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Politics & elections, 1906

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 159

The Cootamundra Seat. Another Candidate Announced. Junee

The Australian Star · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 1

Much surprise is expressed locally at the Norton-Halman incident. Mr. P. Heffernan, of Millbank, has decided to contest the Cootamundra seat against all-comers…

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The Vacant Seats. Writs Issued This Morning. Dates of the Elections

The Australian Star · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

This morning the Speaker (Mr. M'Court) issued writs in connection with the election of members to fill the seats vacated by Messrs. Holman and Norton. The dates are…

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Cootamundra Duel. a Fair Fight Wanted. Dates of the Elections

The Australian Star · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

The coming duel between Mr. Holman and Mr. Norton in the Cootamundra electorate forms the chief topic of conversation in political circles to-day, and incidentally the…

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Date of the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The conference of farmers at Sale resumed its sittings to-day. Delegates devoted some attention to the question of the date of the Federal elections, and…

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The Federal Elections. Mr. Reid's Queensland Tour. Speech at Maryborough

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 8

MARYBOROUGH. Thursday.--Mr. Reid and Mrs. Reid arrived to-day from Gymple, and were met on the railway platform by the actingMayor. A formal reception took place at the…

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A Third Candidate in the Field

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

A Temora correspondent wired last night that Alderman W. G. Lucas, president of the Narraburra Shire Council, had decided to oppose Mr. Norton and Mr. Holman for the Cootamundra…

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Writs for Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 7

The writs for election will be issued to-day, The polling for Cootamundra will probably be fixed for a day about the end of the month, and that for Surry-hills for a week earlier. The…

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The By-elections. Issue of the Writs. the Polling Days Fixed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

The writs in connection with the by-elections for the scats made vacant by the resignation of Messrs. Holman and Norton from the State Parliament, were issued yesterday morning…

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Russia's First Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 40

A very interesting description of the meeting of the Duma on May 17 is given by a correspondent. "Now," he says, " enter the representatives of the people, three hundred…

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General News. Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 12

The House of Representatives spent yesterday trying to disentangle clause 7 of the Anti-Trust Bill. The clause provides that any person who wilfully monopolises or combines or conspires…

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State Politics Parliament in Session

Watchman · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 1

The real business of Parliament commenced by Colonel Ryrie moving the adeption of the Address-in-reply to the Governor's speech, which fell to his lot as the…

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Crick and His Government. The Scene in Parliament

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

The general opinion is that the present Parliament, after tolerating Crick's outbursts of beastly language in the…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. House of Representatives. (From Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 11

The Speaker took the chair at 10.30 a.m. INDUSTRIES' FRESERVATION BILL. The House in Committee proceeded with the consideration of the Bill for the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Anti-trust Bill. Further Considered in Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 16

The House of Representatives met yesterday at 10.30 a.m. The Australian Industries Preservation Bill was further considered in committee…

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State Politics. the Norton-holman Duel. Arrangements for the By-elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

The Speaker yesterday issued the writs for the election of members to fill the Parliamentary vacancles for Cootamundra and Surry, Hills caused by the resignations of Messrs…

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The Cootamundra Seat. Probable Candidates. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

The dramatic scenes in Parliament affecting this electorate's representative have produced much speculation. It is generally conceded that the seat was not won at the last…

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Ministerial Candidates in England

The Methodist · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

The recently held South African Wesleyan Conference resolved "to seek from the yearly Conference permission, to visit the Theological Institutions in England, and there to call for volunteers from among…

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The Cootamundra Seat. a Plethora of Candidates

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 11

Two more candidates were mentioned yesterday as likely to run for the Cootamundra seat. One of these is Mr. J. J. Fitzpatrick, a son of Mr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, for…

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West Australian Labor Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 14

PERTH, Friday.--Three candidates are to be chosen to run for the Senate on the direct Labor ticket. A Labor candidate will probably be run against Sir John Forrest…

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Cootamundra. Five Candidates in the Field

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 13

JUNEE, Friday.--Surprise is expressed locally at Mr. Holman's retirement under the circumstances. Mr. P. Heffernan, of Millbank station, has decided to contest the electorate…

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