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Politics & elections, 1904

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The Parliamentary Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 10

The Parliamentary elections resulted as follows:— Adye Douglass, 533 votes; Peter M'Cracken, 1111. For the Harts seat Russen polled 500; Fowler, 433; Conolly, 350; Hartnell, 348…

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Viciorian Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 10

At a meeting of the State Cabinet to-day it was decided to advise his Excellency to dissolve Parliament on Tuesday, May 10. The write for the elections will be issued on May 16, the nominations received…

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The State Elections. How They Affect Municipal Councils

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

Most aldermen are born combatants--municipal, political religious, or of some other description. The coming State elections seem to have affected metropolitan aldermen very…

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Camperdown Electorate. Rival Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 9

The executive of the Liberal and Reform party, to whom Mr. John Salmon appealed against the selection of Mr. W. C. Clegg as the candidate to go to the poll on behalf of the…

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United States Presidency. Mr. Roosevelt's Election. Favored by the Republicans

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--A clear majority of the delegates to the Republican National Convention has been instructed to support Mr. Roosevelt's candidature for the forthcoming…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 8

In the Assembly the Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Constitution Amendment Bill. The object of the bill, he said, was that the Council, as well as the Assembly,…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. Gossip From the Lobbies Intrigues

Evening News · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 4

Though nearly all the leading Ministers are absent from Melbourne, together with practically all the Reidite Opposition, the political machine is far from at rest. Intrigue is…

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The Present Parliament. Will it Meet Again ? Views of Politicians

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 7

The Impression is gaining ground that the present Parliament will not meet again, before the new general election, and many members are of the opinion that it should not do so. It…

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State Campaign. the Reform Party. Some Further Selections. Will Parliament Meet Again[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 7

There is a settled conviction in the minds of the great bulk of members that the present Parliament will not again meet. In the ranks of the Oppositionists that feeling is…

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The Presidential Election

Evening News · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 6

LONDON, May, 4, 3.15 p.m.-Mr. Justice Parker, of New York, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, is assured of an overwhelming majority at the National Democratic Convention…

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Riverina Election

Evening News · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 5

HILLSTON, Thursday.-Mr. Blackwood arrived here yesterday, being escorted by a large number of townspeople, who had gone out to meet him. He addressed a large and enthusiastic audience…

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Riverina Election. the Nominations. Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 6

Only two nominations were received to-day for the vacancy in the Riverina electorate. Robert Officer Blackwood was nominated by 17 local electors and 48 from other divisions;…

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Darlinghurst. Selection of a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 7

A meeting, intended only for members of the Darlinghurst branch of the Liberal and Reform Association, was held in St. John's School Hall, Darlinghurst, last night. The…

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The Independent Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 4

Already "the Independent candidate" has appeared in the State electoral arena, wearing the old, familiar mask, beneath which eyeryone can recognise the Government…

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Fitzroy-bligh Division. Selection of a Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 7

St. John's Schoolroom at Darlinghurst was crowded last night with members of the local branch of the Liberal and Reform Association for the selection of a candidate to run in the…

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The Riverina Election. the Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1904 · page 6

DENILIQUIN, Wednesday.--The nominations for the Riverina election were read at noon, at the courthouse, by the Divisional Returning Officer, Mr. Newman, of Melbourne. They were…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 6

In the House of Assembly this afternoon the Civil Service Act Repeal Bill was read the second time. The bill consists of one line, and its effect it carried will be to…

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At Parliament House. a Bright Scans

The Australian Star · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 5

Long before the hour for the arrival of the Governor-General at Parliament House the invited guests, chiefly composed, of members and their friends, began to arrive, and were…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Civil Service Repeal Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 5

HOBART, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Civil Service Repeal Bill was carried, reverting to the control of civil servants by the Government, and wiping the…

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State Elections. Liberal and Reform Party. Statement by Mr. Carruthers. Selection of Candidates. Discipline and Loyalty of Electors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 6

Mr. J. H. Carruthers, leader of the Liberal and Reform party, when seen yesterday, stated that the party of which he is the leader has every reason to be satisfied with the progress…

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