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Politics & elections, 1903

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Tamworth Election. Notes in the Constituency. the Night Before the Battle. Some Noisy Meetings. (By Our (Special Reporter.) Tawworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 11

Local interest in the election reached its culminating point to day Candidates and their friends have put forward their final efforts, and tho flood of oratory, which threatened to overwhelm the whole…

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Reform Movement and Remarkable General Election. Whole Ministry Defeated

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1903 · page 8

The Tasmanian general elections on Thursday resulted in a severe defeat of the Government, and for the first time in the history of the State the whole Ministry was…

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Yesterday's Sport News. Randwick Training Notes Doncaster and Cup Candidates. Marvel Loch Goes Well. Chantress Shows Form Over a Distance

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1903 · page 4

A lot of interesting work was got through at Randwick yesterday morning, the course proper being open, with the hurdles about 33 yards out from the inner rail…

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The Tamworth Election. Great Excitement in the Northern Village. TAMWORTH, Saturday Night

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1903 · page 8

The polling in connection with the election to fill the vacancy caused by the 'resignation of Mr. Walsh took place today. From the time the polling booths…

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Tamworth Election. Result of the Polling. Victory for the Liberal Candidate. Air, Garland Elected. Opinions of Party Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 7

Polling for the election of a member of the Legislative Assembly to rupresent Turnworth, in the place of Mr. Raymond Walsh, took place on Saturdad, and resulted in a decisive victory for Mr. John Garland,…

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Details of the Polling. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 7

There was a regular exedus of Ministers of the Crown and members of Parliament from Trmworth by the mail yesterday morning. Mr.Bennett, honorary Minister, Messrs. Sleath, Daniel O'Connor,…

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The Federal Parliament

The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 4

The announcement that the Federal Parliament is to be called together on the 26th of May must of course recall everybody's attention to the fact that the approaching…

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The Meeting of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 6

The " Commonwealth Gazette " contains a notification that the Federal Parliament will meet for the despatch of business at noon on Tuesday, May 26…

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Victory for Reform. Tamworth Election. Mr. Garland Returned. by a Substantial Majority. Labor Badly Beaten. Views of Rival Candidates. "Tamworth Has Done Its Duty.''

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Sunday.--The battle has been fought and won, and won handsomely and fairly by the reform candidate, Mr. Garland. On the whole, it has been one of the hardest-fought…

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Briitish Politics. Dissolution of Parliament Foretold. Irish Local Government. London, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 7

The Dublin correspondent of the " Daily Chronicle " learn, on the authority of a member of the Government, that a general election will be held in the autumn on the…

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The Tamworth Election. Return of Mr. Garland

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 4

TAMWORTH, Monday.—The last return in connection with the election—that for Keepit—came to hand at midnight on Saturday. This enabled the final result of the election to be…

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Tasmanian Elections. an Inexperienced House. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 6

The Ministry intended resigning on Monday, but Mr. Propsting, leader of the Opposition, has requested that the resiguation be postponed until after Easter, so that time may be given for mature…

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Tamworth Election. Mr. Garland's Narrow Escape. the Split Vote

The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

While members of the Opposition are naturally jubilant over the result of the Tamworth election, they evidently realise that Mr. Garland had a narrow escape of defeat, and that…

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Tamworth Election

The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 4

The Opposition, as might naturally be expected, consider the result of the Tamworth election as a protest against the Government. Outside the Opposition camp that is a…

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A Bye-election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 6

The Musgrave bye-election for the Legislative Assembly to-day resulted as follows:--White (Ministerial), 520; Neilson (labor), 482…

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Mr. Carruthers on the Result. "A Splendid Achievement." General Election on the Tamworth Programme

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 6

Immediately on hearing the result of the election, Mr. Carruthers wired congratulating Mr. Garland and the people of Tamworth. Speaking to a "Daily Telegraph" representative…

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Imperial Politics. the General Election. to Take Place in the Autumn. Rumored Government Proposals. Include an Irish Legislative Council

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The Dublin correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" learns on the authority of a member of the Government that the British general…

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How the Candidates Received the Result

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

The result in town was at first received in ominous silence, but by degrees the excitement burnt out, and when the candidates appeared from various hotel balconies to make their usual return…

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Tamworth Election. Declaration of the Poll. Cordial Reception of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Monday.--The declaration of the poll wan made at noon to-day at the Courthouse, in the presence of a large crowd. Mr. Tribe, the returning officer, presided on the bench, with Mr…

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Tamworth Election

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

The result of the polling an the Tamworth election was as follows Garland 688. Which 551. Thrower 16th. Thus it will be seen that Mr. Garland gained…

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