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Politics & elections, 1909

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Victorian Election [?] MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

Sir [?]mas Bent classifies [?]arties in the [?]embly as 23 Minister [?]alists, 21 Lab[?]ites, and 22 othe[?]s, some of whom describes [?]berals,…

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Victorian Elections. MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

The polling in connection with the state elections take place to-day, and the various parties have been extremely active during the last two…

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The Victorian Elections

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

The General Elections of last week have left, Victorian politics in worse confusion than before the dissolution. Bentism, as au entity, was routed, and…

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M. U. I. O. O. F. Annual District Meeting. Election of Officers and Social Function

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

The twelfth annual committee of the Wagga Wagga District of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows was held in the lodge room. M.U. Hall,…

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The Elections in Victoria

The Worker · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 20

THE Victorian State elections just over have given to the Labor Party a distinct gain of six seats, making their total strength 21 in a House of 65 members. The…

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Result of the Victorian Elections

The Worker · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 21

(As announced by the Daily Anti-Sosh Press throughout Australia). PLUTE PRESS: "Boo-hoo! I can't deceive myself (sob), but it's my duty to try and deceive everyone else!"…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. the Victorian Elections

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

As the result of the Victorian elections, the Bent Ministry has retired from office. A joint sitting of the two…

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Lockhart Shire Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

An advt. appearing elsewhere in this issue announces that a public meeting will be held at the Rock Hotel on Thursday next, at 4 p.m., for the…

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Peer's Election. Episode in the House of Lords

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

One of the most remarkable episodes in recent Parliamentary history was witnessed last evening (Nov. 4) in the House of Lords, when the…

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Peer’s Election. Episode in the House of Lords

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

One of the most remarkable episodes in recent Parliamentary history was witnessed last evening (Nov. 4) in the House of lords. when the…

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Mr. Joseph Chamberlain Making Slow Recovery. Offers to Be a Candidate Foe Parliament. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain is making slow recovery from his prolonged illness. He offers to stand again for Parliament…

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Parliament Further Prorogued

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

The state Parliament has been further prorogued until March 16…

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Parliament Further Prorogued SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 2

The State Parliament has been further prorogued till March 16…

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Victorian State Elections Vote for Labor and Good and Clean Government. Fenton for Essendon and Gray for Warrnambbol

The Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 1

Mr. J. E. Fenton, who last month put up a magnificent battle for Labor against Mr. W. Watt in the contest for Essendon, is again before the electors. This time…

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Election of Auditors

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

On the motion of Messrs Mitchelmore and Aveyard the accountants of the Australasian and A.J.S. Banks were re-elected hon. auditors, and a…

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Election of Commtttee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 2

The following committeman were are nominated by the president and seconded by Mr Mitchelmore, and for-mally declared elected:—Messrs H. E…

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A British Precedent Ladies' Cage for the French Parliament

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

I have just been hearing, and taking part in, a discussion, in the lobbies of the Chamber of Deputies, on "ladies' cages." It arose from an…

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A.W.U. Annual Election

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

The following is the result of the ballot for officers of the central branch (Orange as headquarters) of the Australian Workers' Union:—…

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Senate Elections. the Selected Labor Candidates

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 17

At Tuesday night's sitting of the P.L.L. at this Trades Hall, Sydney, the President (Mr. F. Bryant) said that he was able to announce that the counting of the…

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M. P. & A. Association. Annual General Meeting. Election of Committee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

The M. P. and A. Association held their 44th annual general meeting in their rooms on Tuesday evening last, when 24 members, exclusive of the…

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