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Politics & elections, 1904

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Women's Liberal League. Issues for the Next Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 6

Under the auspices of the North Sydney Women's Liberal League last night at the local School of Arts, Sir James Graham delivered an address on the political situation. The chair…

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Another General Election. What Federal Ministers Think. (From Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

Judging by remarks made by some of the State Ministers who were in Melbourne last week, Federal Ministers are inclined to think that there will be another general election…

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The St. Albans Election. Significance of the Government Defeat. Rand Labour an Issue. Ebbing of Fiscal Reform. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 5

Mr. Slack, the Liberal candidate, who defeated Mr. Vicary Gibbs (Conservative) in the contest for the St. Albans seat in the House of Commons on Friday,…

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European News. St. Albans Election. the Government Defeat. [By Cable.]

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

Mr. Slack, the Liberal candidate, who defeated Mr. Vicary Gibbs (Conservative) 1n the contest for the St. Albans seat in the House of Commons on Friday, attributes his…

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Cape Elections. Progressive Majority of Five. LONDON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

The Progressives at [?] Cape have secured a final majority o[?]…

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Imperial Politics. the St. Albans By-election. What Influenced the Result. the Government's Gravest Defeat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Slack (Liberal who defeated the Hon. Vicar,y Gibbs (Conservative) in the by-election for the representation of the St. Albans, or Mid-Herts…

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The Polling of the Progressives. an Immense Majority. London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 9

The votes cast for the Progressive candidates at the Cape Colony elections aggregated threefold those cast for the Afrikander Bond candidates…

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The Cape Parliament. Progressives in a Majority

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The final returns for the elections for the Capo House of Assembly give the Progressives a majority of five…

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League of Wheelmen Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 12

Nominations for the various offices in connection with the forthcoming general elections of the league close this evening with Mr. M'Intosh, the general secretary. Every club is allowed to select four…

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Proposed Amendment of Senate Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 10

Sir John Forrest has been supplied with a return which shows how many electors voted in each State in December. From this it is learnt that Mr. Trenwith, who headed the…

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Election Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 10

Election petitions in this State will probably not be dealt with until April. The parties are not prepared to proceed at present, and it is probable that when matters…

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The Cape Elections. Majority for the Progressives. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 9

The general elections in Cape Colony have finally resulted in the Progressives securing a majority of five…

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The St. Albans Election. Crushing Blow to Protection. London, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 9

The "Standard," in commenting upon the return of the Liberal candidate, Mr. Slack, at the St. Albans by-election, says that the Liberal victory is a crushing…

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Election of Mayors

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 399

Alexandria.—Alderman F. C. Loveridge has been elected Mayor. Caniden.—Alderman Alfred 15. Little has been unanimously elected Mayor…

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The Newmarket and Cup Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 1

Saturday next will complete this year's Autumn meeting. It will that have extended over three days. So far not much light has been thrown upon the…

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St. Alban's Election

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 3

The "Standard" states that the result of the Mid-Hertfordshire election is a crushing demonstration against the new policy. If the nation wanted protection, the same…

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Cape Elections

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 3

The Progressives' vote in the Cape Colony elections aggregated three times as many as the votes polled for the Bond candidates…

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Cabramatta and Canley Vale Council. Election of Mayor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 3

The Council met for the above purpose on Thursday. Present: Mayor Cooke, Aldermen Latham, Asimus, Hoy, Bennett, Baglee, Hamilton. McBurney and Zani…

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The Liverpool Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

There is a rumour going the rounds that, in the event of Alderman webster adhering to his pubilcly made announcement, at Liverpool, that ex-Alderman Pollard Smith will contest…

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The Candidate's £100

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 15

In connection with the petition against a member's seat in the Federal Parliament, it is alleged that he spent a sum in excess of £100 on the election. If he did…

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