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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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Bowral Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the above council was held on Thursday. night last for the purpose of electing a mayor for the ensuing twelve months. A full council…

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A Slashing Chancellor. Lloyd George's Election Wit. Draws Upon Australia

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Lloyd George) addressed a mass meeting in the Paragon Music Hall, Mile-End-road, a few weeks ago. In the course of…

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Election of Mayors

Robertson Advocate · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

A letter which probably concerns almost every municipality in the State come before the Newtown council the other night from the Public Works Department with regard…

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Mittagong Municipal Election

Robertson Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

At the Mittagong [?] Court on Tuesday, before Mr.[?], P.M, W. J. C[?] proceeded against John [?] under the Local…

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The Mittagong Election to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Now that the aldermen of Mittagong have resigned, as they say in the interests of the ratepayers (no truer expression was ever made by…

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The Mittagong Election. To the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 2

Sir,—Re bu[?]man's letter in the last issue of your paper, I have to inform you that his interpretation of the section under which…

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The Mittagong Election. Case Against the Mayor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 2

At the Mittagong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., the adjourned ousting proceedings against the Mayor (Ald J. Leighton) were dealt with…

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The Mittagong Election

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 2

At the Mittagong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith. P.M., the adjourned ousting proceedings against the mayor…

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Polling Out Stumps. an Effective Method

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 3

This illustration shows a handy device for pulling stumps from old orchards. One can pull 200 or more a day by this means. The limbs are cut…

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Echoes From the Seven" Teenth Century. Behind the Back of Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 4

"Were the principle of implicit obedience established, the influence of a corrupt Government, and a factious Opposition, would not be less industriously…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 6

The second session of 22ed Parliament of New South Wales was opened at been on Tuesday in the Legislative Council chamber. The chief features…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 6

Mr. David S orey said that in the Governor's speech they had the policy of the Government in a concrete form. The speech contracted an allusion to…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 6

Mr. Dann resumed the deba'e on the Address in Reply. In his opening sentence that the Government would do well to crsate a…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6

Mr. Wade directed the Acting Premier's attention to a statement appearing in the press that the Commonwealth was to pay over a certain…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Works, in reply to Mr. Lensdale, said the total purchase money for the Sir Samuel McCaughey's Yahoo estate was £245,000 to which…

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State Parliament. Department of Labour

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Education, in moving that it was expedient to bring in a bill to provide for the creation of Department of Labour, said it was…

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State Parliament. Declaratory Land Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Lands, in moving that it was expedient to bring in the Crown Land Declaratory Bill, said that since he had assumed office he had…

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State Parliament. Industrial Arbitration

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 6

The Minister for Education moved the second reading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill. He said they were all aware that legislation of the kind…

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Warning to Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the Shopkeepers' Defence Association was held on Monday night at Goatley's Hotel, Haymarket. Mr. Geo. D. Turner…

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State Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 6

The debate on the second reading of the Industrial Arbitration Bill was resumed on Tuesday night in the Legislative Assembly…

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