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Politics & elections, 1908

2,331 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 117

Honour of Parliament. the Committee on Slander. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 16

Further evidence was taken to-day by the Federal Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into the question of procedure in connection with Parliamentary privilege and…

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Slanders Against Parliament. Powers Under the Constitution. Professor Moore's Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Federal committee appointed to draft the method of procedure in connection with the cases of slanders against Parliament met again to-day, when Mr…

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The Black Republic. Election by Murder

Evening News · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 6

Things have calmed down again in Hayti, the Black Republic, where some three months ago events were passing which attracted the world's attention and brought foreign warships in haste…

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Annoying Mr. Asquith. Candidates for Martyrdom. London, May 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 13

Twenty women, agitating for the franchise, assembled outside Mr. Asquith's residence in Downing-strcet, and demanded a more definite statement of the…

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St. George Election

The St George Call · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 3

St. George spoke on Wednesday in no uncertain tone, and the local Liberal, Alderman William Taylor, takes up the cudgels where Mr. Carruthers laid them…

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Election Day

The St George Call · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 3

Things looked rather gloomy as Wednesday morning broke, and after the rain of the previous evening the prospect was not too encouraging for a…

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St. George Election

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 May 1908 · page 12

The election for St. George on Wednesday resulted in the return of the Liberal candidate, Alderman Taylor. The polling was: Taylor, 4077 ; Holt (Labor),…

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Libel Upon Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 6

The Federal Committee which was appointed to prepare a method of procedure in connection with the slanders upon Parliament,has already drawn up a draft report. This, it is stated,…

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The State Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 6

The State Parliament has been further prorogued. The last prorogation was until May 26, the present is until June 23. It is probable that the proclamation next issued will summon…

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Dignity of Parliament. Dealing with Libels. Federal Committee's Recommendations. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 6

The draft report has been drawn up by the Committee of both Houses of the Federal Parliament which was appointed to devise a method of dealing with slanders upon…

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Imperial Parliament. the Work of the Session. Concentration Necessary. Doubtful Fate of Important Bills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon. -- The "Daily Telegraph" is doubtful if the Government will proceed, with the Education Bill and the Miners Eight-hour Bill this session…

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Stirling District Election. London, May 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 7

The election to fill the vacancy in the House of Commons in the representation of Stirling district, due to the death of Sir Henry, Campbell-Bannerman, took place…

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Stirling By-election. the Late Prime Minister's Successor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday. -- The by-election for the Stirling seat in the House of Commons rendered vacant by the death of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, has resulted in the…

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Labor in Parliament. the Miners' Members

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

, Monday Evening.—The ballot, of the Miners' Federation has been completed, and a majority of the members favors affiliation with the Labor Representation Committee…

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The Belgian Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—Reuter's correspondent states that the elections in Belgium have reduced the Government's majority in the Chamber of Deputies to eight…

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Belgian Elections Government's Majority Only Eight London, Monday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 1

Reuter's Agency reports that the result of the elections in Belgium is to reduce the Government's majority to eight…

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Sobraon Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 11

On Saturday afternoon members of the N.S.S. Sobraon's life-saving class were examined at Cockatoo Island for certificates. Mr. C. T. Trickett, chief hon. instructor of the Royal Life-saving Society, as examining officer, was…

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The Honour of Parliament

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 1365

There is something very touching about the concern that the Federal Parliament is beginning to evince concerning its honour. Of its very serious annoyance at the things which…

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Papuan Land Troubles. References in Parliament. Position of Officials. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 10

A number of questions, covering the position of Mr. Staniforth Smith, Director of Agriculture and Public Works, and whether officials should be interested in the selection…

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Challenge in Parliament. the Two Knights. a Joust That Failed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 8

A challenge livened up matters for a moment in the House of Representatives to-day. It was an affair between the two knights, Sir William Lyne and Sir John Forrest. The…

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