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Politics & elections, 1903

3,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 164

Riots. a Spanish Election. Seven Killed. London

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 6

Riots took place at Infresto Ovidio, Spain, in connection with the elections. Revolvers were freely used, with the result that seven persons, including a gendarme,…

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Parliament Prorogued

Truth · Sunday 3 May 1903 · page 4

The Queensland Parliament has been further prorogued until June 16…

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Newcastle Coal Difficulty. Mass Gathering of Miners. Meeting of Parliament Urged. Arbitration Court Condemned. Labor Party Warned. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 May 1903 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of miners was held to-day in Arnott's paddock for the purpose of confirming the action taken by the Delegate Board in connection with the…

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The Tamworth Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 3

Sir,-- On the 22nd of April a letter appeared in your paper from Mr. Daniel O'Connor denouncing my "audacity in claiming the brilliant result of the Tamworth election as being in any way…

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Mr. Reid's Tasmania Tour. Through the Picturesque " North-west. Incidents by the Way. Hopeful Prospects for the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 6

STRAHAN, Monday.--Mr. Reid and party arrived here this afternoon on route to Queenstown. Strahan is the third important stage on the way from Burnie. They left Burnie this…

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Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections. Government Candidates Defeated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 8

HOBART, Tuesday.--The Legislative Council elections were held to-day. For Hobart, the voting was:--William Crosby, 719; George Smith, 248. Mr. Smith ran as a reform candidate,…

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The Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 7

The Council elections resulted as follows:- Hobart: Mr. Crosby (old member), 719; Mr. Smith (reform candidate), 284. South Esk: Mr. Scott, 273; Dr. M'Coll, 241…

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Labour and the Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 6

If we take the Labour party at its own valuation it is a body prepared for any emergency and confident of success at the next general elections. If we judge…

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Opinions of Delegates. the Men Will Obey Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Discussing the situation to-day, Mr. W. Sinclair, president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees, would not express any opinion as to whether there…

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Attitude of Parliament. "Overwhelming Support to the Government."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The members of the State Parliament are generally inclined to maintain silence at the present stage, but so far as can be learned, the Ministerialists, who are…

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Feeling in Melbourne. Excitement Increasing. Engine-drivers on the Box Seat. Probable Action in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Excitement in Melbourne in regard to the railway crisis is at fever heat. The final refusal of the men to obey the…

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Government Maintains Its Position. Clear-cut Notice to the Men. Withdraw or Dismissal on Tuesday. Parliament to Be Summoned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--When the railway men finally informed the Premier that they absolutely refused to obey his command to resign from the Trades-hall, people asked, "What…

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Victorian Railway Trouble. Employees Still Firm. Willing to Confer. Decision of the Cabinet. Men to Withdraw or Be Dismissed. Parliament to Be Summoned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 7

The efforts of the Premier, Mr. Irvine, to induce the representatives of the railway employees to comply with the wishes of the Government in respect to affiliation with the Trades Hall proved…

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Was Mr. Garland "The Protestant Candidate?" His Character. Are These the Taction of the Opposition?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 12

In the Daily Telegraph this week DillMacky prints a letter which he, or one of his gang, received from Mr, Garland, the new M.P. for Tamworth, informing him…

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A.m.p. Society. Annual Election of Directors

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 7

Considerable interest is being taken in the election of head office directors for the A.M.P. Society, which takes place this month. There are no less than eight candidates to fill three…

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Women Preparing for the Election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 7

BLAYNEY, Wednesday.--Mrs. Molyneux Parkes, president of the Womens' Liberal League, and Mrs. A. S. Swift, addressed a public meeting here last night. The Mayor presided, and…

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Victorian Railway Crisis. the Premier's Proposals Finally Refused. Decision of the Cabinet. Government Control Must Be Maintained. Notices of Dismissal to Delegates. to Take Effect on Tuesday. Parliament Convened for Next Day

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--All negotiations in regard to the railway crisis are now at an end. The executive officers of the railway societies met the Premier at the Railway Department…

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Views of Members of Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

Many of the members of the Legis[?]ative Assembly who were in the city to-day were asked their opinion on the action of the Government in calling Parliament together. Many of them, while expressing their…

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Victorian Railway Crisis. Parliament Convened for Wednesday. Notifications Issued to the Executives. an Ominous Silence. Will There Be a Strike ? Appeal to the Law Courts. Support From the Sydney Trades Hall. Speech by Mr. O'sullivan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The necessary steps for calling the State Parliament together on Wednesday next were taken late last night. A special meeting of the Executive Council was…

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The Supremacy of the British Parliament

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 4

Professor Goldwin Smith writes to the editor of the "Nation":--"Sir,--My friend Mr. Albert Dicey, in his work on Constitutional Law, the sixth edition of which I have been…

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