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Politics & elections, 1904

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Mayoral Election's

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 8

Grafton.—Alderman Kritsch has been elected Mayor of Grafton Alderman C. T. Schwinghammer elected Mayor of South Grafton…

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Railway Appeal Board Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 8

Sir,—As a rejoinder to Mr. Arthur Griffith may I be permitted to place a few facts before your readers aueut this grand council business, which your correspondent labours so heavily to clothe in dazzling…

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Trouble in a Council. an Election Duel the Outcome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 7

At Tuesday nights meeting of the Balmain Council Alderman H. Mills complained bitterly of an attack made upon the aldermen by Alderman Rogers at a public meeting on…

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Ryde Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 7

Sir,—In justice to Mr. Carruthers I beg to state that we have not met, or spoken through the telephone, or corresponded in any way from the time it was known Mr. Farnell would resign until…

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Municipal Elections. Mr. A. C. Gill at Marrickville

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

A meeting of the friends of Mr. A. C. Gill, who is seeking the suffrages of the ratepayers of West Ward, Marrickville, was held last night at Dulwich Hill, when there was a…

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Railway Appeal Board Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 3

Sir,--Under the above heading you published in your issue of yesterday a letter from Mr. Richards, president of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Association, in which the…

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The Imperial Parliament: Opened by the King. Speech From the Throne. Situation in the Far East. Review of Foreign Relations. the Burden of Defence. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 7

Parliament was opened by the King yesterday. Queen Alexandra was present, and the opening ceremony was attended with a scene of much splendour…

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Imperial Parliament. Address-in Reply. Irish Grievances. the Home Rule Question

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne is proceeding in the House of Commons…

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Imperial Parliament. Commons Debate the Address. an Irish Night. Demand for Home Rule. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 5

In the House of Commons last night the debate on the Address in Reply was continued. Mr. J. Redmond, the leader of the…

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Railway Appeal Board Election. To the Editor of the "Evening News."

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 2

Sir,—As a rejoinder to Mr. Arthur Griffith, may I be permitted to place a few facts before your readers anent this grand council business, which your correspondent labours so…

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Election of Mayor

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 8

At a special meeting of Erskineville Council, Alderman Robinson was re-elected Mayor for the ensuing twelve months. The Mayor thanked the aldermen for electing him for the third time…

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Sydney Labour Council. the Half-yearly Report. Election of Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Sydney Labour Council was held last night under the presidency of Mr. R. Boxall. The half-yearly report regarding the operations…

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Mayoral Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 3

Gosford.—Alderman James Kibbl has been unanimously elected Mayer…

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Voluntary Assistance at Elections. Organisation of Queensland Labour Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 4

The value of voluntary assistance at elections is evidently very great, and worthy of attention of the anti-socialistic party. Mr Page, the Queensland member of the House…

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Another Disputed Election. Petition Against Sir Philip Fysh

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

HOBART, Thursday.--The Registrar of the Supreme Court has received a petition from Mr. Norman Cameron against Sir Philip Fysh's election for Benison, on the grounds of bribery…

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Erskineville. Election of Mayor. Municipal Progress During the Year

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 8

All the members were present at a special meeting of the Eraskinville Council on Wednesday evening, called for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing municipal year. On the motion of Alderman Wilson,…

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Railway Appeal Board Election. to This Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 6

Sir,--As a rejoinder to Mr. Arthur Griffith, may I be permitted to place a few facts before your readers anent tills grand council business, which your correspondent labors so…

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The Syndey Morning Herald. Saturday, February 6, 1904. the Drama of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 8

The scene presented in both Houses of Parliament at their opening this week, with the changed positions of members and other evidences of the disruption of…

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Chinese for the Rand. Powers of the Imperial Parliament. London, Feb. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 9

Replying to a protest made in the Transvaal Legislative Council against intervention by the Imperial Parliament in respect of the Imported Labour Ordinance on the…

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Balmain Municipal Elections

Watchman · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 5

A mass meeting of the Balmain branches of the L.O.L. and A.P.D.A. was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Darling-street, on the 29th ult., to decide what action should be taken in…

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