nielsen asked questions relating to school teachers' salaries. Lynch interested himself in manual training, and Mercer investigated the matter of…

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Parliament House Burnt Down. Catastrophe in New Zealand Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

Parliament buildings, at Wellington were burned down this morning. The fire spread rapidly, and soon had a good bold of the wooden portion of the main…

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New Riyerina Railway Lockhart to Clear Hills. Approved by Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 3

The Minister for Works, in committee, moved that it was expedient to bring in a bill to sanction the construction of a railway from Lockhart to…

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State Parliament. the Local Option Vote. Allowance to Officials. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

In the Assembly Mr. Wood said that ho had decided to make a special allowance to officials engaged in the last general elections for additional…

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Disastrous Fire. New Zealand Parliament House Destroyed. Serious Loss of Property. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 2

Parliament House, Wellington, the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere, was destroyed by fire this morning…

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In Parliament

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 2

The Legislative Council last night put the finishing touches on the Taxation Remission Bill The Assembly accepted the Council's amendment in…

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State Parliament Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

In answer to a series of questions in the Legislative Assembly to-night, the Premier stated that he had been in correspondence with the Prime…

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State Parliament. an All Night Sitting. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

The Assembly had another all-night sitting. After the defeat of the Government over the Minimum Wages Bill consideration of the Estimates…

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The Presidency. Roosevelt Not a Candidate. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent reports that President Roosevelt has declared he will not change his decision that he will not become a candidate for a fresh term of the…

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American Presidency. Attacks on Mr. Roosevelt. Will He Stand for Re-election? London, Dec. 12

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

The possibility that Mr. Roosevelt will seek re-election to the United States Presidency in 1908 is causing his political antagonists to enter…

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State Parliament. Lithgow Ironworks. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 2

In the Assembly to-night Mr. Wade said be hoped to make a definite announcement to-morrow night in regard to Sandford's ironworks which…

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New Zealand Parliament House Destroyed

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 5

The wooden building which for over 30 years has represented Parliament House at Wellington (N.Z.) was destroyed by fire on December 11. The fire occurred in the…

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State Parliament Loan Expenditure Authorised Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 2

The Legislative Council has the Ministerial Salaries Bill and a number of public works proposals, including the Lockhart to Clear Hills…

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In the New South Wales Parliament. Wednesday, December 11

The Worker · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 23

Robertson queried alleged [?] of the crew of the pilot steamer Captain Cook. Estell interested himself in Js.P. Carmichael looked after the interests of…

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Shah and Parliament. Abdication Demanded. Shah Suggests Adjustment. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 3

The Shah asked for the dismissal of 2000 armed Nationalists who are guarding the Parliament. The President, however, refused to accede to the…

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State Parliament. Close of the Session. New Railway Bill. Amending the Liquor Act. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1907 · page 2

The Legislative Assembly met at 10.30 this morning. The Cooma-Bombala Railway Bill was passed through all its stages…

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In Parliament

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1907 · page 2

A Bill to amend the Liquor Act with a view to meeting the technical objection in respect to no—license and reduction, was passed in committee in…

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The Iron Crisis. Solution of the Difficulty. the Sandford Business Taken Over. Statement in Parliament

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 December 1907 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly early on Thursday morning the Premier, in answer to a question by Mr. Kelly, stated that the trouble at Eskbank had now come to…

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