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Politics & elections, 1904

3,430 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 172

The Commonwealth Parliament. Gossip From the Lobbies Crisis or No Crisis

Evening News · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

The condition of affairs in the lobbies may be described as seething, and he would be a very capable prophet who could foretell what will eventuate from the existing: unrest The…

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Ministerial Candidates

Evening News · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

Mr. John Plummer writes:-The Government is at last beginning to show its hand. In only two or three constituencies will it oppose candidates selected by the Labour caucus…

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Election Notes

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

Mr. Chas. Lee is going for the new Tenterfield constituency. Mr. J. Fitzpatrick has been warmly received in his candidature…

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Independent Candidates. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 14

Sir,—As anticipated, the "independent" Liberal and reform candidate in beginning to make his appearance in the political arena, with the declaration that while he is in favour of the programme issued…

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Selection of Candidates. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 11

Sir,--I, in common with many others of the Liberal and Reform electors, were until recently under the impression from the utterance of Mr. Carruthers and the officers of the association…

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Alleged Criminal Libel the Melbourne Election. Sir Malcolm M'eacharn Proceeds Against the "People's Daily."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--William V. M'Cormick, the printer of the "People's Daily," a labor paper, was charged, on the information of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Malcolm…

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A Coming Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 11

Rumour has had it for some time that Mr. J. T. Lang aspires to political honors in the Labor interests for Granville. Mr. Lang is an intense speaker, strong…

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Federal Elections. Report of the Conference. Defeated Candidates' Returns. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 5

The Minister for Home Affairs has before him at present the printed report of the Conference of Electoral Officers, which considered the machinery of the Electoral Act…

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Riverina Election Void

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 8

The Federal Chief Justice has declared the election for Riverina void. Mr. Blackwood had been elected, and Mr. Chanter entered a protest…

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Lane Cove Election

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 2

Andrew Eaton. a candidate for the Lane Cove electorate, will address a meeting at Walker's Hall, Falcon-street, North Sydney, on Thursday evening, at…

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North Sydney Election

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 2

Alderman T.E. Cresswell, candidate for the North Sydney State electorate, will hold a preliminary meeting at the Watersleigh Hall, Ben Boyd-road at 8 p.m…

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The Coming Conflict. Candidates' Capers

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 4

Alter all, Publican Power and Designing Daley are not to have things all their own way in the Lang-Gipps Labor League. A new candidate far selection…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. Gossip From the Lobbies Luncheon Versus Crisis

Evening News · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 8

Since writing yesterday the crisis was postponed to enable Ministers, and would-be Ministers, and don't-see-any-chance-of-being Ministers, to lunch with the Governor-General. The…

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Disputed Tasmanian Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 5

HOBART, Sunday.--The High Court sits here to-morrow to hear the Denison election petition…

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State Elections. Eastern Suburbs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 6

At Paddington, Mr. C. W. Oakes, M.L.A., has been selected by the Liberal and Reform Association, and on Saturday night, at Lovett's-hall. Mr. T. Jessep, M.L.A., was unanimously selected…

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Choosing a Labor Candidate. the Kahibah Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Kahibah labor leagues have called for nominations of persons desirous of being selected as the labor candidate for Kahibah at the forthcoming election…

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Queensland. Foundations of Parliament House. a Slight Settlement. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 6

The extreme wet, following on a period of extreme dry weather, has affected the foundations of Parliament House, which have settled down slightly, causing a crack in the building…

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The Denisson (Tas.) Election. Petition Dismissed. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 4

At a sitting of the High Court of Australia to-day. the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, prosiding, the Denison election petition, [?] Mr. Norman Cameron agahist the return of…

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Selection of Candidates. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 7

Sir,--It appears to me that the Liberal and Reform Association are making a mistake in rushing the selection of their candidates. When one considers the interval that must clapse…

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Disputed Election. Denison Petition Dismissed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 6

HOBART, Monday.--The Denison election petition was heard to-day before Sir Samuel Griffith. It was alleged that there had been numerous offences against the election law,…

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