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Politics & elections, 1893

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Municipal Election at Petersham

The Australian Star · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

At the municipal elections in February, ex-Alderman W. Webster, who had retired by effluxion of time from the Marrickville Council, decided not to offer himself for…

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General News. Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 4

A number of bills of some importance are sot down among private members' business to be taken in the Assembly this evening be fore 7 p.m. The first few are as follows:--…

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The General Elections in South Australia. Defeat of the Treasurer. Return of the Premier and the Attorney-general. Two Labour Candidates Elected at Port Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

The Government has received a severe blow at Yorke's Peninsula in the defeat of the Treasurer, the Hon. W. B. Rounsevell, which, with the loss of the Commissioner of Public Works at…

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South Australian Elections. Two Ministers Rejected. Reconstruction Necessary. Success of the Labor Party

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The most significant features of the elections are the fact that two Ministers of the Crown have been defeated, while the Premier and the Commissioner for Lands…

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South Australian Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.—So far nine labor candidates have been returned, and the fate of one more is in the balance. Two have been defeated at Port Pirie and Gawler. Besides these there…

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The General Elections in Queensland. Nominations for Several Electorates. Mr. H. M. Nelson Returned Unopposed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

The first of the general elections took place today, viz., that for Normanby. The only candidate nominated was John Murray, the late member, who will be declared daly elected to-morrow…

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The South Australian Elections. Defeat of the Treasurer. A Labor M.L.C. Elected. Success of the Labor Party. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 6

Most of the election returns are now in Mr. Robinson, labor candidate, has been returned for the Central Division to the Upper House on account of two…

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Work and Wages. the Newcastle Miners. The New Australia Scheme. The Unemployed in Melbourne. The Working Hours of Bakers--Wanes and Working Hours of Cotton Operatives--Labor In England--The South Australian Elections

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 2

Sydney unionists are jubilant at the success of their South Australian brethren in the general elections. The fellmongers are endeavoring to secure…

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Paris Municipal Elections. Radicals and Socialists Successful. London, April 17

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

The municipal elections have just been concluded in Paris. The majority of the successful candidates are Radicals and Socialists…

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The South Australian Elections. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 7

Sir,--An English trade union paper puts the labor-cum-protection question neatly thus :--"One would think it was so plain as to need no demonstration that anyone who…

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The South Australian Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 4

The general election of 54 members of the Legislative Assembly of South Australia, and of two members of the Legislative Council, which began on…

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Queensland. the Elections. the Treasurer Returned Unopposed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The first batch of Parliamentary nominations were received to-day. Mr. H. M. Nelson, Treasurer, was returned unopposed for Murilla, and Mr. J…

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Paris Elections. Radicals and Socialists in a Majority

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 1.40 p.m.--Telegrams from Paris report that a majority of Radicals and Socialists have been returned at the municipal elections in that…

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Custom and Myth in Parliament. (Speaker.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 8

Mr. Gladstone, it is well known, is one of the greatest sticklers for Parliamentary traditions in the House of Commons. In this matter he out-Tories the most reactionery of Tones. No actor of the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, April 18. Legislative Council. the Electoral Bill

Evening News · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 3

The formal business in the Upper House last night was soon disposed of, after which the Council again went into committee to consider the Assembly's message on the…

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New South Wales Parliament. LEGISLATlTE Council. Tuesday, April 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 5

The PRESIDENT took the chair at half-past 4 4'clock. BILLS ASSENTED TO. Mr. PREISDNET reported the receipt of messages…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Home Rule. Rival Petitions to Parliament. London,april 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 7

The Lord Mayor of Dublin to-day attended in Parliament, and at the bar of the House of Commons presented a petition on behalf of the Corporation of Dublin…

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Parliament. Tuesday, April 18. Legislative Council. The President took the chair at half-past 4 o'olook. Electoral Bill

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 2

The consideration of the Assembly's disagreements to amendments made by the Council in the Electoral Bill was continued in committee…

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Parliament. Legislative Council Tuesday, April 18. The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Bills Assented To

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 6

Messages were received from the Lieutenant-Governor intimating that the Married Women's Property Bill and Newcastle Pasturage Reserve Bill had been assented…

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South Australian Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The new Parliament is composed at present as follows: Direct Labor representatives, 9; democrats (not pledged to Labor party), 8; conservatives (including all…

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