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Politics & elections, 1905

1,975 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 99

Parliament. New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 401

Owing to the illness of the Vice-President of the Executive Council, Mr. Brunker was called upon to take charge of the Government business in the Upper House, and the result was that the…

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State Parliament. Tuesday, August 15

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 5

In the Assembly, The Habitual Criminals Bill was introduced and read a first time. The House counted out at 9.30 p.m…

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Essence of Parliament. Another Count Out

Evening News · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 7

It was a remarkable circumstance—unacountable, unless it may be traced to a unanimous absence of mind—that no motion of adjournment was moved in the Legislative…

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On the Land—the Farmers' Parliament in Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 416

NAMES OF CENTRAL GROT! [?] THE RETIRING EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. Back Row (Left to Right). W. J. Cartwright, R. [?] (secretary) Middle Row.—W. A. Ewers, J. Perry. M.L.A., (presided), J. [?] J. Wethersoon (vice-president) [?] Front Row.—W. P. Dyce, T. C. Worboys, F. Pinkstone…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, August 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 10

The Deputy Speaker (in the absence of the Speaker, who, It was announced, was too ill to attend owing to an attack of bronchitis and pleurisy), took the chair at half-past…

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References in Parliament. Mr. Carruthers and the Late Government

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 12

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Perry (The Richmond) drew attention to the Premier's reporte dstatement that the present Government had been left the task of cleaning up after…

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Habitual Criminals. Their Detention and Control. Bill Introduced Into Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 10

The bill to provide for the detention and control of habitual criminals, which was on the motion of the Attorney-General (Mr Wade), read the first time in the Legislative Assembly…

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State Parliament. Lands Commission. Why Is Not Mr. Carruthers Cross-examined?

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 7

Little or no interest was evinced in the proceedings of the Assembly yesterday. It was private members' night, and nothing very formidable or contentious was brought…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Re-classification Scheme. Favored Victorian Officials. Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 10

The House of Representatives met at 2.30 p.m. AN INSURANCE MATTER. Mr. DEAKIN, in reply to Mr. Knox, said inquiries would be made with a view to protecting…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. House of Representatives. (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne, Tuesday, August 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 8

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 2 o'clock p.m. COLLECTION OF DUTIES. In reply to Sir Langdon Bonython (S.A.), the…

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Ashfield Election. the Battle of the Polls. Prospects of Mr. W. E. V. Robson. the Duty of Liberal Electors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 7

It is the manifest duty of the electors of Ashfield to record their votes to-day for Mr. W. E. V. Robson, the selected Liberal candidate. That the majority of the electors…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, August 16, 1905. the Ashfield Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 6

There are three good reasons why Mr. Hobson should be returned for Ashfield today at the head of the poll. The first is that he has been selected by the Liberal…

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Spring Candidates Stripped

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 1

The public will, from this out, get a glimpse of Epsom and Metropolitan candidates, in races prior to their stripping for these important…

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Candidates' Last Words. Mr. Robson

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1905 · page 9

Mr. W. E. V. Robson, the selected candidate of the Liberal and Reform Association, held an enthusiastic meeting at Summer-hill last night, at the conclusion of which he was awarded a…

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In Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 6

The Vice-President of the Executive Council (Mr. Hughes) having sufficiently improved in health to attend the sitting of the Legislative Council yesterday, the debate on the…

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The Parmers' Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 7

The popular idea of a farmer—the idea in the city with its with and its affected superiority— is an approach to the Uncle Silas type. There is some justification for this…

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State Parliament. Wednesday, August 16

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 3

In the Legislative Council, The Observatory Lands Leasing Bill was, on the motion of Mr. Hughes, read a first time, and the second reading made an order for…

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Essence of Parliament. Law Reform

Evening News · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 8

There was a tremendous fusilade, of questions without notice in the Legislative Assembly last evening. The Deputy Speaker, Mr. Wood, who was again in the chair—the…

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Questions in Parliament. Mr. S. Smith's Absench

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Crick asked the Attorney-General if Mr. Sam Smith had gone back to work. Mr. Wade said he had received an official…

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State Parliament. Lands Commission. Law Reform Instalments

The Australian Star · Thursday 17 August 1905 · page 7

The Crimes Amendment Bill, occasioned by the decision of the High Court in relation to the Slattery case, met with no opposition in the Assembly yesterday. The second…

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