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Politics & elections, 1900

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Opening of Parliament. Postponed to June 12. Dangerous Illness of the Premier's Father

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 6

Lite on Wednesday night the Premier received a telegram from his brother, stating that his father was dangerously Ill, and asking Sir William to go to Tasmania. In reply to a message…

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Meeting of Parliament. the Date Postponed. Illness of the Premier's Father. Business of the Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 5

A protracted Cabinet meeting was held at the Tressury yesterday. Ministers were in consultation, "on and off," as one of them termed it, pretty well the whole of the day. They assembled in the…

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Parliament Postponed

Evening News · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 3

A special meeting of the Executive Council was held at Government House on Friday in connection with, the postponement of the opening of Parliament for a week, and subsequently a…

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When Parliament Meets

The Catholic Press · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 16

Parliament is to meet next week, and nobody seems to know and few to care what will happen. It in certain that the Government have many sins to answer for they…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 11

The proclamation formally further proroguing parliament, till Tuesday, June 12, was authorised at a meeting of the Executive yesterday, and subsequently Issued as a…

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Proclamation Summoning Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 8

A Special meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, when the following proclamation was issued, proroguing Parliament to June 12: -- "Whereas the Parliament of New South Wales…

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Imperial Parliament. Pending Dissolution

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 14

LONDON, May 26.—The feeling is increasing that Parliament will be dissolved in July. LONDON, May 26.—The Hon. William Peel, Unionist, has been elected M.P. for Manchester…

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The Belgian Elections

Evening News · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 4

LONDON, June 1.—The elections in Belgium under the new system of proportional representation have greatly reduced the number of Clericals and Conservatives in the Chamber of Deputies…

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Belgian General Elections. Effect of Proportional Representation. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 9

The general elections in Belgium for the Chamber of Deputies were conducted on the basis of proportional representation, and the result has been to greatly…

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Uralla-walcha Election. Uralla

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 6

Mr. Edmund Lonsdale, ex-member for Armidaic, has decided to oppose Mr. Plddington for the Uralla-Waicha seat…

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Belgian Elections. London, June 1, 6.40 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 5

The general elections in Belgium for the Chamber, of Deputies were conducted on the basis of proportional representation, and the result has been to greatly reduce the numbers…

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Uralla-walcha Election. Mr. Lonsdale in the Field

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 10

WALCHA, Friday. -- Mr. E. Lonsdale, ex-member for Armidale, has decided to contest the Uralla-Walcha seat in opposition to Mr. W. H. B. Piddington. He speaks here to-night…

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General Gable News. Belgian Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- The Belgian elections on a proportional representation basis have greatly reduced the numbers of the Clerical and Conservative parties…

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Parliamentary Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 14

LONDON, May 25.—An election to All the vacancy in the representation of the Isle of Wight in the House of Commons, caused by the appointment of Sir Richard Webster to be a Lord of…

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The "Upper" House. List of New Appointments. Labor, Law, Land and Physic. a Pushing Parson Pedagogue Plays for a Place in Parliament, But "Bowls a Maiden."

Truth · Sunday 3 June 1900 · page 4

THE long-talked-of and eagerly-anticipated appointments to the "Hupper 'Ouse," as some of the aspirants term it, have at length been mads and semi-officially announced…

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Canterbury Election. Mr. J. Hurley a Candidate

Evening News · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

Mr. John Hurley, J.P., who has been requited to allow himself to be nominated for the seat vacated by Mr. Varney Parkes, consented and at once entered on the campaign. Mr. Hurley first…

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The Uralla-walcha Election. Both Candidates Nominated. WALCHA

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 6

Mr. Edmund Lonsdale and Mr. Piddington have been nominated for the Walcha-Uralla seat. Mr. Piddington delivered an address in the School of Arts on Saturday night before…

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The Canterbury Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

The Speaker has issued a writ for the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Canterbury, the seat for which has been resigned by Mr. Varney…

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The Uralla-walcha Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

Mr. Piddington, late member for Ur[?]llaWalcha, found it necessary, as many a statesman and politician before him, to seek the assistance of the Insolvency Court for the…

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Canterbury Election

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 5

In consequence of the retirement of Mr. Varney Parkes from the representation of Canterbury an election will be held on Saturday next. It is generally understood that Mr. T…

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