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Politics & elections, 1897

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Randwick Municipality. The Coming Elections

Truth · Sunday 10 January 1897 · page 7

AT the meeting of the Randwick Council last Tuesday evening, Alderman Waters was, on the motion of Alderman Larmour, appointed returning officer for the forthcoming…

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A Federal Election Danger. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 6

Sir,—The efficiency of the forthcoming Federal Convention will be revealed, not by any superexcellence in the mere drafting of the Constitution, but by the extent to which there are breathed into…

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Municipal Elections. Ashfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 3

The following aldermen retire;--From the North Ward, Alderman Josephson; South Ward, Alderman Reaver; East Ward, Alderman Stanton. BURWOOD…

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The Federal Convention. the Date of the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. G. H. Reid's reserve in regard to federation has at last been broken. On Saturday Sir George Turner, the Premier of Victoria, received a communication…

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Municipal Elections. Probable Candidates

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

Barwocd.—The retiring aldermen are: South Ward, Aldermau Scholes; North Ward, Alderman Ahearn; and East Ward, Alderman Crane. It is stated that Alderman Scholes does not intend to…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

In connection with the Waverley Council so far no opposition against the present aldermen is announced in Bondi and Nelson wards; but strong opposition is being made in the other two wards…

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The Papal Election. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

The Papal Nuncios at Vienna, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon have informed the Powers that the veto upon the Papal election has been abolished…

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Municipal Elections. The Retiring Aldermen. Nomination and Election. The Local Option Vote--To Be Taken Next Month

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

The annual elections for aldermen and auditors of the municipal councils throughout the suburbs and country take place during the first week of the…

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A Candidate From Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday.--Dr. Machattie, the president of the Bathurst Federal Convention, is freely mentioned as a probable candidate in the forthcoming election of delegates to the Federal…

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Federation. the Convention Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

Of candidates for the Federal Convention there will probably be a fairly good muster before the day of nomination. To the man who goes in for a thorough canvass of the electorate--which…

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The Papal Election. Right of Veto Abolished

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The Papal Nunclos at Vienna, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon have informed the Powers that the veto against the Papal election has been abolished…

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Municipal Elections. North Botany

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 6

In North Botany the retiring aldermen are in the Central Ward, Alderman Coward; in the South Ward, Alderman Laycock; and in the North Ward, Alderman Heaslip. Alderman Coward is…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

Granville.—Alderman Unwin has decided not resign, and there will be one less vacancy. Alderma Palmer is looked upon as safe for the North Ward, and Alderman Duncan may not seek re-election in the…

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The Federal Convention. Arrangements for the Elections. the Premier's Absence From Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 5

The announcement in yesterday's Herald that Mr. Reid had written to Sir Georgr Turner stating that he was in communication with the Premiers of Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania…

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The Premier's Absence. Ministerial Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 5

Mr. Reld's somewhat protracted rustication down in Victoria is causing a few people here some uneasiness. Everything seems to be waiting for his assent, or approval, or guidance in…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

Considerable interest is being manifested in the approaching municipal elections at Annandale. Alderman John Young (Mayor), Alderman W. J. Ferris, Alderman George H. Smith, and Alderman…

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Public Service Examination. 155 Candidates For Twenty Vacancies

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 3

The number of candidates who have entered for the forthcoming competitive examination for positions in the public service is 155. The majority, as was to…

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The Federal Contention. a State of Uncertainty. Nobody's Business. The Absence of the Premier-- The Candidates Holding Back

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 6

In the absence of the Premier there is no news respecting the arrangements for the Federal Conyention. So for as is yet known in Sydney no definite…

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