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Politics & elections, 1906

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 159

Fiscalism and the Elections

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 4

Mr. Chamberlain has at any rate got a fast grip of one fact in connection with the general election. He considers that, whatever may be the result, nothing will be…

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Election Disorders. Candidate's Rolls Destroyed. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

The election rooms of Mr. John Wilson, the Unionist candidate for the St. Rollox Division of Glasgow, were forced open yesterday, and the marked…

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Despicable Election Trick. Candidate's Rooms Entered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The rooms of Mr,, J. Wlison, late Unionist member for St. Rollox, Glasgow, were forced open, and the marked voters' register destroyed…

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Russian Peasants. Boycott Duma Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday, 2.55 p.m.—At a congress of delegates of the Russian Peasants Unions, held in Finland, it was decided to boycott the elections to the Duma…

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Motors and Elections

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

In connection with the British elections the following letter was sent to two candidates for Parliament, who requested the loan of motor-cars during the…

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Turf Topics Winners of the Week. Rosehill Performers—Nun Nicer and Wee Laddie. Challenge and Anniversary Candidates. Autumn Prospects—Notes and Items. Selections for Moorefield

Referee · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

ONE of the largest musters of people seen on a suburban course for some time was that at Rosehill on Saturday, and the club…

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Senate Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 8

At the quarterly meeting of the Farmers, Property-owners, and Producers' Association, it was brought under notice that the socialist party had already chosen three…

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Verdict of the Election. Mr. Chamberlain Does Not Accept

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Birmingham, said that so many side issues had been introduced in connection with the general election that whatever the result…

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The British Elections

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 186

The general elections in Great Britain are creating considerable excitement. The Prime Minister, Sir H. Campbell-Bannennann, is conducting a vigorous campaign. Speaking…

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Two General Elections and a Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

HOW THE CHIEF PARTIES ARE AND MAY BE DIVIDED. IN 1892 THE LIBERAL MAJORITY WAS 40; IN 1900 THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY WAS 134; IN 1906, ACCORDING TO THIS PROPHECY, THE LIBERALS MAY HAVE A MAJORITY, INCLUDING THE IRISH, OF 256…

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An Election Prayer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York recommend that until the General Election is concluded the following prayer be used on the occasions when the prayer for Parliament would…

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The British Elections. the Unionist Debacle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 10

(By Cable from Our London Correspondent.) Large crowds gathered in Fleet-street and Kingsway, shouting and cheering as the election results were posted…

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The British Elections. Liberal Party Triumphant. Further Notable Gains and Losses. Rejection of Mr. Lyttelton. Labour Party Marching Onward. Prime Minister's Statement. "The Country's Sweeping Verdict." How Parties Stand. London, January 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

The most notable feature of yesterday's election returns was the defeat of Mr. A. Lyttelton, the ex-Secretary of State for the Colonies,…

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Ready to Go Through Another Election. Mr. Chamberlain at Nuneaton. London, Wednesday, 6.45 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 1

Mr. Chamberlain, speaking at Nuneaton, said he was ready to go through another election for fair play in foreign trade and preference to the colonies, or, if it were…

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British Labor Party. the Election Platform. a Member's Viewpoint. First Duty, House Reform

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

What does the British Labor Party stand for? So far as its aims and objects have been disclosed, it has no programme so ambitious as the "nationalisation of the means of production,…

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King to Open Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

King Edward will open tile new Parliament in State after the sittings for swearing-in of members have been completed…

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The Rabbit Problem. Dr. Danysz and Parliament Article Xxx

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

For some time I have been going very slow on this subject and have refrained from saying what I felt ought to be said But the time has come to…

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A Candidate

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 11

Mr. Moriarty President of the New South Wales Trotting Club, purposes offering himself as a candidate for a seat on the Council of the Royal…

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Comments on the Elections. Financial Opinion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

The "Financial Tiraes says it is admitted on all sides at the Stock Exchange that the introduction into Parliament of a strong Labour representation is a de…

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Home Rule. for the Next Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

Mr. Herbert Gladstone, the Home Secretary, speaking at Harrogate, said that the people would have an opportunity, perhaps after live years of Liberal rule, to show…

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