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Politics & elections, 1898

3,098 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 155

Liverpool Municipal Elections

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

THE polling for the election of an alderman to represent each of the wards took place on Saturday last. The Mayor presided at the North Ward booth, Mr. F. Hartge at the…

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The Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 4

Ratepayers of Anderson Ward can see from the report of MR. JOHN THORPE'S speeches at the Town Hall what a very fortunate thing it is that they did not…

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Election Topics

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 3

Mr. E. P. Pearce, the rejected of Marsden Ward, made a good fight of it. His best friends afterwards congratulated him on his defeat, remarking that the best…

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Bankstown. Re-Election of Ex-Mayor Miller

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 3

The full Council met this week to elect a Mayor for the ensuing year. The results of tho election were announced as recorded elsewhere…

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Granville. Election of Alderman Windsor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 10

The Council met on Wednesday for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the' ensuing year. Present: The Mayor (Alderman J. E. Palmer), Aldermen Mahony…

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THE Municipal Elections. Parramatta. Messrs. Withers and Johnstone Re-Elected —Mr. Thorpe and " The Party"' He Takes his Gruel Badly. —Polite Language

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

THE polling for Anderson and Marsden Wards, Parramatta, was conducted on Saturday at the Town Hall and School of Arts respectively. The pell—especially in…

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Rookwood. An Easy Victory.—Re-election All Round

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

A great deal of interest was taken in the municipal elections at Rookwood, which resulted in a win for the Mayoral party all round. The state of the noil as announced…

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The Imperial Parliament. the Address in Reply. Agreed to in the House of Lords. the Concert of Powers. the Government and the Far East. No Surrender of Treaty Rights. a Fighting Policy Deprecated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Address-in- Reply to the Speech from the Throne was agreed to in the House of Lords last night. In the course of the debate the Marquis…

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Opening of the British Parliament. The Foreign Policy—Friendly Overtures by Russia and Germany

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1898 · page 8

PARLIAMENT was opened on Tuesday. The speech from the Throne contained no reference to Chinese affairs. In the course of debate in the Lords, after which the address…

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Is the Federation Bill a Failure? Mr. Lyne Strongly of Opinion It Will Be. Three Good Reasons Why This Colony Cannot Accept. The Capital—Victoria to Secure it. Childish Trust in the Federal Parliament—The Waterways and Finance Proposals

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1898 · page 7

ASKED yesterday by a SUNDAY TIMES representative what he now thought of the prospects of Federation and the progress being made with the Enabling Bill,…

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Imperial Parliament. Amendments on the Address. the Dynamiters. Parliament for Ireland

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 12.-In the House of Commons last night the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued…

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Imperial Parliament Irish Affairs Discussed. LONDON, February 12

The Australian Star · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 3

In the House of Commons last night Mr. W. Redmond (Parnellite), member for East Clare, moved an amendment on the Address-in-Reply in favour of an amnesty being…

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Imperial Parliament. Amendments on the Address. Amnesty to Dynamiters. an Independent Parliament for Ireland. Both Amendments Rejected. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued. Mr. W. Redmond, Parnellite (East…

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The Irish Question. Amendments to the Address-in-reply. Proposed Amnesty to Dynamiters. an Independent Parliament Advocated. Liberals Refuse Their Support. Threat by the Nationalists

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--In the House of Commons last night Mr. William H. K. Redmond, Nationalist member for East Glare, moved an amendment to the Address-in…

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Randwick Council. Mayoral Election. Violent Scenes. Meeting Adjourned Twice

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 4

The meeting of the Rand wick Council on Friday evening for the election of Mayor for the current year was, according to his Worship the Mayor, the most disorderly that ever took place in the…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 7

Below are given some additional returns of the municipal elections:- Alexandria.—Alderman M. O'Riordan has been chosen Mayor…

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Governorship of Crete. the Sultan's Candidate

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February l4-The "Standard" States that Nubar Pasha, formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs in Egypt, is reported to he the Sultan's candidate for the…

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Water and Sewerage Board Election

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 3

An election will be held at the Town Hall, Sydney on March 22, for one city member of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage in the room of Alderman Francis Buckle, who retires by rotation, but is eligible…

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The Latest Pastures and Stock Elections

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

The new board of sheep and pasture directors at Deniliquin has been elected unopposed. It was decided to endorse the resolution of the…

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The Governorship of Crete. the Sultan's Candidate. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

The "Standard" states that Nubar Pasha, who was formerly chief minister in the service of the Khedive of Egypt, is reported to be the Sultan's candidate for…

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