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Politics & elections, 1906

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 159

Sir William Lyne at Wagga. Issue at the General Election. Defence of the Commerce Bill. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 7

Sir william Lyne, in the course of an interview during a brief visit to Wagga, stated that the general election could not be later than December 16, and he did not anticipate…

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Mr. Watson's Promises for Next Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 8

At the Protestant-hall meeting on Monday night Mr. Watson promised the labor leagues that if the alliance between the socialist caucus and the Deakin…

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"Our Brightest Intellects." Paid Members of Parliament. the Postmaster General's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

COOMA, Tuesday. -- The Postmaster-General, Mr. Chapman, addressed a gathering of residents at the School of Arts last night. Mr. D. Jeffrey, the Mayor, being in the chair…

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The Municipal Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

In every Town Hall or Council Chambers throughout the State, yesterday, a public meeting of the ratepayers was held at noon, when the returning-officer read a list of the various…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 6

Yesterday was nomination day throughout the suburban and country municipalities of the State. A public meeting of ratepayers was held at noon in every Town Hall or…

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City Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 6

A meeting of electors of Bourke Ward was held at the Hotel Australia last evening, to take steps to secure the return of Mr. Broughton, M.L.A., who, in response to a numerously signed requisition, had…

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Municipal Elections. Richmond

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 6

The Mayor announced at noon to-day that no nominations had been received for the three aldermanic vacancies. Dr. Welsham and Dr. J. Allison were…

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British General Elections. London Editor's Opinion. Why Mr. Balfour Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

A gentleman, at present in Sydney, to whom the result of the British elections is of more than usual interest, is Mr. Harold Rylett, proprietor and editor of the "New Age," London,…

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Municipal Elections. Nomination Day. Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 3

The Mayor (Alderman Noller) presided at the official nomination on Tuesday, at noon, and declared Aldermen Champion, Brown, Collett, and P. Long returned…

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Labour in Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 3

The Bishop of Birmingham (Dr. Gore), addressing the London Christian Social Union, said he gladly welcomed a more adequate representation of Labour in Parliament. He was…

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Labor in Parliament. a Clerical Appreciation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Lord Bishop of Birmingham (the Right Rev. Charles Gore), addressing the London Christian Social Union, gladly welcomed the more…

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Municipal Elections

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

IF for no other reason than that the municipal, elections now being held throughout the State will almost certainly be the last under the present municipal law, they…

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The British Elections. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

Mr. T. Craik, a Unionist, has been elected to the House of Commons for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities. In the last Parliament Mr. J. A. Campbell…

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Mr. Reid in Melbourne Reply to Mr. Deakin. the British Elections. Protection and Preference. "Now Is Mr. Deakin's Opportunity." Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 7

Mr. G. H. Reid arrived here this evening by the mail steamer. In an interview Mr. Reid said: "The British elections must be rather a bitter pill to the…

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Royal North Shore Hospital. Election of the Committee. Another Circular Issued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 8

The differences which have arisen with regard to the election of the committee of the Royal North Shore Hospital bring some important issues before the public mind. The…

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City Municipal Election

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. Benjamin James, at the request of a large number of electors, has consented to contest Bourke Ward, city…

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The Douma Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The reactionaries are seeking to secure the issue of a bureaucratic constitution before the Douma meets, on April 28. The elections will be…

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The Tariff. Farmers and Protection. British Election Lessons. Preferential Movement. Thinly-disguised Design to Raise Duties. the Reid-deakin Controversy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mr. Reid arrived in Melbourne by the Ophir this evening. In an interview, he said: "The result of the British elections must be a bitter pill to the…

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The Federal Tangle. a State of Utter Confusion. Election Prospects. Anti-socialism or Protection?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Two or three recent events are assisting to stimulate a languid Interest in Federal politico. One of them was the Labor League Conference in Sydney, a…

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Rewtown municipal Election Mr. Nat Lewis' Candidature

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 10

Mr. Nat Lewis, of King-street, Newt own. has been selected by the Newtown Progress Association to represent them for Camden Ward of the Borough at the election for…

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