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Politics & elections, 1906

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 159

The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, February 21, 1906. the Issue for the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon the leader of the Federal Opposition presided at a meeting to talk over the issue for the next Commonwealth elections. Those who read our…

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City of London Election. Date Fixed. London, Tuesday, 2.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 1

The date for the City of London election has been fixed for the 27th inst. [Mr. Gibson Bowles, Conservative freetrader, who was defeated for King's Lynn,…

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Diocese of Newcastle. Election Oe a Bishop. Dean Stretch Chosen. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

At the special meeting of the Anglican Synod for the diocese of Newcastle, held here yesterday, for the election of a bishop to fill the see rendered vacant by the death of…

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Prospect and Sherwood Council. Election of Mayor.-Alderman Soames Appointed. A Stormy Meeting

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 3

There was more interest than usual manifested by the ratepayers - at the last meting of the Prospect mid Sherwood Council on Friday evening- for the…

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The King's Speech Opening of Parliament. Foreign Relations Continue Friendly. Autonomy for South Africa. Education Act Amendment. Irish to Govern Ireland. Work for the Session. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 9

The King opened Parliament in State yesterday, and read the Speech from the Throne. The Speech referred to the death of King Christian IX. of Denmark, and to…

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The King Opens Parliament. The New Government and Ireland

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 15

His Majesty the King opened Parliament at "Westminster on Monday, and the ceremony was a stately one. There was nothing remarkable in the Speech…

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Balfour Electioneering. Britain's "Canting Hypocrisy." "Scandalous and Disgraceeul Frisode"

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday, 3.15 p.m.—Speak-ing in the City to-day Mr.A.J. Balfour said the behaviour of the Government supporters at the election on the Chinese question was…

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Mayoral Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 8

BOMBALA.—Alderman Plowright elected for the fourth time unopposed…

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The City Election. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

The election for the City of London will take place on Tuesday next, the 27th instant…

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Federal Elections. Free Trade Party. Where the Real Fight Lies. Liberalism v. Labour. Statement by Mr. Reid

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

Mr. G. H. Reid, the leader of the Federal Opposition, had something to say yesterday with respect to the report of the Freetrade Conference which appeared in the…

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Supporting a Candidate for the Ministry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

A leading member of the Church of England resident in Melbourne, who wishes his name to be withheld from publication, has made a gift to St. John's College, recently…

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Lank Cove Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 9

So far as the seats of two of the recently-elected aldermen are concerned, fresh elections will have to take place. In thee rose of Alderman Harrett, through a misapprehension on the part of one of the presiding officers,…

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Imperial Parliament. Government of Ireland. Ministry Will Not Divulge. Changes Needed. Leading to Autonomy. London, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 5

The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued in the House of Commons last night. Colonel Saunderson (Conservative) moved…

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The City Election. Candidature of Mr. Balfour. London, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Balfour, addressing a meeting of the electors of the City of London last night, said that at the elections the behaviour of Government supporters on the…

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British Elections. the Tory Debacle. Liberalism's "Remarkable Victories."' How the Results Were Received. Labor--pro and Con

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 7

Files of British papers for the week which saw the fall of the first and stoutest pillars of the Conservative cause in the general election "landslide," as the extraordinary movement of…

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Our Note Book Turf Talk & Tips [Copyright.] Caulfield Probabilities. Futurity Stakes Candidates—Selections for to-day's Events—Notes at Warwick Farm—Winners of the Past Week Selections for Moorefield

The Arrow · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

THE regular weekly race meeting will be hold to-day at Moorefield, and in likely to attract a good crowd of people. The secretary undertakes to put up telegrams of…

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Protestantism in England and the British Elections

Watchman · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 1

We regret that an interview with the Rev. F. C. Boyer, who has just retured from England, giving his views on the above subject, does not appear, as was intended, in this issue. The…

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The General Election. Incidents of Interest. Popular Political Parodies

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 9

The practice of drawing red-herrings across the trail is becoming alarmingly popular (says an Irish exchange). An excited lady slung a red-herring across Mr. Arthur…

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The Elections

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 8

The unanimity of the vast majority of the constituencies in favour of Home Rule is proved once again on the occasion of a general election. Throughout most parts of the…

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Candidate's Pledge

The World's News · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 6

A story i[?] told of a candidate who, after having given one pledge after another at a publi[?] meeting, was asked if he was prepared to vot[?] for the repeal of the provisions of chapter 20…

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