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Politics & elections, 1908

2,331 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 117

Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 8

In the Assembly to-day the Testators Families Maintenance Bill was read the third time. Mr. A[?]rey obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the Sugar Works Guarant[?]…

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Improvement Leases. Questions in Parliament

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 6

The N.S.W. Legislative Assembly will not sit again till Thursday by which time, it is hoped the Legislative Council will have finished with the Industrial Disputes Bill. For…

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Building and Construction. Parliament House

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

The old parliamentary buildings may possess historical associations but no, one has ever .asserted that they are remarkable for architectural beauty; on the contrary it has long been…

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Queensland Parliament. Parliamentary' Referendum Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 8

BRISBANE, Monday.--In the Assembly the Attorney-General (Mr. Blair) moved the second reading of the Parliamentary Bills Referendum Bill. He said it was the most important…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 10

The President took the chair at 7.30 p.m. yesterday. DEATH AND INJURY FROM BURNS. Mr. CREED (by Mr. Humphery) moved,—…

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Scene in Parliament. "You Said the Steamer Was Rotten."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 8

In the course of the debate on the motion for adjournment in tho Legislative Assembly last evening, during which many subjects were touched upon, Mr. Kelly, referring to the…

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A Question in Parliament. Condition of the .Vessel. ' Only Recently Docked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

Mr. KELLY, speaking on the motion for adjournment in the Legislative Assembly last night, drew attention to the news received during the day of the loss of the s.s Bega. She had…

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Essence of Parliament. Industrial Disputes Bill in the Council. Agents and the State Bank

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

At last the Legislative Assembly has finished with the Industrial Disputes Bill for the time being. As reported in the later editions of the "Evening News" last evening, the Bill…

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Sydney University Its Dental Hospital Is There Breach of Faith and Mismanagement? Power of an Act Op Parliament

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 1

What appears on the evidence before us to be a glaring instance of mismanagement on the part of the University authorities is furnished by the dental department of the…

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Advances to Settlers. Mr. Griffith, M.l.a., As Agent. Debate in Parliament. the Premier on the Duty of Members

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

On the motion for the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly last night reference was made to the granting, of loans by the Savings Bank under the Advances to Settlers Act…

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The " Star " in Parliament Its Secret Information the M.l.a. and the Loan Mr. R. T. Ball Waxes Warm Wants to Know Who It Was

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

The facility of the "Star" for obtaining secret and up-to-date information in relation to the delinquencies of members of Parliament and others engendered the chagrin…

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Cape Elections. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

In elections in Cape Colony Ministerialists (South African party) gained 17 seats in the Legislative Assembly…

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Lisbon Election Riots. Troops Kill Several People. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

A general election is proceeding in Portugal. At Lisbon troops fired on disorderly crowds at some polling stations…

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An Election Episode What Was Said in the Street

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 6

In the District Court yesterday Thos. Palrick Quinn, estate agent, was the claimant in an action for defamation of character. Charles Wood, builder Petersham, was the…

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A Chinese Lock-out Preference to Unionists Election of Foremen

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 5

For some months past--to be explicit, since November of last year--there has been a feeling of unrest among the Chinese cabinet-makers and polishers employed in the various…

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Elections for the Cortes. Crowds Fired on in Lisbon

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The elections for the new Cortes are now proceeding, and considerable excitement prevails. Troops fired on disorderly crowds at some…

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The Member of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 8

The discussion in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night as to the position of a member of Parliament in relation to the State Land Bank was a very important one…

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Above the Speaker. Sketches in Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 16

The Industrial Disputes Bill, with which the Legislative Assembly has been struggling for days, has at last emerged from the committee stage. As a result of the arguments and…

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Departmental Bungling. in Federal Elections. Candidates to Be Recouped

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The additional Estimates tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday, make provision for payments to the South Australian senatorial candidates, Messrs…

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Essence of Parliament. a Change of Scene. Industrial Bill in the Upper House

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

Last evening's experience of finding tine Legislative Assembly closed and the Legislative Council hard at work was an usual one. To find the Upper House in darkness and the…

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