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Politics & elections, 1900

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Paris Municipal Election. Government Defeats

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The extreme opponents to the present French Government (M. Waldeck-Rosseau, Premier) have won nine seats at the recent Paris municipal…

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The Irish Catholic University Question. Consensus of Protestant Opinion in Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 22

IN the House of Commons on March 23, on the order to go into Committee on the Civil Service Estimates, Mr. J. P. Farrell (Cavan, W.) rose to cal1…

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The War. Steady and Sure British Advance. Capture of Brandfort and Winburg, Measures for the Relief of Mafeking. Debate in the British Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 13

Mafeking is still unrelieved, but the present operations lead us to hope that the siege will be raised during the week. The British forces are sweeping merrily forward, not only at a single…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Candidates From Our Schools at Matriculation. the Archbishop's Visit to Bendigo. Victoria's Quota to the Catholic Congress. Presbyterian and Anglican Flourish of Trumpets, &c. Death of a Son of the Late Sir John O'shanassy. the League of the Cross

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 25

LAST Monday the second February Term of Matriculation opened at the University. As usual, a fairly good batch of candidates from our Catholic schools and collegiate institutions presented…

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Parliamentary Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 14

LONDON, May 4.—Mr. Bramsdon, a Liberal, has been elected by a majorlty of 579, to represent Portomouth in the House of Gommons in suc[?]ion to Mr. W. O. Clough, Liberal, resigned…

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Municipal Reform. Citizens Make a Move, Mass Meeting to be Held. Parliament to Be Petitioned

Truth · Sunday 13 May 1900 · page 4

As will be seen from an advertisement appearing in another column of this issue, a public meeting is to be held in the Protestant Hall, on Tuesday evening, next, for the…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Australian Star · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 6

The Cabinet has not yet decided when Parliament shall most but it is generally anticipated that the [?] of the assembling of the Houses will be June 6…

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Meeting of Parliament. the First Week in June

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 6

Now that the next session of Parliament is close at hand, considerable interest is being taken in the exact date upon which both Houses will reassemble. In the absence of the Premier, the…

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The Political Situation. the Question of Calling Parliament Together. the Commonwealth Bill. Criticism by Mr. Reid. Reply by the Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1900 · page 8

The leader of the Opposition is concerned at the delay on the part of the Government in calling Parliament together. Mr. Reid informed a "Herald " reporter last night that the Premier had promised…

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" the Ties That Bind." Representation in the Imperial Parliament. Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. the Colonies Are Sister Nations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 7

LONDON, April 6.--You will have heard by cable of Mr. Chamberlain's unexpected and emphatic speech on colonial representation, in Parliament on Tuesday evening. Evidently the…

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The Common Wealth Bill. Introduced Into Parliament. Speech by Chamberlain. an Era in Australian History. "A Monument of Legislative Competency."

Evening News · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 6

LONDON, May 14, 8.2 p.m.—The Commonwealth Bill was introduced into the House of Commons this evening. The House was crowded, and the members…

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France. the Municipal Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 6

LONDON, May 14, 4.10 p.m.—The Nationalist party has secured a majority in the Paris municipal elections. It has, however, no responsible leader, and has…

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Effective Voting at Elections. Propaganda Work in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

Miss C. H. Spence, of South Australia, has won a name not only throughout the province in which she resides, but over all Australia, as an authority on electoral reform. For many years she has written…

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France. Paris Municipal Elections. London, May 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 5

The Nationalist party has secured a majority in the Paris municipal elections. It has, however, no responsible leader, and had no success in the provinces…

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The Municipal Elections. London, May 14

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

The French Nationalists have secured a majority at the Paris municipal elections. The victory is, however, considerably lessened owing to the fact, that the Nationalists…

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West Australian Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 6

PERTH, Monday.--Considerable interest is being taken in the Legislative Council elections to-day. The results, so far, show that one of the old members has been defeated and one…

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Parliament in the West

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 4

The Parliamentary party Mr. Davis, of Bourke, led out to the. West should return with their eyes opened to-- many deplorable facts. They have seen a…

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General News. Meeting of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 6

Parliament will meet for the dispatch of business on Tuesday, June 5. The proclamation is to be out to-day or to -morrow. This was decided at a Cabinet meeting last night. A list…

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Municipal Reform Meeting. an Appeal to Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 8

At the Protestant Hall last night a large gathering of citizens of Sydney assembled to consider the necessity for municipal reform. Dr. Creed, M.L.C., was in the chair, and ainongst those on The plat form were…

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Western Australia. Parliamentary Elections. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 7

In connection with the Legislative Council elections yesterday interest centred in the metropolitan contest, where Sir George Shenton, the retiring member, and President of the Upper…

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