Timber Strike a Sunday Demonstration Big Meeting It the Domain Re-assembly of Parliament Demanded to Amend the Arbitration Act
The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 1
A monster demonstration was made yesterday afternoon by the men who are on strike in the timber trade. Upwards of 2000 casual and constant hands, unionists…
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Evening News · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2
Alderman Noller has been reelected Mayor of Parramatta. Alderman J. Chi veil lias been elected Mayor of Corowa…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 8
BREWARRINA.—Alderman E. A. Meathrell re-elected for the third time. QUEANBEYAN.—Alderman E. C. Hincksman, re-elected…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 10
BREWARRINA.--At the meeting of the municipal council, Aid. Ernest Alfred Mcatherel was re-elected Mayor for the current term. BLAXLAND.--At the election of president of the Blax…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Senate Election Labour Candidate's Crushing Defeat. Adelaide
The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2
The latest returns in connection with the Senate election are as follow:— Vardon. 42,648 O'Loghlin..36,732…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senate Election. Mr. Vardon's Lead Increased. Adelaide
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 7
Good progress was made to-day with the scrutiny of the Senate election figures. With the exception of a few absent votes which have to come in from other divisions, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Pring.) Municipal Election Trouble. Ousting an Alderman
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4
Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. A. E. Whatmore, appeared for G. W. Whatmore, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of que warranto to oust Arthur Kingston…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 8
GADARA.—Dr. H. W. Mason, of Tumut, [?] elected president of the council. OBERON.—Councillor T. C. Brennan has been reelected president of the council…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 6
Mr. Vardon, the victorious candidate in the South Australian election, will certainly come to the Senato with the reputation of a good fighter. Probably there is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Senate. Effect of the By-election. an Interesting Situation. Opposition with Power of Veto
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Assuming Mr. Vardon to be returned for South Australia, at the Senate election, an interesting situation is produced. There are 18 Oppositionists in the Chamber,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament As a Settler of Strikes. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 7
Sir,--In to-day's issue of "The Daily Telegraph," under the above heading, you sum up the position of the present industrial strife so concisely, that I claim indulgence in quoting a few extracts as a prelude to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes and Anticipations the V.A.T.C. Autumn Meeting. Futurity Stakes Candidates. Bright Steel Wins the Oakleigh Plate—Istria and Thalaba fail to see it out—Mountain King in Form—Apologue runs Badly—The Newmarket and Cup—Country Racing. Selections for Caulfield and Moorefield
Referee · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 1
SATURDAY next will see the conclusion of the V.A.T.C. Autumn Meeting at Caulfield, and the Futurity Stakes will be the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 9
The scrutiny in the Senate election is now drawing to a close, and only six country centres remain to be cleared up. The absent votes, however, will delay the completion of…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 7
GADARA,--Dr. H. W. Mason, of Tumut, has been elected president of the Gadara Shire Council. CARCOAR,--Ald. J. G. Derrin has been re-elected Mayor. This is the fifth year in succession…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 13
The election to fill the vacancy in the Senate, caused by the voiding of the election of J. V. O'Loghlin by the High Court, took place in South Australia on February 15. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Granville Municipal Elections. to the Editor
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 1
Sir,—My attention has been directed to a letter published in your issue of the 8th instant above the signature of Percy Perry. This gentleman…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 6
Speaking at Clontarf yesterday, Mr.W. M. Hughes,M.H.R. said there were some people amongst them who said reforms could be obtained by other than political means. But he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Elections
The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 21
Sri,—As a subscriber to your paper, I must say that your actions during the recent constitutional struggle in Queensland have won for you unstinted prise. From a…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Old-time Electioneering
The Australian Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 1
Open voting was the order when Lord Cranbrook, then Mr. Gathorne-Hardy, won the famous Oxford election, against Gladstone. The elector had to record his vote…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Redfern's Mayor. Was His Election Illegal ?
Evening News · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 6
At the recent municipal elections the then Mayor (Alderman Tcdd) was defeated, and as a result, the municipality was for the time being without a Mayor. A meeting was subsequently…
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