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Politics & elections, 1913

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Corrupt Election Methods

The Bega Budget · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

Many remarkable, inconsistent, and unexpected features mark the Commonwealth election and referendum polling, but the manner…

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Selecting Candidates

The Bega Budget · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

There's no blinking the fact that throughout this State, and probably the others, there is a anscent dissatisfaction with, at least, some…

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Captain Millard, Candidate

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 2

A meeting of Liberals was held in Bega on Wednesday night tor is a Liberal electorate, there need date for the local seat There was…

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Our Letter Box. Our Representative in Parliament. To the Editor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 2

Sir.,—Is it not about time a movement took place to get some suitable candidate to stand for Parliament to represent this constituency ? There…

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Open Column. Our Representative in Parliament. To the Editor

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 1

Sir,—Is it not about time a movement took place to pet some suitable candidate to stand for Parliament to represent this constituency? There…

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Allowrie's Chief Polling Place. Kiama Kicks

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 July 1913 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Kiama Council, Mr. M. F. Morton, M.P., in reply to a letter from the Mayor, wrote, stating that he was not aware where his Worship received…

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Federal Elections. (To the Editor of the MAGNET.)

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 4

Sir.-- The elections are over, and Parliament has assembled. All who follow matters political…

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Election of Speaker

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 9

Mr G. Black (The Namoi): In riding to propose that—"Mr Henry Douglas Morton do take the chair of this House as Speaker," I do to feeling that the circumstances are…

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Iliawarra Election. Thus the "S. C. Heraki"

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 1

"A report has been in circul[?] during the last few days that the Federal representative for Iliawarra is not eligible to take his seat in the…

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The Cost of Elections

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

An indication of the enormous cost of the elections is afforded by the fact that no fewer than 17,090,400 documents were printed; 21,668 officers were…

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Nowra School of Arts. Election of Committee

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of members of Nowra School of Arts was held in the upstairs hall of the institute on Thursday night…

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Way to Parliament

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 3

"Praed, one of the few poets who have ever sat at Westminster, seems hardly to have been quite at home:— "'In Parliament I fill my seat…

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Municipal Election

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 4

Nominations were due at 5 o'clock, last evening for the election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the Nowra…

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Mr. McWilliam, a Liberal Candidate at Bega

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 3

One of the greatest of its sins was what is called the Nielsen episode. The Government was pledged to the repeal of the Conversion Act. Some of the members…

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State Elections. MR. McWILLIAM at Eden

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday last in the School of Arts, Eden, Mr H. R. McWilliam, the Liberal Candidate, delivered a stirring,…

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Our Letter Box. Our Representative in Parliament. To the Editor

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I venture again to write to you about the above subject. , Some fear seemingly has pos[?] of the people…

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Allowrie Electorate. Labor Candidates at Papto

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 4

On Friday night, in the Rifle Club hall, Depto, Messrs. Craig and Clifford, who have been nominated in the Labor interest to contest the…

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The Liberal Candidate. a Reply to Mr. Wade

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 3

To the electors of Bega.—I notice that Mr. Wade in his letter to the electors published last week makes a very feeble attempt to justify the selection…

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The Liberal Candidate. A Reply to Mr. Wade

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1913 · page 4

To the electors, of Bega.—I notice that Mr. Wade in his letter to the electors published last week, makes a very feeble attempt to…

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Pistol in Parliament. Portuguese Senator Brandishes Loaded Browning

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1913 · page 3

During a debate in the Portuguese Senate on a bill regarding the statutory limitation for the payment of Treasury claims, In which Senator Joao Freitas professed to see…

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