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Politics & elections, 1901

4,054 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 203

Meeting of Parliament Still Undecided

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 7

Questioned yesterday by a "Sunday Times" representative as to when the State Parliament will meet again, the Hon. John See, Acting-Premier, facetiously replied…

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The Plague. Several Fresh Cases—member of Parliament Attacked

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 9

A United States Federal Committee of Experts has reported that the Bubonic Plague has gained a serious hold in San Francisco…

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Federal Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 7

The nominations for the House of Representatives in all the electoral districts of the State of New South Wales will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday next…

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The Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 7

Mr. Critchett-Walker, Returning Officer for the State of New South Wales, has an important announcement in our business columns in connection with the Federal…

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The Senate Six. a Nice Pal For Barton and O'Connor. George Walker Waddell. The Milburn Creek Scandal. Alleged Misappropriation of Money. a Royal Commission of inquiry. Condemnation of G. W. Waddell. Adjudged by the Commissioner Guilty of Bribery and Corruption. Mr. E. A. Baker Expelled from Parliament

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1901 · page 6

THE little clique which has taken upon itself the duty, so called, of selecting a Protectionist bunch of six out of the half hundred candidates offering themselves for seats in the Senate as…

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Question in Parliament

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 6

LONDON, March 16.-In the House of Com­mons last night Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India, in reply to a question, said the authorities on the spot were dealing with the…

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Members of the Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

The nominations in Victoria have added three now members to the Federal Parliament —Sir John Quick, Mr. Samuel Manger, and Mr. A, M'Lean, Sir John's connection with the federal [?] almost as well…

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Western Australia. The following candidates have been nominated:— SENATE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

FREETRADE.—E. A. Harvey, H. J. Saunders, R. Gill, N. K. Ewing, L. A. Woolf, G. F. Pearce, A. Matheson, J. A. Thompson, Dr. Ellis, B. G. St[?]ling, S. Smith, J. Bowen, W. H. Phillips…

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Candidates in the Other States. South Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 7

In South Australia the whole State is one electorate for both Houses, no special legislation having been passed dividing it into electorates. The candidates nominated are as follows:—…

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"A Feature of the Elections."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 4

In the Federal Government' camp there is more joy over one freetrader who goes wrong than over ninety-nine protectionists who remain true. It is, therefore, not…

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Federal Politics. the Campaign Closing. Freetrade Candidates and State Interests. the Hume Contest. Mr. Wise Calling for Help. Mr. Barton Goes to His Assistance

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

The electoral campaign is drawing rapidly to a close. On Friday week electors will have to record their votes for the first Federal Parliament. The first duty of every elector is to make up his…

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Under Which Colors. an Embarrassed Labor Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--WThe difficulty of convincing the electors of Newcastle that he is not a follower of the Barton Government appears to be at the present time, the bane of Mr. David…

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Candidates in the Country. Sir William M'millan at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 6

ALBURY, Sunday.--Sir William M'Millan addressed a largely attended meeting in favor of Mr. Goddard's candidature for the Hume at the Mechanics' Institute last night, when he gave a…

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Electioneering in the Hume. Speech by the Federal Home Minister. Well Received at Lockhart. Parties Hobbled by the Braddon Blot. Statement About the Capital

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 6

The Federal Home Minister (Sir William Lyne), in his electioneering tour through the Hume, reached Lockhart, a wheat-growing centre between tho southern railway line and Urana, on…

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Military Suggestions to Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 6

The Military Forces Progress Association, which was recently formed at Redfern, has adopted a number of resolutions for submission to candidates for the Federal Parliament. The…

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The Reduction in State Parliament. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 9

Sir,—Some 40 millionS of people in England are represented by 670 members, who have to deal with immensely more complex and important matters than can possibly in the nature of things come before our…

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Newcastle. the Chamber of Commerce. Election of Officers. the Proposed Grain Sheds. "Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 3

The fist meeting of the newly elected general committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held in the Hall of Commerce, Scott-street, on Friday afternoon. The retiring president, Mr. G. F. Earp, M.L.C., presided, and…

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Municipal Elections. Borough of Waverley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 6

Alderman W. Carter, J.P. (Mayor and relurning officer), has fixed the elections for the extraordinary vacancies in the various wards of the borough of Waverley for Saturday next. The elections are…

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Accident to a Candidate. Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 6

Mr. Saudford, a candidate for the Parramatta Electorate, was being driven to a meeting at Castlereagh on Thursday night by Mr. T. R. Smith in a mail ph[?]ton, drawn by two young…

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The Federal Campaign. Accident to a Candidate

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 3

Mr. w. Sandford, the protectionist candidate for Parramatta, had a narrow escape from a very serious accident on Thursday night last. As he was proceeding in a buggy…

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