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Politics & elections, 1906

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 159

Russia's Parliament Opening of the Duma Does the Capital Rejoice ? Desperate Efforts to Make It Appear So. London, Thursday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 1

Great, efforts are being made in St. Petersburg to-day to create the impression that the capital is jubilant over the opening of the National Duma…

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Federal Elections. Prime Minister's Sydney Address. (From Our Special Reporter.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 7

The Prime Minister has been advised that arrangements have not yet been completed in connection with the address he has been invited to deliver in Sydney. He expects…

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A Disputed Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 5

The position at East Fremantle. where the sitting member, Mr. J. J. Holmes, was recently declared unseated by the Supreme Court, but who has appealed to the High Court, continues…

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Federal Elections. Labor Preparations. Appeal for £1000

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 5

The executive of the Political Labor League has set itself out to collect from Now South Wales branch leagues a sum of £1000, with which it is hoped that Labor will dominate the…

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Jubilee Op Parliament. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 13

Sir, -- In your issue of this morning I notice a paragraph stating that it had been decided to hold a reception at Parliament House, and a re-union at night, on May 22, to celebrate the…

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Statement by the Minister. "Parliament Will Back Me Up."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Senator Playford, who returned to his department to-day, after his northern trip, admits that General Finn will not seek a renewal of his engagement at the end…

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The Glenelg Election. Ministerialist Candidate Leading. Boast of the Labour Party. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 11

Polling in the Glenelg electorate took place to-day, and the count of the votes has so far progressed that a dec[?]sive victory for Mr. Campbell, the Ministerial candidate, is…

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Anti-socialist Victory. Victorian By-election. Caucus Candidate Beaten

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The election for Gleneig, in the Legislative Assembly, has resulted in a decisive victory for the anti-socialist candidate, Mr. Campbell. Extraordinary…

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Australia's First Parliament. W[?] George Iv. Was King. The Beginning of Responsible Government

The World's News · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 9

On Tuesday, the 22nd inst., if will be just 50 years since the first Parliament under Responsible Government in Australia assembled in Sydney. The Jubilee is to be officially celebrated…

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Russia's Parliament. First Speech From the Throne. Received in Stony Silence. Only the Court Applauded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The first Russian Parliament was opened to-day in St. Petersburg. Great efforts have been made to create…

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Russia's Parliament. Opening of the Duma. Czar's Colourless Speech. a Gloomy Outlook. London, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 11

Great efforts were made to create the impression that St. Petersburg was jubilant at the opening of the National Duma. The day was a general holiday. Church…

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City Election Bligh Ward Nominations

The Australian Star · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 7

Mr. Nesbitt, the town clerk, to-day announced the following nominations for the vacancy in the City Council caused by the death of Alderman T. West, one of the…

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The Russian Parliament

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 4

The long-talked-of has come to pass. Russia has a Parliament at last. The inauguration of it was…

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Drums. Cymbals, and Bells in Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 3

An extraordinary scene occurred at Laibach on April 4 (says a Vienna despatch) at the sitting of the Carniola Provincial Diet…

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Education Bill Bishop of London's Protest. Will Fight from Parliament to Parliament LONDON, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 5

Addressing a great mass meeting of Churchmen in the Albert Hall, the Bishop of London (Right Rev. A. F. W. Ingram), said that the Education Bill…

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New Education Bill. Mass Meeting of Churchmen. Will Fight From Parliament to Parliament. London, Saturday, 6.35 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 1

The Bishop of London, Right Rev. Dr. Winnington-Ingram, speaking last night at a great mass meeting of Churchmen in the Albert Hall, denounced the new Education Bill as unfair. He…

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Commonwealth Service Boards. Election of Representatives

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 9

The poll for the election of divisional Representatives for the clerical division on boards of inquiry and appeal in the Commonwealth service resulted in the…

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City Council Election

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 3

Mr. T. H. Nesbitt presided at the declaration of nominations for the extraordinary election for the vacancy in Bligh Ward at the Town Hall yesterday. Very…

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Civil Service Representatives Result of the Elections

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 May 1906 · page 1

The poll for the election of divisional representative for the clerical division on hoards of inquiry and appeal closed yesterday, at 4.30 p.m., at the General Post-office,…

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Candidate's Deposit

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1906 · page 3

The Chief Secretary stated to-day that the new Electoral Bill which he has in hand would require very little alteration as the result of the recent conference of electoral officers, held…

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