Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Politics & elections, all years

Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1910

3,797 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 190

Some Federal Candidates Mr. William Webster. (Gwydir--Labor)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 9

Mr. Webster represented the Gwydir electorate in the last Parliament. He is a keen debater, and possesses a rare ability for dissecting speeches. He broke all records in the way of…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

The Rush at Polling Booths

The Railway and Tramway Co-operator · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 1

Voters should poll their votes as early in the day as possible. This especially applies to women. At the election there will be four ballot papers…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Federal Elections. Polling Day-next Wednesday. Active Preparations. Progress of the Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 9

Too many are lotus-eaters as far as politics are concerned. The elections take place next Wednesday, but the Liberals have yet to be awakened to…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Australia's Next Parliament Labor's Land Proposals. Mr. Carr's Campaign. Bathurst

The Star · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. E. S. Carr, the selected Labor candidate for Macquarie, is expected to win rather handsomely from Mr. A. H. Conroy. The Labor candidate is having splendid receptions…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Dr. Jim As a Leader of the New S.A. Parliament. Johannesburg. Tuesday, 3 p.m

The Star · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

Sir George Farrar, a former leader of the Transvaal Legislature, has expressed the hope that Dr. Jameson will be chosen as the Progressive leader of the New South African…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Women and the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

The women who know too little, and bother candidates at this late hour of the day with requests to have things explained to them, are rather absurd, if they only know it. We…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

South Australian Elections. a Close Fight. Labour's Improved Position. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

A few votes which came in from the Northern Territory to-day enabled Mr. Crush, the Labour candidate, to slightly reduce the lead of his Liberal opponent, and the position is…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

North Sydney. the Labour Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

Mr. P. E. Tighe, the selected Labour candidate for North Sydney, addressed a meeting of electors on Monday night at the North Sydney Sehool of Arts. Mr. S. E. Hutton presided…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Dalley Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

Sir,—As an Australian, and as a Liberal, I am penning these few lines in support of the candidature of Mr. W. H. Wilks. At the last election we won by 1013 votes,…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Election Duels. Barrier

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 27

INTEREST in the Federal elections is becoming much keener as polling-day approaches, and indications in this State point to the probability that on Wednesday next a satisfactory vote will be cast. The Labour party is working with characteristic…

Continued on Trove, page 27 →

To Vote. the White, Pink, Blue. and Fawn Papers. Three Senate Candidates Must Be Voted For. Also One for the Representatives. How Electors Should Vote eo the Two Referendums

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 4

As the day of polling for the Federal elections gets nearer, the electors begin to take more and more interest in the various matters that they will, have to vote upon…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Ministerial Candidate Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Mr. John Livingstone, Ministerialist candidate for the district of Barker, in the Federal parliament, sustained a severe accident to-day, and the doctor…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Dalley Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

Sir, --As a Liberal, I support the candidature of Mr. W. H. Wilks. At the last election we won by 1013 votes, and if the majority of electors excercise their franchise this time the victory should be greater. At this…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Still Undecided. South Australian Election Struggles. Government in Grave Peril. Labor Party Making Ready for Office

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--As a result of the Assembly elections on Saturday last, the fate of the Fusion Government is still undecided. There are two districts incomplete, and it is…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Forthcoming Election Arrangements. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

Sir,--It has been stated that the official arrangement for polling day are of a complete and satisfactory character. No doubt the instructions issued to presiding officers provide for and safeguard any likelihood of…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Soil the Farmers' Platform Twelve Election Planks. Common Cause with Liberalism

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 12

The election platform of the Farmers and Settlers Association is as follows:-- (1) Land settlement to be paramount over revenue--…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Federal Elections. Increasing Interest. Work of the Candidates. Polling Next Wednesday. Campaign. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 9

The selected Labo[?]r candidate in Nepean, Mr. J. H. Cann, is optimistic. He has had a good deal of help from, other speakers, and the work in the electorate has been very active…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Polling in Other Countries

Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 7

Though voting by ballot is now almost universal over the civilised world, it is by no means carried out everywhere in the same way, and there are many interesting…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Australia's Next Parliament. the Federal Campaign. Werriwa. Goudlburn

The Star · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 1

As polling day approaches the interest in the struggle between Mr. D. R. Hall and Colonel Ryrie for the Werriwa scat becomes keener. Goulburn is the Liberal stronghold…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

The Senate Election

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 21

The Federal general election on day next, the most vital to Australian nationality, perhaps, since 1901, will also be the most complicated to the average elector…

Continued on Trove, page 21 →