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Politics & elections, 1898

3,098 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 155

The Coming Election. Mr. Barton Speaks To-night The Government Supporters Gloomy

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 5

Mr. Barton will open his campaign at the Protestant Hall to-night, and not at the Masonic Hall as has been announced. Mr. Barton follows the Government leader into his…

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Northern Notes. The General Election. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 6

It is announced that Mr F. Butler will contest Wickham in the labour interest. A meeting will be held to-night, to consider the proposal. Mr. W. B. Sharp has now…

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Election Campaign. Mr. Barton's Programme. The Government Doleful

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 6

Mr. Barton, who is to deliver his first address since the dissolution to-morrow night, will also issue his address to the electors without delay, and close the mouths of those…

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The Cape Elections. Question of British Power. Real or Shadowy Supremacy. Efforts to Defeat Mr. Rhodes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The general elections for the Legislative Assembly of Cape Colony are now in progress. Sir John Gordon-Sprigg, the Premier of…

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Candidates' Addresses. Sir Joseph Abbott and Wentworth

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 7

The address of Sir Joseph Abbott to the Wentworth electors is published to-day. He points out that he has represented the electorate for 11 years and a half, having been chosen on five…

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Election Meetings. Petersham. Mr. Russell Jones' Candidature. Mr. Reid Extolled

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the supporters of Mr. L. C. Russell Jones was held in the Petersham Town-hall last night. The chair was taken by Mr. W. J. Loudon, and there was a large and…

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Polling Day a Holiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

The matter is not yet decided, but in all probability the Government will follow the precedent of the last two general elections, and declare July 27 a public holiday…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Assembly the debate was continued by Messrs. M'Glllivray, Duncall, M'Lachian, Bladder, and Darling, but nothing of a sensational nature occurred. The…

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Victorian Parliament. Immigration Restriction Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Customs moved the second reading of the Immigration Restriction Bill, and explained that it was on the lines of…

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A Member of Parliament Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Night.--Mr. Thomas Owen, Liberal M.P. for the Launceston Division of Cornwall, has been accidentally drowned. The late Mr. Thomas Owen, who was in his…

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A Member of Parliament Drowned. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

Mr. Thomas Owen, M.P., Liberal, representing the Launceston Division. Cornwall, ha s been accidentally drowned…

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South Australian Parliament. the Premier and His Legal Practice

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--In the Assembly to-day the Premier stated that the Ministry was considering the advisability of strengthening the police, with a view to cope with the influx of…

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Resignation of a Member of Parliament. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

Lord Arthur William Hill, M.P., Conservative, representing West Down, Ireland, has resigned his seat in the House of Commons…

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Late Election News. the Fight for King. Prospects of the Candidates. Feeling in the Public Service

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 3

Mr. Barton's candidature for King Division has created an extraordinary amount of interest throughout the city, and has quite dwarfed all other electioneering matters. In the ranks of…

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General Elections. Mr. Baeton's Meeting. a Candidate for King. Great Enthusiasm

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 5

The Protestant Hall was the scene of another [?]reat political meeting last night. Mr. Barton's address to the country was to have bean given at the New Masonic Hall, but from reasons which soon…

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The General Election. Mr. Barton Leaves Bourke. and Comes Into King Division. a Fight Between the Leaders- Further Selections of Candidates. the Party Lists Filling

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

The chief item of interest in connection with the general election which came to light yesterday evening was the fact that Mr. Barton had come to the conclusion that discretion is the…

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State Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 10

Sir,—It must be [?]mitted that the great body of electors vote for their member with the idea and expectation that he is first and foremost a local representative, completely ignoring the fact that he is…

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The Elections. the Premier's Challenge. Mr. Barton Will Contest King Division. a Message to Bourke. Great Enthusiasm Amongst Federalists. Great Meeting in the Protestant Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

The great event of yesterday, so far as federation was concerned, was the all-important fact that Mr. Barton had resolved to contest the King Division in opposition to the candidature of the Premier…

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The Labour Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 10

A meeting of those interested in the return to Parliament of the selected labour candidate, Mr. Samuel Smith, secretary of the Seamen's Union, was held on Monday in the Athenæum Hall, Pyrmont. Mr…

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Manifestoes of Candidates. Mr. Barton to the King Electors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 7

Mr. Barton's manifesto to the electors of the King Division is published to-day. He points out that the fact of the Federal Constitution Bill having been carried by vote, if not by law, has ciented a position…

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