Lisbon Election Riots. Searching Inquiry Ordered. Seven Hundred Arrests
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 13
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Two soldiers were shot dead in a street in Lisbon last night, in revenge for the troops firing on a crowd during the election riots. The…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4
At the mooting of Orange Grove Lodge, U.A.O.D., on Tuesday, officers were elected as follows: W. H. Roberts, Arch Druid; Jas. Thwaite, Vice Arch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accidents. Reference in Parliament
Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1908 · page 11
Prier to the rising of the Legislative Assembly yesterday morning, Mr. O'Sullivan referred to the replies made by the Treasurer to questions regarding the…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 12 April 1908 · page 16
A general election has taken place in Portugal this weeks. As Lisbon troops fired on disorderly crowds at some polling stations. Several people were…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →MR. J. O. FAIRFAX Candidate for A.M.P. Board
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 April 1908 · page 1
Few gentlemen in Sydney are better and more favourably known in journalstic, commercial, and social circles than Mr. James Oswald Fairfax, a son of Sir James…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland Parliament. All-night Sitting
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 11
BRISBANE, Saturday.--The Assembly sat till 6.53 this morning, Labor members stonewalling the Cloncurry to Mount Elliott Railway Bill. Mr. Lesina spoke for over six hours in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queensland Parliament. the Hampden and Mount Elliott Railway. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 8
The House sat till 6.53 this morning, discussing the Hampden-Mount Elliott raliway proposal. On a division being taken, the motion was agreed to by 34 to 18, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In State Session. Establishing Records. Industrial Bill Passed at Last. Parliament Prorogued
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 8
The deadlock between the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, which resulted from the Upper House insisting upon the right of appeal from the decision of the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Royal Life Saving Society. Successful Candidates
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 13
Following is the latest list of candidates successful in the Royal Life Saving Society's examinations for certificates and medallions:-- CERTIFICATES…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 7
"From what has appeared in the press it seems more than likely that the matters to be dealt with by the recently-appointed Joint Commttee of the Senate and House of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Crisis. Mr. Deakin Changes His Mind. Will Meet Parliament. Coalition in Abeyance. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 7
"The Cabinet further considered the political situation, reaffirming its previous decision. The purport of it Parliament is entitled to have first."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Above the Speaker. Sketches in Parliament
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 51
Parliament is again at peace. After a strenuous session of six weeks, the doors of the legislative building in Macquarie-street are closed. The river of talk has run dry for a…
Continued on Trove, page 51 →Mr. Churchill's Seat. Mr. A. G. Hales a Candidate. London, April 14
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 10
Mr. A. G. Hales, formerly of Australia, proposes to contest the North-west Division of Manchester, whose representation in the House of Commons has been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Morning at Randwick. Doncaster Dashes and Doings. Cup Candidates Criticised. Tales of Old-time Touts and Trainers
Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5
Compared to the Sydney Cup, which is the other leg of the A.J.C's Autumn meeting double, the Doncaster Handicap is yet a youthful event in…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 9
Mr. Kidston, in moving the adjournment of the House this morning, gave notice that to-day he would move that it be, an order of the House (1) that the Hampden-Mount Eliott…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Parliament. Burketown to Lilydale Tram Bill. Scene Between Mr. Kidston and Mr. Bowman
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 12
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Legislative Council has accepted the Assembly's amendment in the Parliamentary Bills Referendum Bill. In the Assembly Mr. Kerr moved the second…
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Evening News · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 6
LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—Mr. Winston Churchill, who vacated his seat for North-West Manchester en accepting the Presidency of the Board of Trade, and is seeking re-election, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Election Incident Expulsion of an Orangeman. Supreme Court Proceedings
Watchman · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4
An action by Richard Nicholas Carbines, of 231 Moorabool-street, Geelong, against J. E. Pittock, J. W. Tingate, and Louis p. Richardson, officials in the Loyal Brunswick Lodge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Manchester Election. Mr. Hales Retires. Mr. Churchill's Vigorous Speech. London, April 15
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 9
Mr. A. G. Hales, who proposed to contest North-west Manchester as a Labour candidate, in favour of tariff and army reform, has abandoned his candidature, and…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4
Under the new organising movement of the Political Labour League, close on 100 speeches will be delivered in the city and suburbs by members of the various branches…
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