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Politics & elections, 1912

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South Australian Election. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 4

The South Australian Attorney-General proposes to take legal proceedings in connection with certain alleged irregularities during the last…

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Canadian Elections a Leader Without a Single Follower. Charlottetown (Canada)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

The Conservatives have swept the Constituencies throughout Price Edward Island, a province of Canada in the Gulf of St. Lawrence…

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Situation in China. Organising the Elections Probability of Division of Empire. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

The Chinese Imperialists are directing the elections in connection with the National Convention in the Northern Provinces of Chinese…

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Labor's Choice. Senate Selection Ballot. a Forecast. Candidates Certain to Be Nominated. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Although, a start has not yet been made to count the ballot papers in connection with the Labor Senate selections, it is understood that those…

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German Elections. 1428 Candidates. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

There are 1428 candidates for 397 seats. The Socialists contest every seat…

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Lord Dudley. on Federation. and Professional Politicians. "Too Many Houses of Parliament" London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

Lord Dudley in a paper which he read at the Colonial Institute said the majority appreciates Federation, but being a compromise its Permanence in the…

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Hobart Conference. the Federal Objective. Unification Discussed. Australian Parliament Must Have Full Powers. Hobart, January 9

The Worker · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 15

The Fifth Interstate Political Labor Conference was opened at Hobart in the Mayor's Court Room, Town Hall, on January 8th. Thirty delegates were…

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State Parliament. Redistribution of Seats. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The work in connection with the Redistribution of seats in the State Parliament is practically completed. The quota for each seat works out at…

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German Elections. Socialist Gains. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The polling in the Reichstag elections is very heavy, and already 49 Centrists and 45 Socialists are definitely elected…

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The German Elections

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

IT may at first appear that the German elections have nothing whatever to do with this country, and as a political question are far…

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The German Election. Socialist Successes. BERLIN

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Polling commenced in the general elections to-day. The polling was very heavy. The Socialists held five seats in…

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German Elections. OVER 12,000,000 Votes Recorded. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

The Socialists polled 4,238,000 votes, Centres 3,012,000, National Liberals 1,671,000, Radicals 1,556,000, Conservatives 1,159,000. Total poll: 12,180,000…

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District Hospital Committee Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

According to rumor, much interest will probably be manifested in the coming elections for positions on the committee of the Wagga District…

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The M'gowen Government and the Elections

The Worker · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 8

Dear Worker,— I hope the Government will not accept this friendly admonition as the melancholy wail of a carping, critic. I have…

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The German Elections

The Worker · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 27

Only the first results of the German elections are to hand as this is hurriedly written for print. But enough is known to place it beyond doubt that the…

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N.s.w. Labor Council Elections

The Worker · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 12

At the half-yearly meeting of the New South Wales Labor Council last Thursday night officers were elected as follow:— President, T. Miller. (Storemen),…

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German Elections. Second Ballot. More Socialist Gains. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1912 · page 2

The second ballots in connection with the general election for the Reichstag have resulted in the election of nine Conservatives, six of the…

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German Election. Berlin

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

The second ballots have been completed. The National Liberals have gained ten seats and lost five, and the Socialists gained eight and lost five…

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Shire Election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

An extraordinary election will take place on February 9, in the C Riding of the Lockhart Shire on account of the death of Cr. Eulenstein, Mr…

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Imperial Preference. Australian Firm's Message. to Election Candidate. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 3

A firm, claiming to be the largest shippers of Welsh tin plates in Australia telegraph to Mr. Bond, the Unionist, candidate for Carmartben,…

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