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Politics & elections, 1901

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The Silent Parliament. Chapter Vi

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 3

Stanford was young and strong, and he soon recovered from the blow he had received. He found himself among the people whose opinions be had been so anxious to learn, but his position…

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Federal Parliament. Further Biographies of Members

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 7

The biographical sketches of members of the Federal parliament which we published on the 9th instant have been read with much interest. At that time the scrutiny in Tasmania and Western…

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Farmers and Settlers. the Coming Elections

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 6

The candidates for the forthcoming State elections will be thick. They'll be so thick that the returning officers will curse the day the…

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State Politics. Redfern Labour League. Selection of a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Redfern Labour League was held at the league's rooms, Redfern-street, Redfern, last evening. There was a large attendance. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. Hepher, M.L.C…

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Some Election Figures

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 6

A member of Parliament who has a bent for figures has made a rather interesting and somewhat unusual analysis of the Senate election returns. Taking the two highest…

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The Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 April 1901 · page 6

Mr. Andy Kelly announces himself as a candidate for Denison division at the next elections. Mr. P. E. Quinn will go to the poll in Bligh division…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 7

The elections to fi[?] vacancies in the Legislative As[?]bly take place on June 1.8, and [?]. It is reported that Par[?]t will not assembl[?] till after the departure of the D[?]ke and the Duchess of…

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State Parliament Reform

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the executive committee of the State Parliament Reform Association was held yesterday, when the following were present:--The Mayor (Dr. Graham, M.L.A.), Hon…

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The Silent Parliament. Chapter VI.—(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 4

"Bless me!" said Mrs. Greenhbow, "I thought the opinion of all you socialists was that the voice of the people was the voice of God." "I don't know that I am a socialist; in fact,…

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Sentence on a Member of Parliament. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 7

Mr. Patrick A.M'Hugh, M.P. (Nationalist) for North Leitrim, has been found guilty on a charge of criminal libel in the "Sligo Champion" in alleging that there had been…

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The City Finances. Proposed Loan of £200,000. a Bill Ready for Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 8

The City Council is busy getting ready certain bills necessary for the carrying out of various important works. One of these bills is a loan bill for £200,000…

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Western Australia. the General Elections. Prospects of the Government. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 7

Gre[?]t interest [?] being excited throughout the colony in connection with the general elections. There are 132 candidates for 50 seats, and nine have been a[?]dy returned un[?]posed. As a…

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The Queensland Elections. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 7

The officer for the Herbert Federal Division states that the cu[?]er with the [?]'c[?] papers in connection with the polling at the Spr[?]s and Port Stew[?], has arrived at Con[?]own, and the papers will be…

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Selection of a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 7

The members of the Lang Labour League were engaged last evening in balloting for a candidate to represent them at the next State election. Three nominations had been received. viz., th[?]e of Messrs…

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This Federal Elections. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 4

Sir,—I see by your Thursday's issue that there was a complaint from the census collectors at not being paid. Will you kindly allow me to state the position of the election clerks…

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The State Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 April 1901 · page 8

At a meeting of the Lang Labor League last night, Mr. J. J. Power was selected, by a large majority, as the labor Candidate to contest the vacancy in Lang Division caused by the election…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 3

At an Executive Council meeting to-day Parliament was further prorogued un[?] July 18, when it will meet for the despatch of business. The late meeting is due to the clections in June and to the…

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General News. Will Parliament Meet?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 4

No Ministerial manifesto is yet forthcoming. The State Premier, Mr. See, held another informal meeting with his colleagues yesterday afternoon, but is not yet prepared to show his…

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The Silent Parliament. Chapter VII.--Continued

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 3

Alice Greenbow seemed pleased when Stanford mentioned that he was thinking of her, but she arched her eyebrows while he was speaking. "It is not pleasant to lose money," she said…

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State Politics. Parliament to be Dissolved. Speeches by Ministers

The Australian Star · Thursday 25 April 1901 · page 5

It was a generally accepted belief in political circles to-day that the present State Parliament would not meet again. The Cabinet, it is reported, has decided to announce…

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