The State Elections
Though it is to be feared that the desperate attempts of candidates for the coming State elections to secure public attention are not meeting with conspicuous…
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A Fair Federal Fight. Speaker Mason of Victoria Beats Barton Badly. Victorian State Politicians Will not Part with Parliament House. State Servants Stubborn. Won't Bring Barton His Beer
MR. TOBY TUB BARTON his begun very unhappily in his Melbourne quarters. Premier Peacock, the laughing jackass, in the the hope of making Melbourne the seat of…
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Mr. Carlyle Smythe, writing in Friday's Melbourne "Argus" on the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament, says: There certainly never was in the history of England so large an audience…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Irish Newspaper Seizure. Debate in Parliament
LONDON, May 11.—In the House of Commons last night, in reply to questions, Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said the seizure of the "Irish People" newspaper was made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Commonwealth Parliament. Notices of Motion. Official Telegrams
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—In the Senate yesterday afternoon, the Vice-President of the Executive Council (Senator R. E. O'Connor, New South Wales) gave notice for the next day of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opening the Federal Parliament. Message From Mr. Chamberlain. Unity of the Empire
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Duke of York has received the following reply from Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to his message announcing the opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Politics. Mr. Reid's Criticism. to Be Replied to in Parliament. Capacity of Irishmen
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--So. busy Were all the politicians on Saturday, with processions and Royal receptions that Fedoral politics for the time being played an insignificant part. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The State Elections
Although the attention of the people of the State in common with that of the rest of Australia was riveted for the time being on the great national function which took place in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. the Mackay Election. Brisbane
The final returns of the Mackay State election are as follows:âMr. Paget, 975; Mr. Tart, 551. The victory for Mr. Paget is regarded in Mackay as a protest against the proposed abolition of kanaka…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The State Elections. Woman's Suffrage League
A representative meeting of the Newtown branch of the Women's Suffrage League was held at the Newtown Town-hall on Friday, the president (Mrs, Nell Hansen) in the chair. It…
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The by-election at Mackay yesterday caused very little interest. About 1590 votes were polled as against 1900 at last election. The returns thus far are:--Paget (Ministerial), 942; Tait…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lighting at Parliament House
Continuous complaints have been made to the Speaker, of the State Legislative Assembly that the lighting of the chamber is, from some cause which is not evident, detrimental to the eyesight…
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Sir,-- In to-day's "Daily Telegraph" your contributor "Smill" finds one great flaw in the working out of Mr. Robert Barr's single tax novel "The Silent Parliament"--that the taxation of land…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Politics. the Dissolution of Parliament. Parties Getting Ready. the Opposition Manifesto
The latest developments of tho political situation go to show that Parliament will be dissolved early in June, and that the elections will be held about the end of the month. [?] point will most…
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The following handbill is being circulated, and the one which we reprint from was was sent round the Government workshops at Eveleigh:— FREETRADE IN IRELAND…
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In giving judgment on Monday on the application by Theodore Powell to make absolute a rule to oust James O'Donnell from the position of alderman of the South Ward of the Borough of…
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Mr. John Donovan, who is conte[?]ting Phillip Division, had an enthusiastic meeting at Durack's Hotel last night, and the usual vote of confidence was carried…
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It is understood that the statement made by some individual members of the State Cabinet that the dissolution of the State Parliament would take place on June 8 appears to be…
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A proclamation appeals in the "Commonwealth Garotte" declaring valid the elections of Richard Edwards, Frederick William Bamford, Charles M'Donald, and James Page, who have severally been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Politics. The General Elections. What the Law Provides
It is fairly certain that the dissolution of the Slate Parliament will take place on or about June 8, and that being the case the arrangements which will be made for the general…
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