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Politics & elections, 1909

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An American Wool Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 14

In view of the proposed Woolgrowers' Club in New South Wale's the undernoted prices of the programme of business now being gone through by a…

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Victorian Politics. Parliament to Meet on

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The State Parliament is to meet on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Frank Madden, who was Speaker in the last two Parliaments, has informed the members…

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Camperdown Election

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

At a meeting of friends and supporters, favorable to the candidature of Mr. C S. Mallett for the new Camperdown Ward of the City Council, held in the local Town Hall, there was…

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City Council Elections. New Camperdown Ward

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 3

There are already a number of candidates in the field for the two new seats that are to be created in the City Council by the absorption in the city of the Borough of Camperdown, and a good deal of local interest…

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Freneh Death Sentence. Debate in Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 3

It is a matter of common world notoriety that though capital punishment exists by law in France, it is virtually and in practice abolished, being seldom or never carried out. Yet, as…

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Italian Parliament to Meet. Increased Taxation Foreshadowed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 9

The Italian Parliament will shortly be convoked, and will vote extraordinary taxation for the next five years, including an increase in railway rates, to moot the sudden…

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The Opening of Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday Morning.—King Edward will open Parliament in full state…

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Turkish Parliament. Sultan and the Deputies. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 7

The Sultan of Turkey sent 120 carriages to bring the members of the Turkish Parliament to a banquet held at the Palace…

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The Victorian Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1909 · page 12

The polling in connection with the general elections in Victoria look place on Tuesday. The position of parties is: Ministerialists 23, Independents 13, Murrayites 8, Labor 21. Labor…

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Imperial Parliament. to Be Opened in Full State

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--King Edward will open Parliament in full state next week…

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Turkish Parliament. Sultan Entertains Members. London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 7

The Sultan of Turkey sent 120 carriages to bring members of the new Parliament, to a banquet in the palace. The Sultan conversed with the deputies,…

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Imperial Parliament. King to Open in State. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 7

The King will open the next session of Parliament on February 10 in full State…

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After the Elections. Labor and the Ballarat Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 8

BALLARAT. Sunday.--Twenty-one minors have been discharged by the North Woah Hawp Company, Ballarat East. The management states that "the mine can now be worked with a…

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Italian Relief Measures. Pope's Big Gift. Heavy Vote by Parliament. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 7

The "Temps" states that the Pope has opened a credit in aid of stifferers by the earthquake with a subscription of 1,000,000 lire (£40,000), in addition to his other gift…

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Camperdown Election

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 8

Mr. C. S. Mallett's committee has arranged for a demonstration in the local Town Hall to-morrow night, and have secured the services of six at the city aldermen to assist at the meeting…

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West Australian Parliament. Session Resumed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1909 · page 10

PERTH, Tuesday.--Parliament reassembled to-day after the Christmas recess. The Premier, Mr. Newton Moore, moved, in a lengthy speech, the adoption of the…

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Premiers' Resolutions. Adopted in West Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 8

PERTH. Wednesday--The Assembly sat late last night, and adopted the resolutions passed at the Premiers Conference in respect to State and Federal financial arrangements; after…

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Camperdown Elections

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 8

The election of two aldermen to represent Camperdown Ward in lie City Council will bs held to-morrow. The poll will be taken at the Camperdown Town Hall between the hours of…

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The Victorian Elections. Grand Master Snowball's Comments

Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 1

Right Worshipful Bro. Snowball, GrandMaster for Victoria, makes the following remarks on the result of the Victorian general elections:…

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The Passing of Camperdown. Election To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 6

The municipality of Camperdown has now become the Camperdown Ward of the City of Sydney, and to-morrow the ratepayers will select two aldermen to represent them in the…

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