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Politics & elections, 1907

2,774 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 139

Parliament House

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

The old House in Macquarlc-street is to undergo an extensive course of. repairs. According to the…

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Parliament House Additions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

Tenders have been accepted for the carrying out of alterations and improvements to the State Parliament House in Macquarie-street to cost some £5000. 'This work will consist in the…

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Electing Parliament. Is the Federal System Goods[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 7

The constitutional aspect of electing the Parliament of Australia is not under review; [?] has been settled for many decades. But the machinery controlling elections is subject to…

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The Blayney Bye-election

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 5

The polling in connection with the Blayney election took place on Saturday, and it resulted in a victory for Mr. Withington, the government…

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Blayney Bye-election

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

The Blayney convincing ground could not have been improved upon in the interests of the opposition, and inversely the government were at the…

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The Blayney Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 8

BLAYNEY, Monday.--After the result of the election was known on Saturday night the candidates spoke a few words. Mr. Withingion thanked his supporters, and stated that he…

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Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 8

It is mentioned in the public announcements that a sum of money amounting to upwards of £6000 is to be spent in making certain improvements to Parliament…

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A Farmers' Parliament. Country People's Disabilities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 6

Mr. James Fulton, of Underbank, writes:— A short time ago, in one of your articles 'On the Land,' you struck the nail pretty fairly, on the head when you gave the remedy…

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Electing Parliament. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 11

Sir,—Under the above heading an interesting article appears in to-day's issue of the "Herald." in which reference, is made to several serious defects in the present system…

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Transvaal Election. Sir Richard Solomon a Candidate. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 9

Sir Richard Solomon has resigned the Attorney-Generalship of the Transvaal in order to oppose Sir Percy Fitzpatrick at the general election for the…

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London County Council Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.— The Social Democratic Federation has quarrelled with the Progressives respecting the London County Council elections…

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Notes and Anticipations The Posehill Meeting—Racing in India — New Zealand Arrivals—Picnic Meetings—Challenge and Anniversary Candidates. Selections for Canterbury

Referee · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 1

THE Canterbury Park Club supplies next Saturday's racing, and as runners promise to be numerous, an excellent afternoon's sport should result…

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County Council Election Social Democrats and Progressives Quarrel London. Tuesday. 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 1

The Social Democratic Federation has quarrelled with the Progressives respecting the London County Council election…

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Transvaal Elections. Sir Percy Fitzpatrick Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Sir Richard Solomon has resigned his position as Attorney-General in the Transvaal Government, in order to oppose Sir J. Percy Fitzpatrick, M.L.C.,…

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State Elections. Campaigning at Wagga

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 10

WAGGA, Tuesday.--Mr. Albert Bruntnell, M.L.A., has concluded a three-days' temperance campaign here, having addressed large meetings. A conference of temperance workers has…

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Berlin Lock-out. Effect on Elections. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 9

Fifteen thousand woodworkers are locked out in Berlin owing to disputes as to the rate of wages to he paid. Socialists profess to he delighted with…

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The Blayney Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 37

The polling for the bye-election at Blayney, rendered necessary by the resignation of Mr. W. P. Crick, took place on January 12, and resulted in the return of Mr. J. S. Withington,…

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The Blayney Election

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 20

The "Telegraph" has a distinct faculty for discovering saving consolation in the moments of its most wretched humiliation. It will not be forgotten how it discovered a "moral…

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London County Council Elections. London, Jan. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 7

The Social Democratic Federation has quarrelled with the Progressive Party respecting the County Council elections…

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Activity of Labour Candidates. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 8

Mr. H. W. Luhrs, of Forbes, wno is a candidate for selection to contest Ashburnham in the labour Interest next election, addressed a meeting at Peak Hill. Other labour…

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