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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1901

121 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 7

Bowral Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Mittagong Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

A special meeting of the council was held W Monday night last, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the current municipal year. Present :—…

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The Mayoral Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

MR, EDITOR,— I have read. ex-Mayor Stephens letter in reply to A.N.V's. remarks with reference to the recent election of Mayor, and in justice to the…

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The Coming Elections. To the Editor Bowral Free Press

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

SIR,—In looking, casually through the new. Electoral Roll for Bowral Electorate I find that the names of several residents are omitted. This may also be the case…

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Municipal Election

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

AT noon yesterday the election of a resident to represent Glebe Ward in the Bowral council took place at the Town Hall. As our readers are award only one nomination…

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The Federal Parliament

The Mittagong Express · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 6

Soon the names of the members of the first Federal [?] will be made known, and then the Constitution Act proving that the Parliament shall meet…

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The Selected Candidate for Illawarra. Mr. Hay Chosen. Mr. Davis Retires

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 2

Sydney, Thursday.—Mr. Alex. Hay has been selected by the Australian Liberal Association as the Australian Liberal Association as the Liberal candidate for the Illawarra electorate…

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The Selected Candidate for Illawarra, Mr. Hay Chosen.mr. Davis Retires

The Mittagong Express · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 2

Sydney, Thursday Mr. Ales. Hay has been selected by the Australian Liberal Association as the Liberal candidate for the Illawarra electorate…

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Federal Elections. Mr. George W. Fuller in Bowral. Candidate for the Illawarra Electorate

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening last Mr. George W. Fuller, who is a candidate for the Illawarra Electorate, addressed the electors at Bowral in the School of Arts. There was a large attendance. The meeting was presided…

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Bowral School of Arts. Election of President and Vicepresident. Mr Mackenzie and Mr. Oxley Chosen

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the above committee was held on Tuesday evening last for the purpose of electing a president in the place of Dr. T. C. Fisher who has left for Europe. There were present—Mr…

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The Illawarra Election. Freetrade Committee for Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

A LARGELY attended and thoroughly representative meeting of electors was held in the Town Hall, Bowral, on Monday evening. The chair was occupied…

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Federal Elections. MR. A. Lysaght at Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last, from the balcony of the Grand Hotel, Bowral, Mr. Andrew Lysaght addressed a fairly-large gathering of electors…

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4 Candidate’s Speech

The Mittagong Express · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 5

[?]ording to the New York “Tribune,” a candidate for the office of constable in Borne County, Kentucky, recently made the following speech :— “Ladies and gentlemen,…

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Election Appointments

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 2

THE following information concerning the appointments of officers and voting places in connection with the forthcoming federal elections has been supplied by…

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The Federal Elections. Results of the Poll

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

We have made arrangements with our Sydney Agents to send us wires to-night (Friday) of the polling for the House of Representatives in the State…

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The Australian Commonwealth Fist Election of Senators & REPRESENTATIVES

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY was polling day in New South Wales for the return of members to the first Parliament of the new Anstralian Commonwealth. It was there…

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Federal Parliament. Results of the Voting

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

IN this issue we are in a better position to give further details of last week's federal elections not only concerning the Bowral division of the Illawarra…

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Illawarra Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 4
Also in The Mittagong Express

Last week the Returning Officer for Illawarra (Mr. J. A. Beatson) made a public declaration of the result of the [?] for the Illawarra electorate for…

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The Commonwealth. the Federal Parliament Commenced its work in earnest on Tuesday morning. the Senate

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 3

Senator-Fraser (Victoria) in moving the adoption of the address-in-reply spoke of federal defence, expressing his belief in a citizen soldiery. Referring to commercial matters be said that although the…

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Bowral & Robertson Free Press. Wednesday, May. 29, 1901! Butter and Parliament

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 2

WHEN an English grocer has worked up a demand amongst his customers for a certain quality of butter, bacon, cheese, or any other product, it plays the…

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