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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1897

2,161 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 109

The Cardinal and the Federal Convention Not a Candidate for Election. the Bigots' Storm in a Teapot

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 18

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD of Thursday 14th instant, had the following :— Cardinal Moran was at home at St. Mary's Presbytery last evening and acceded to a request for an…

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Imperial Parliament. the Address-in-reply Debate. the Transvaal Raid. Amendment to Mr. Chamberlain's Motion

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--In the House of Commons last night Sir John Lubbock. Unionist member for London University, and Mr. J. Mackenzie Maclean. Conservative member…

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Imperial Parliament. the House of Commons. the Transvaal Raid. the Parliamentary Committee. the Address-in-reply

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 22.—Sir John Lubbock, M.P. for London University, and Mr. M'Lean, M.P. for Cardiff, have given notice of amendments to the motion of Mr…

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St. Marys News. Municipal Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

So far five candidates have advertised themselves as candidates for the three vacant seats at the forthcoming Municipal election: The Mayor (Mr E W P Cox),…

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Federation. The Labor Party. More candidates. Mr. Reid's Address. The Patriotic Party

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 6

A meeting of delegates from the Phillip, Cook, Belmore, and Flinders Labor Leagues was held at the Austral Hotel, Foveaux-street, last night, for the purpose of taking initiative action…

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Election Etrics and Journalistic Innuendo

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 13

THE coming Federal Convention will be entitled to rank among the most important and epoch-making events in our history. We look back now to the gatherings at…

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Election News

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

Messrs. E. Williams and Robert Hartwell intend presenting themselves for reelection as auditors. Having filled the position to such satisfaction, they should find a great number…

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Granville Borough Election

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 6

Amongst the candidates for the Granville Borough Council we notice the name of Mr. R. F. Ritchle, who is about to contest the South Ward. Mr. Ritchle seems to be of the opinion that the consultancy of…

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Labor and the Federal Elections

The Australian Workman · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 2

During the next few days, the committee appointed to select the Labor candidates in the Federal campaign will announce their decision. The…

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Tee Australian Ballot. Workings in America. The Presidential Election. An American Opinion of the Australian System --The Old American System

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

In the elections held throughout the United States on November 3, the voters in all but four of the States used the Australian ballot system. In Georgia…

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Election of Representatives of Labor. Meeting at Petersham

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

The manner in which the labor representatives to the approaching Federal Convention are to be appointed was criticised at a meeting of the Petersham branch of the labor league, held…

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Expenses of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

A question that is being warmly debated is the expense of the election. The other day the remark was quoted of a member who had estimated the expenditure of a thorough canvass by…

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Probable Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

Mr. John Haynes, M.P., to-day announces that be is a candidate for a seat in the Federal Convention. He intends in a few days to give a full statement of his views. It is also the…

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Municipal Elections. Annandale. Address by Mr. Aiken

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

Mr. E. I. Aiken, one of the candidates for the forthcoming elections at Annandale, addressed a large meeting of ratepayers last night from the balcony of Newman's Hotel, Johnston-street,…

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Broken-hill Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 11

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--The Municipal Revision Court was sitting all to-day. Over 190 applications came before the Court, the majority of which were disallowed. The labor party is…

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Federation. Mr. Want May Be a Candidate. the Question of Expense. Cost of Attending the Convention. Invidious Position of New South Wales Delegates. Payments and Parliamentary Authority

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

As Mr. Brunker seems disinclined to go up for nomination as a delegate to the Convention, it is not unlikely that some of his colleagues may induce Mr. Want to become a candidate. Several…

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MR. R. A. Price a Candidate. Raymond Terrace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

Mr. R. Atkinson Price, M.L.A. for Gloucester, passed through Raymond Terrace to-day en route for the northern portion of the electorate, to attend a complimentary [?]regatta and picnic tendered by the…

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List of Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

So far as at present known, the following is the list of candidates who have either published their addresses or have announced their intention of coming forward, or in regard to whom there is a…

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Federal Movement. the List of Candidates. the Position of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

The adjourned meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday morning at the Colonial Secretary's Office, the chief business dealt with being the revision of the regulations for the federal elections. These were…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

Mr. C. Crane has decided to contest the election for Glenmore Ward in the Paddington Council, the vacancy being caused by the determination of Alderman D. Brown not to again seek re-election…

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