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Politics & elections, 1907

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County Council Elections Gramaphones "Address" the Electors London, Thursday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 1

There is great excitement in connection with the London County Council elections. Municipal reformers have hired 350 gramaphones to take records of their speeches, and…

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Brigg Bye-election London, Thursday, 3.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 1

The Brigg, Lincolnshire, bye-election was fought largely on the tariff questions. Sir Berkeley Sheffield, who was returned, and who is a popular local landlord, was…

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Municipal Election at Junee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 6

JUNEU, Thursday.--The municipal election for the extraordinary vacancy caused by the retirement of Alderman Dlaich resulted ill the election of Mr. Thomas Dowd, who polled 197…

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The Coming Elections. The Country Press on the Situation

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

"Nyngan Observer":—The fact of W. P. Crick returning from B[?]ney contest is taken by many to indicate that he [?] to contest…

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The Brigg By-election. Liberal Defeat Explained. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 13

The Parliamentary election for the Brigg division of Lincolnshire, in which Sir Berkeley Sheffield (Conservative) defeated the Hon. F. E. Guest (Radical) by…

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London County Council. Novel Electioneering. London, Feb. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 13

There is great excitement over the elections for the London County Council. Municipal reformers hired 350 gramaphones with records of speeches, and sent…

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Newmarket Handicap Candidates This Morning's Work at Flemington Fleming Ton

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 1

Beyond sprinting on the pant of the. Newmarket handicap candidates and other horses engaged later in the day, the work at Flemington this morning was unimportant…

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South Australian Elections Application for Re-count Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 7

The petition has been published of Mr. R, P. Blundell, a defeated labour candidate for the Senate in South Australia, praying that a re-count of votes might be made, or that…

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Brigg Division By-election. Fought on Tariff Questions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The Brigg election was fought largely on tariff questions. Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield is a…

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New Election Weapons. Gramaphones in Municipal Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 9

LONDON,- Thursday Afternoon.--There was great excitement in London in connection with the county elections. The municipal reformers have hired 350…

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Federal Election Expenses. Candidates' Demands. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 March 1907 · page 7

About a month ago Messrs. Atkins, Barker, and Tu[?]ffe, unsuccessful candidates for tho Victorian Senate, and Mr. Russell, one of the successful…

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Lord Mayor's Election in Dublin. Exciting Scenes. Dublin, January 23

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 March 1907 · page 11

A Quarterly meeting of the Dublin Corporation was held to-day for the purpose of electing a Lord Mayor for the coming year. Alderman Coffey proposed and Mr…

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Parliamentary Candidates Expenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 6

Some weeks ago a letter was received by the Federal Electoral Department from a Senator and three unsuccessful candidates for Parliamentary seats demanding that a statement of…

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Municipal Election at Kempsey

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 6

KEMPSEY, Saturday.--The extraordinary election for the vacancy in the municipal council, caused by Alderman Jas. Brenton's death, resulted in James M'Quade being elected. The…

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Candidate's Expenses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 4

Four Senate candidates in Victoria recently communicated with the Electoral Department demanding that the expenses of candidates shall include the value of the publication of their…

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A Popular Election Programme

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

When the general elections come, and the two parties submit their programmes, it may safely be predicted that there will be very little difference…

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London Council Elections. London, March 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 7

The voting at the London County Council elections in which the municipal reformers obtained a great majority, shows that 09,091 votes were polled for Reform…

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London County Council Elections the Defeat of the Progressives London, Monday, 3.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 1

The Unionist press attribute the defeat of the Progressives at the London County Council elections to the fear of Socialist tendencies and modern legislation…

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State Elections. the Suggested Coalition. Fight Against Decentralisation

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 8

GOULBURN, Monday.--Mr. Rose delivered an address on Saturday night at Merrilla. In the course of his remarks Mr. Rose states that with or without a formal coalition…

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From Parliament to Platform

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 1

Our old friend Babbling Bruntnell has been harrowing the feeling of his wire-whiskered admirers by telling them that the bad, bold betting men and their friends…

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