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Politics & elections, 1910

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The Federal Elections. Position of Parties Unchanged. the Amended Returns

The Star · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

Returns continue to dribble in from various distant centres, but the position of parties remain unaltered. Labor has still a majority of 44 to 31 in the House of Representatives…

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The Lesson of the Elections

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

The assumption of power by the Labor Party is destined to affect construction in no revolutionary fashion, but merely in a degree dependant upon the i future activity of employers. To ensure this,…

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Beverley (W.a.) Seat. Forthcoming Election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 8

PERTH, Sunday.--Consequent on the conviction of J. M. Hopkins, M.L.A, for Beverley, who was sentenced to five years for uttering, a forged promissory note, an election will be…

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The New Parliament Senate Labor Position Improved. Every New Senator a Labor Man. Other Returns Unaltered. Financial Agreement Apparently Safe. Labor Holds Its Lead. Position of Parties Unaltered. Recount of Votes in Lang. Liberal Set-back in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 7

Election returns continue to come slowly to hand. So far as New South Wales is concerned, the only electorates whose returns are complete are South Sydney and Werriwa. Mostly…

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The New Parliament. Difficult Problems Ahead. Fremantle

The Star · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 6

The "West Australian," which adopted an anti-Labor attitude during the elections, this morning, in the course of a leading article, says, "One thing is certain; The Labor…

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The Elections. Queensland Falls Into Line. All Labor Candidates Leading. Referendum Position Changed

The Star · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

The most interesting feature of the additional returns received during the past 24 hours-- in fact, the only instance in which they brought about any change in the…

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Labor's Policy. the Work of the New Parliament. Pasty's Official Manifesto. Past Reviewed and Future Outlined

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

"SO LONG AS WE HAVE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE, WHO WILL READ THE POLICY OF OUR PARTY AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES, WE CAN FEEL SAFE. AS…

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Commonwealth Election Officials. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 10

Sir,—As an assistant presiding officer, I quite agree with "Poll Clerk's" remarks in your columns of Saturday's issue. At the last State elections the officials (poll clerks…

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The Elections. Senate Returns. the Race in Queensland. Labour Takes Third Place

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 7

The Queensland returns have now placed Senator Stewart third on the list of successful candidates, and Labour has swept the vote of the Commonwealth for the Senate…

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Women and the Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

Sir,—"Something is wrong somewhere." Surely this old cry must sound again as a result of polling day in New South Wales. The "something wrong" seems to be our…

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The Lang Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

Sir,—In your columns this morning it is stated that "at the annual vestry meeting of St. Cuthbert's Church, Langlea, strong exception was taken to the action of one of…

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The Lang Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

Sir,--Permit me in your columns to state that I was in no way responsible for the issue or circulation of any sectarian literature, pictorial or otherwise, in connection with the recent Lang contest. I understand that not only…

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Resurgam. Liberal Party Profits by Adversity. Re-organisation for State Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

"Adversity," said Bacon, "is not without comfort and hopes." There is a feeling in Liberal circles that the party will emerge the stronger for its recent setback. Defeat has taught it…

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The Coming State Elections. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

Sir,--It behoves all Liberals to he up and stirring and put on the armor for the coming State elections. There is no question but that the great bulk of the electors who did not vote would have voted the Liberal ticket:…

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Labor's Triumph. Mr. M'gowen on Results of Elections. Happy Augury for September

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

The leader of the State Labor Party is, as might be expected, eminently gratified with the results of the Federal elections. In the voice of the people as expressed on Wednesday last,…

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The Elections. Returns Still Coming In. No Personal Changes. Financial Agreement in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 8

With the exception of four of the outback New South Wales constituencies, in which small returns have yet to be received by the divisional officers, all the counts in this State are…

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Some Lessons From the Elections to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

Sir,--Labor polled its full strength, men and women Liberalism did not poll anything like its full strength. But there was another vote which polled its full strength, men and women. Mrs. Crawford, the defeated…

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The Results of the Federal Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 4

Sir,--As one unattached to either the Labor or Liberal party, permit me to make a few comments on the results of the Federal elections, and what appear to me to be the causes leading up to them. First of all, let…

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General News. State Ministers and Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 6

"You can call it a function," said the Premier yesterday, when referring to the State Cabinet meeting, which had just concluded. Ministers, he said, had been discussing the…

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"Irreligion in Parliament."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1910 · page 8

"There is so much irreligion among our members of Parliament," said the vice-principal of Moore College, Rev. G. A. Chambers, at a young men's meeting last night, "so much open…

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