Local Government. the Premier's Manifesto. Election Day
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 7
An appeal to the electors to exercise thei[?] right of voting at the municipal and shir[?] elections to be held throughout the Stat[?] to-morrow, has been issued by the Premier[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Topics of the Day Municipal Elections
The Australian Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4
The electors in the shires and municipalities will have a great duty to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Scholarships at the Public High Schools the Successful Candidates
The Australian Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 8
It was recently announced by Mr. Hogue that it was proposed to considerably increase the number of scholarships and bursaries, and regulations for this purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Local Government To-morrow's Election the Basis of Rating
The Australian Star · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4
The first general municipal elections under the Local Government Act will take place to-morrow. For more reasons than one these elections will mark a momentous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain V. Votes. Torrential Falls in Queensland. Probable Interference with Elections
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 8
GEORGETOWN, Thursday.--Exceptional torrential rains are falling in this district. Nearly 51n. fell at Georgetown since last night, and all the rivers and creeks are in high flood. It Is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Municipal Elections. Socialists in the Field. Appeal by the Premier
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 7
ELECTORS, be careful how you cast your votes on SATURDAY next! In every shire and municipality a number of Socialist candidates are in the field. The real…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →State Scholarships. at the Public High Schools. List of Successful Candidates
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 9
It was recently announced by Mr. Hogue that it was proposed to considerably increase the number of scholarships and bursaries, and regulations for this purpose were being framed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Polling Day. Municipal and Shire Elections. Points for Voters
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 13
The Shire and Municipal Council elections under the Local Government Act will be held throughout the State to-day. Polling booths will be open between 8 a.m…
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Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 5
On the motion of Lord Rosebery, a select Committee has been appointed to consider the suggestions made from time with a view to increasing the efficiently of the House…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Notes Polling Day: This Saturday. Hours: 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. Record Your Vote Early. Municipal
Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6
At Penrith some of the retiring aldermen who are seeking re-election say they are not to blame for the Government water contract; the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Matchmakers' Dilemma. Spinsters Appeal to Their Parliament
The World's News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2
Belgian maidens have awakened betimes to the danger of two important events clashing next year. The Spinsters' Matrimonial Club has its annual banquet, to which eligible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Suffrage. Liberal Attitude Defined. No Hope This Parliament
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 13
LONDON, Friday.--A deputation from the National Union of Women Suffrage Societies, headed by Mrs. Henry Fawcett and Lady Frances Balfour, yesterday waited…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Divided Cabinet. No Prospect This Parliament. London, Jan. 31
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 13
Mr. H. Asquith, Chancellor of the Exchequer, informed a deputation from the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, headed by Mrs. Henry Fawcett and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Imperial Parliament. in the Lords. the Efficiency of the House. London, Jan. 31
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 13
On the motion of Lord Rosebery a Select Committee has been appointed to consider the suggestions made from time to time with a view to increasing the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blacktown Shire Election Messra Angu[?] and P[?] at Easte N Creek. (From a Special Correspondent.)
Nepean Times · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 7
Colonel Pringle and Mr Angus, the retiring councillors for C Riding of the Blacktown Shire, addressed a good representative meeting of electors at Eastern Creek on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Parliaments. Municipalities and Shires. First Elections To-day
Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 10
Except in some half-dozen districts, where, for specific reasons, the election has been fixed for a later date, voting is to-day proceeding for the first time under the Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Election Echoes
The St George Call · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4
In one Ward only (Middle) of Kogarah Municipality is there any evidence of activity. The opposition to the elect of the Progress Association are working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor and the Elections. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 9
Sir,--The decision of the P.L. Conference to contest every Federal and State seat is, in my humble opinion, a most unwise one. Have we, as a labor organisation, so much spare cash that we can afford to squander money…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →President Roosevelt. the Message to Congress. the Candidates for the Presidency
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11
NEW YORK, December 20.--More than the usual interest might have been expected to attach to the President's message to Congress, which assembled the first week in December, on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Municipal and Shire Elections. Cabramatta and Canley Vale
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 21
Canley Vale Ward; John E. Bailey, George Barrow, William Bennett, George Stimson. and Guiseppe Zani. Cabramatta Ward: George S. Bobbie Albert Hirst,. Alfred E. A. Johnston, Nicholas M'Burney, and Absalom…
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