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Politics & elections, 1909

42 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 3

Factory Manager's Association. Election of Officers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 8

At a meeting of the Dairy Factory Managers' and Secretaries' Association held in Sydney on Wednesday, the following office-bearers were elected:…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, June 30th, 1909. PARLIAMENT

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 1

The Federal Parliament has been sitting a week, and we seem to have got quite used to it Mr. Deakin and his colleagues have a tough problem before them. They have…

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Parliament in Profile, Hostile Motion Defeated. Ministerial Majority, 7. Suppers for Stonewallers

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 7

After a debate extending over three weeks (or eleven sitting days), Mr. Fisher’s motion of no-confidence in the fusion Ministry was defeated in the…

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Municipal Election

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 4

The following nominations have been received for the extraordinary election for Nowra Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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To-day's Election

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 4

A successor to ex-Alderman Brodie in a seat in the Nowra Council will be provided from a quartette of candidates who go to…

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Abolition of Trousers. Debate in Tailors' Parliament

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 10

At the Tailors' Parliament, to which come as members tailors from the City and from the West, cutters and all connected with the craft of trouser…

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The High Commissioner. Bill Before Parliament

The Bega Budget · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

The High Commissioner Bill, which was introduced in the House of Representatives, and read a first time last week…

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Candidate's Hat. Rival Summoned for Assault. Election Night Scene

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 6

Extraordinary scenes occurred at Sheffield Police Court on May 24 (says the "Daily Mail") during the hearing of the summonses obtained by Mr Muir…

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Selecting a Candidate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

The result of the poll for the selection of a candidate to contest [?] New England federal seat, in the [?] and Reform interests, was…

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Unionism Invades Parliament

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 2

The Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employers' Federation has made arrangements to distribute 50,000 copies of a circular to the…

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Parliament Reduced to a Trades Hall Status

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

For the purpose of pointing an argument with reference to the vagaries of the political labor party in Parliament, the BUDGET…

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Some Eligible Partis [?] in Parliament

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 6

The number of eligible bachelors in Parliament is considerable. Only yesterday says "a political lady" in the "Daily Mail." of June 36, I had it seriously…

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Why the Judge Didn't Win. an Election Incident

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 6

The last time Senator Warner passed through St. Louis he explained what had therefore been a great political mystery (says the St. Louis…

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Original Correspondence. New Parliament Houses. [To the Editor of the Dispatch.]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 8

Sir,—Our legislators in Macquarie-street are just now devoting a large part of their intelligence and energy to the question of building new…

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Federal Elections

The Bega Budget · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 2

For some time considerable activity has been shown in many of the Federal constituencies in anticipation of the impending general…

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The Coming Elections

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 2

The wonderful activity displayed by the Liberals throughout the constituencies during the past few months shows that they have…

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No New Parliament House. Mr Wade Emphatic

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 4

It would appear that the historic but dilapidated Parliament House is to remain a feature of Macquarie St. after all. The Public Works Committee…

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The Municipal Candidates

The Nowra Leader · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 10

The following are the nominations for the two vacancies in the Nowra Council:-- "William Braithwaile, builder, proposed by Thomas Ganderton, James Portoons, E…

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Labor Senate Candidates

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 4

Harmony is always a pleasing spectacle. It is gratifying therefore to be told that the Labor party is not divided on the question of embodying…

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The Federal Election. Mr. John Norton in Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 4

MR. JOHN NORTON, M.L.A. for Darling Harbor, and proprietor of Truth’ newspaper, addressed a big meeting in the Lyceum Hall on…

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