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Politics & elections, 1899

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No Capital in a Country Town. Mr. Reid Explains. the Parliament Will Not Take Town Land

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 4

In various country towns "Capital leagues" have been formed. Mr. Reid, as late as last February, explained why such leagues were futile. According to…

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British Bye-election

Evening News · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 6

LONDON, May 31.-The election, to fill the vacancy for the Southport Division, of South-west Lancashire resulted in the return of Mr. Pilkingten, the Liberal…

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Parliamentary Election. London, May 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 7

Mr. Pilkington, a Liberal, has been elected for Southport to the House of Commons by a majority of 583, in place of the late Sir H. S. Naylor-Leyland…

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A Parliamentary Election

The Australian Star · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

'An election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir H. S. Naylor-Leyland, who represented the Southport Division of South West Lancashire In the House of Commons,…

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A House of Commons Election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--An election was held yesterday to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir H. S. Naylor-Leyland, who represented the Southport Division of South-West Lancashire in…

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Parliament House

Evening News · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

In view of the opening of Parliament next month artisans are again busy at the apparently endless task of renovating and repairing Parliament House. This time the work in hand is chiefly the…

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Tasmanian Parliament. a No-confidence Motion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 7

HOBART, Thursday.--In the Legislatives Assembly to-day a resolution was carried, on the motion of Mr. Brown, member for Campbelitown, to abolish the tax on Imparted stock…

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Queensland Parliament. the Federal Enabling Bill. Date of the Referendum

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Browne gave notice to ask the following questions to-morrow:--Were Messrs. Gray and Barlow still members of the Ministry?…

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Parliament of Tasmania. a Motion of Want of Confidence. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 5

In the Legislative Council to-day a new clause was added to the Great Western Railway Bill extending the time for the completion of the railway from five to six years. This was remitted to the…

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The Chief Polling Place of Sherbrooke

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 10

A deputation from the Prospect and Sherwood council, consisting of the Mayor (Mr. H. T. Jones) aud Aldermen Relph aud Jamieson, waited upon the Chief Secretary…

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Queensland Parliament. the Federal Enabling Bill. Proposal for Divisional Voting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Legislative Assembly went into committee on the Enabling Bill, Mr. Curtis moved an amendment that an official record be kept of the total number of votes polled…

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A Parliament of Commerce. an Interesting Philadelphian Project. (Sec portrait on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 23

A hundred years ago Napoleon's sneer at the English as "a race of shopkeepers," had a sting in it. To-day no such scoff would be made, because it would be a compliment, an admission of…

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The Northumberland Election Wyong

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

All candidates for the Northumberland electorate are Anti-Federal. A strong Federalist would have a good chance of being returned…

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QUEENSLAND. Henry Stuart Russell's Book. No. V.—and Final. The Murder of Cox and Execution of F[?] a Death-Bed Confession—David Perrier—Moreton Bay Men Hanged in Sydney William Johnson, for the Murder of Morris Morgan; Thomas Mathews and Thomas Allen, for the Murder of their Chain-Mate John Carroll; James Sullivan, for the Murder of Patrick McConderan—Gallowa Hill—The Rooks—A Gruesome Story—a Murdered Body in a Well— The Jew Boy's Gang—Macqueen of Segenhoe: Ruined by a Contested Election in England. A Bridge Proposed to connect Cape Otway and Circular Head!—W. H. Suttor, Senr., Reads His Own Obituary—The Sticking Up of Mr. Bigge by the Jew Boy's Gang—Denny Day—A Polite Bushranger; George Wilson Sticks Up Toolburran.—Hanged at Newcastle—Wreck of the Orpheus-Commodore Burnett—Major Lockyer—Brisbane River in 1825—A Dog Story—Judge Forbes—Arthur Hodgson Hawks Legs of Mutton in Queen-street, Brisbane, at a Shilling Each

Truth · Sunday 4 June 1899 · page 3

Is my last review of Mr. Russell's book I mentioned the trial (so called) and execution at Darlinghurst, of William Fyfe, for the murder of Richard Cox at Sutton's Hotel,…

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Debate in the Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 3

In the Assembly yesterday the debate in committee on the Federal Enabling Bill was continued. Mr. Curtis, member for Rockhampton,! moved an amendment to provide that an official record be kept…

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The Federal Campaign. Secret Conference Bill. Activity of the Colonists League. Immense Pinal Programme. Systematic Work Everywhere. Additional Polling Places

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 7

The executive of the Colonists' Anti-bill League has drawn up a programme of towns in all the leading districts of tho colony at which addresses are to be delivered before the referendum. The…

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Cape Colony.. a Bye-election

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

LONDON, June 4, 3.35 p.m.—In bye-election for the Cape Colony for the district of Tembuland, the es-Premier, Sir Gordon Sprigg, was defeated by Mr. Solomon, the…

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The Vacancy at Northumberland. the Amended Bill Candidate

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 4

It looked as though the Northumberland seat would go by default to an anti-federalist, as no decision had, until to-day, been arrived at to run a federalist for the parliamentary stakes. The…

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The Northumberland Election. Wiseman's Ferry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 7

Mr. W. F. Sohey, the selected protectionist candidate for the approaching Northumberland election, addressed a meeting hero lost night. Mr. John Fernance was in the chair…

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The Northumberland Vacancy. The Federal Candidate Announced. Mr. W. B. Melville

The Australian Star · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 5

For some time it has been known that there are several Anti-federal candidates in the filed for Northumberland including Mr. wheeler, Mr. Schey, and Mr. Norton. some…

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