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Politics & elections, 1908

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Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Petersham Progress Association Messrs. G. Baines, John Kays, and G. H. Smith were selected as the three candidates to contest the forthcoming…

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Local Government. Procedure at Elections. Appointment of Returning Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 7

The Revision Courts in various municipalities are now being held; some are over, others may not be over till as late as January 10. As soon as the courts are over, the council…

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Municipal Elections. Candidates in the Field. Carcoar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

CARCOAR, Monday.--The approaching shire elections are so far being treated in a very indifferent manner. Local interest has not yet made itself manifest, but it is currently reported that the Labor League will try and…

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Preparing for the Fray. Queensland Election Struggles. Opposition Manifesto- To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 8

BRISBANE, Monday.--Now that the holidays are past, much more interest is being taken in politics, and the campaign will shortly be in full swing. The leaders of two of the…

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Municipal Elections. Polling Day February 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 6

February 1 is polling day throughout the State in connection with the municipal elections (city of Sydney excepted), and all nominations must be in the hands of the…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 9

The Senate reassembles at the end of this month, and at to-day's meeting of the Cabinet some measures to be dealt with when the tariff is disposed of were considered. The…

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The British Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 18

It is officially announced that the Imperial Parliament will meet for the dispatch of business on January 29, and that the King, who will be accompanied by Queen Alexandria, will…

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Third Test Match Hazlitt Omitted From the Australian Team Hartigan, O'connor, and Wright Candidates. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 7

The English and Australian teams will leave for Adelaide to-morrow night. The Australian team will be selected on Friday morning, but Hazlitt is not being taken over…

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Queensland Elections Mr. Kidston's Manifesto. "Pirates on the Ship of State."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 10

ROCKHAMPTON, Tuesday.--Messrs. Kidston and Grant addressed the electors in the Rockhampton School of Arts to-night. The hall was filled, including many ladies. The…

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Labour in Parliament—and Then

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 21

We think, with the Hon. John Perry, that the claims put forth by the Political Labour League tend to stultify the whole Labour movement in politics, which, rightly or…

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The Queensland Elections. Notes on the Battle

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 15

The battle has begun. The Premier, Mr. Philip—by the grace of Lord Chelmsford—has issued his manifesto. It is a lengthy document, the greater portion of which is…

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The Rhodes Scholars. Australasian Candidates

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 41

For 1907 73 Rhodes Scholars were elected, 45 of whom were from the United States, 8 from Canada, 6 from Australia, 5 from South Africa, 5 from Germany, and one each from…

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The Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

"[?] cal Government Act of 1906, in secti[?] says:—"The aldermen in office in any ex[?] municipality at the commencement of this Act shall... remain in office…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 6

For the first time under the new Local Government Act there will next month be elections for aldermen in every municipality in the State, excepting the City of…

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Queensland Elections. Workers' Political Organisation. Members Have Free Hand

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Workers' political Organisation last night a motion to the effect that the organisation should retrain from running its own candidates…

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Municipal Elections. Labour Selections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 5

The Alexandria Political Labor League,-at their fast meeting, decided to support the following candidates in the coming municipal elections; Waterloo.--East Ward: Messrs. R.C. Hyslop,…

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Municipal Candidates. an Interesting Point

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

In many of the municipalities some of the siting aldermen Will not seek re-election, and it may be that in certain cases persons offering I themselves for election in their places will be…

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Queensland Elections. Mr. Kidston at Woolloongabba

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Mr. Kidston addressed a very largely attended meeting a Woolloongabba to-night, in the interests of Mr. Hunter, the Kidstonite candidate…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 5

BURROWA, Thursday.--Exceptional interest, is being manifested in the forthcoming shire and municipal elections, and already many new aspirants are mentioned as certain candidate for the municipality. The present…

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Municipality of St. Marys General Election of Aldermen For the Triennial Period commencing lst February, 1908

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that an Election for the purpose of electing three Aldermen for each Ward of the Municipality of St. Marys—namely, East, Central and West…

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