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Politics & elections, 1910

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Federal Elections. the Senate Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 10

Senator Gray, since opening his campaign at Rozelle, on Thursday night, has arranged to visit some centres in the Richmond electorate. He will early speak at Lismore, Ballina,…

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Parliament and Propaganda

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 6

At the Labor Conference Mr. .Holman is reported as naively deploring the good old days when "there used to be a way of bringing matters up on a motion for adjournment,"…

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Labor Parliament. Legislating on Industrial Matters. Feeding of School Children. Music As a Necessity

The Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

The Political Labor League's Conference resumed its sittings last night at the Trades Hall. Most of the big questions have been disposed of, but occasionally an important…

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The Labor Conference. Fifth Nights Debate. Federal Parliament. and Arbitration. Musicians and School Children

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 9

The Political Labor League Conference was continued last night, when, the adjourned, debate was resumed on Mr. Catts's motion proposing that the State hand over to the Federal…

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Turkey in a Mess. a Topsy-turvy Parliament. Women No Longer Veiled. the New Mahdi. Beyrouth, December 27, 1909

The Star · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

Turkey is in a mess. That is the only phrase for it. Justice if corrupt, Parliamentary procedure is so topsy-turvy that Lewis Carroll might well write an "Alice…

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The British Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

NOW that the elections in Great Britain and Ireland are nearly all over, it is possible to form a fair idea of the verdict of the country in regard to the great issues…

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Election Notes. North v SOUTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 7

The summary of the votes polled during the present election, so far as they can be compiled from the figures in the cables of the last fortnight, throws a flood of light on the great…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, February 1, 1910. the Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 6

We are now within a week of Mr. Deakin's rather too long delayed Ballarat speech, and the moment it is uttered we may expect the Federal campaign to begin…

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Federal Elections. East Sydney Seat. Nominations Received

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 8

An enthusiastic meeting of the East Sydney Federal Liberal League was held last night at St. John's Hall, Darlinghurst, Sir James Graham, M.L.A., being in the chair…

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Federal Elections. New Rolls Issued. Great Increase of Voters

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 9

The new principal rolls for the forthcoming Federal elections have now been issued, and show an approximate total enrolment of over 800,000 voters, as, compared with 737,599 at the…

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Subdivisional Polling Scheme. a New Arrangement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 11

The process of enrolling Federal electors has been changed from classification at polling places to subdivisions since last election, three years ago. The subdivisional system took…

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The Labor Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 49

The 19th annual conference of the Political Labor League opened at the Trades Hall on January 26, the president, Mr. F. Bryant, occupying the chair. The president, in his…

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Cricket. Parliament v PRESS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 10

A match between Parliament and Press will be played to-day on the Sydney Cricket Ground, beginning at 11 o'clock. The teams are- Parliament: Jones, Lynch, Oakes, Page, Robson, J…

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Labor's Parliament. Raising the School Age. Women Discuss Themselves

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 7

The Political Labor League Conference fizzed last night. "Women took command, and made proceedings brisk und bright. They wanted their rights. They wanted to sit in…

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Women and Parliament. Discussion at Labor Conference. Female Delegates Who Oppose

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 2

The women's organising committee of the Surry Hills P.L.L. sent along the following motion to the Political Labor League Conference, sitting at the Sydney Trades Hall:—…

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Parliament at Cricket. Playing the Press. Pressmen Start Badly. But Improve Later On

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

Parliamentarians, who do most of the talking in the State, ans the gentlemen of the fourth estate, who have to record the material things they say, met on the cricket…

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"Freedom of Speech." a Protest From the Ladies. Petition to Be Presented to Parliament. Maitland

The Star · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 5

Ladles have obtained 4000 signatures in the centre comprising Kurri Karri, Stanford Methyr, and Hebburn, to a petition to be presented to Parliament in protest against…

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Notes & Anticipations Selections for Canterbury Park. Randwick and Rosehill Results. Leuron's Anniversary Handicap. Newmarket and Australian Cup Candidates—Sydney Horses for Melbourne—Arrival of Bobrikoff and Downfall—The Figure System—The Armidle Meeting—General Notes. Sydney Teams for Melbourne

Referee · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 1

SYDNEY-TRAINED horses will not be as numerous as usual at the V.A.T.C. and V.R.C. Autumn meetings, T. Payten has decided…

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Federal Elections. the Liberal Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 10

A meeting of the council of the New South Wales Federal Liberal League was held yesterday, when a report dealing with the various [?]torates was received and…

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The Federal Elections

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 6

The fact that the nominations for the Federal elections are now all in is a reminder of the nearness of a contest which in many respects will stand as the most…

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