American Presidency. Plot Against Candidate's Life. Vancouver
A report from Louisville (Kentukcy) states that a broken rail, evidently designed to wreck Mr. Hughes' (one of the Presidential candidates) special…
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Politics & elections, 1916
429 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 22
Polling Officials Neutral
The chief electoral officer for the Commonwealth has been asked by representatives of organisations and others whether officials appointed for the…
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A meeting of the Liberal District Council was held at Narandera yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. A. M'Pherson (president) presiding. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General News. Public Holiday for Polling Day
Next Saturday is to be a public holiday for the referendum. The hotels will be closed during polling hours— from 8 a.m. At Cootamundra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Presidency. Secret Junta. Republican' Candidate Jeopardised. New York
A sensation has been caused by the publications of the minutes of a secret meeting of the American Independence Conference, an organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Election Boards. Results Not to Be Posted. Police Notification
Last evening Inspector Duprez received the following communication by wire from the Inspector-General of Police, through Inspector Childs, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Voting at the Referendum Polling Day, Saturday. 28Th. October, 1916
The Chief Electoral Officer for the Commonwealth points out for the information of all concerned:— (1) That a qualified elector who,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Voting at the Referendum. Polling Day, Saturday the 28th October, 1916. 8aturday the 28th
The Chief Electoral Officer for tho Commonwealth points out for the information of all concerned:— (1) That a qualified elector who, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disturbance at Polling Booth. Two Men Arrested. Sydney
A disturbance occurred in front of the polling booth in Surry Hills this afternoon, as a result of which three men were arrested. A "Yes" motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Session This Week. Important Announcement Expected. Sydney
The State Parliament will meet on Tuesday. The session will probably terminate of the end of the week. It is expected in some quarters that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Referendum. the Polling. Big Majority for "No."
Without doubt Saturday last was the quietest and mostorderly Polling Day Gundagai has yet seen, and although feeling ran high we never…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament. Early Dissolution Indicated. Sydney
Sneaking at the Newcastle 8-Hour smoke concert on Saturday night, Mr. A. R. Gardiner, M.L.A., indicated the early dissolution of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prolongation of Parliament
An agreement was arrived at on Monday between Mr. Holman and Mr. Wade, and subsequently endorsed by a meeting of the Liberal party, to prolong the life…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Political Crisis Coalition Government. Parliament to Be Prolonged. Two Ministers Resign. Mr. Estell and Mr. Griffith. Sydney
Mr. Estell, Minister for Labor and Industry, resigned his portfolio, declaring that in view of recent events he can no longer follow Mr. Holman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prolonging Parliament
On Tuesday afternoon the Premier (Mr. Holman) and the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Wade) met, and discussed the political situation and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament. Wheat in Stacks. Railway Commissioners' Salary. Liquor Bill. Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture, replying to Mr. Waddell, stated that owing to a number of causes due to the length of time wheat had been in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Political Crisis. Points of Difference. Appeal to Electors or Extend Parliament. Sydney
Negotiations in regard to the formation of a National Party are practically at a standstill, but there is every prospect that an agreement will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament Reassembles. No-confidence Motion From P.L.L. Party. Sydney
When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. Durack, leader of the P.L.L. Party, notified that he had been selected as leader of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Life of Parliament Mr. Wade Favors Dissolution. Mr. Holman Wants Extension Sydney
Mr. Holman met the Conscription members of the Labor party at the Treasury to-day and discussed the situation in the light of the recent events…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Presidential Candidate's View. New York
Mr. Hughes, candidate for the Presidency, answering a heckler who asked whether he favored an embargo on ammunition and the warning of Americans…
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