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Politics & elections, 1903

3,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 164

Petersham Election Expenses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 5

The account for expenses incurred in connection with the election of an alderman to represent the Lewisham Ward in the Petersham Council was passed for payment at the…

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British Politics. Parliamentary Election

Evening News · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON,April 9, 3.5. p.m.—An election was held yesterday to till the vacancy in the House of Commons caused by the death of Mr. W. S. Caine (Liberal), member for…

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The Tamworth Election. What Mr. Thrower Says. a Sectarian Fight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 7

Last evening Mr. T. H. Thrower, secretary of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council, who was the labour candidate in regard to the Tamworth election gave a report to his council as to what had taken…

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General News. the Tamworth Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 4

At last night's meeting of the Labor Council, Mr. T. H. Thrower (the secretary), who contested Tamworth in the interests of labor, expressed his thanks for the leave of absence…

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The Tamworth Election. Mr. Garland Victorious

Watchman · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

OUR anticipations have been fully realised in the triumph of Mr Garland at Tamworth. The attempts of Mr. Macdonald, the Labour member, to make political capital out of the…

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The Tamworth Election

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 3
Also in Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser

Those who believe in responsible Government, conducted with some reasonable attempt at…

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Tamworth Elections

People · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

THE result of the Tamworth elections came not as a surprise to those people who have had experience in politics, and that…

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A by Election. London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 9

At the election to fill the vacancy in the representation of Camborne Division, Cornwall, in the House of Commons, Sir Wilfrid Lawson (Liberal) was elected by a majority of…

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Another By-election. Increased Liberal Majority

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. The by-election caused by the death of Mr. W. S. Caine, Liberal member for the Camborne Division of Cornwall, has resulted in the return of the…

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Premier Is Curt. "Responsible to Parliament, Not the Press."

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 7

After having received the above straight-out statement from Mr. Waddell, our representative asked Sir John Sea if he did not think it was time he let the public into…

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What People's Reform Leaguers Say, Mr. Garland Was Their Candidate. League Independent of Any Party

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 7

Prior to seeing Mr. Garland, our representative called upon Mr. Wegg Home, secretary of the People's Reform League, to ascertain whether his party considered Mr…

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Tamworth Election. Blather, Boeze, and Bunkum

Truth · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 2

The great fuss that the pinchpenny plutocratic press has made about the Tamworth election [?]s entirely the manifestation of a desire to throw dust in the…

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"A Clean Sweep." Tasmanian General Election. "Truth" Triumphant. The Downfall of Vandemonian Despots. All the Ministers [?]elegated to Obscurity

Truth · Sunday 12 April 1903 · page 5

Even the most sanguine reformer must have been astounded at the results of the Tasmanian general election—astounded and delighted. Tasmanians have at…

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The Cowra Manifesto. the Premier and Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 7

Sir John See wae asked on Saturday morning if he had nothing to say respecting his conference that morning with Mr. Waddell?" "Ah, I thought that was coming," observed the…

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"Political Cuckoos." When Parliament Meets the Treasurer's Pronouncement

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 6

Incidentally, during an interview granted to an "Evening News" representative on Saturday, Sir John See mentioned the now famous utterances of the State Treasurer at…

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Retrenchment. Political Complication Mr. Waddell Speaks Out. He Played a Lone Hand. Was It an Ultimatum? Sir John See Still Silent. When Parliament Will Meet

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 5

At last the secret la out-- the grand secret which has been so closely kept by the Premier and his colleagues during the last three or four days. Mr. Waddell, to put it bluntly, was…

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Australian Socialist League. the Senatorial Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 9

The annual conference of the Australian Socialist League was commenced in Sydney on Thursday, and continued till Saturday. The result of the ballot In connection with the…

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Reform in Tasmania. How the Last Elections Were Fought. a Sound and Prosperous State

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1903 · page 5

Tho ex-Premier of the State of Tasmania, Sir Elliott Lewis, is on a short holiday visit to Sydney. From what Sir Elliott said to a "Daily Telegraph" representative as to tho position of…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday. April 14, 1903. Parliament and the Premier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 4

" Sir John See," we said yesterday, " evedently quite fails to perceive that on his own showing be has made out a clear and imperative case for the immediate calling…

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