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Politics & elections, 1910

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British Elections. Fight Getting Strenuous Tariff Reform Challenged. Mr. Asquith Asks Questions. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 13

The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, speaking at Bradford, criticised the speech which Mr. Balfour made at York. Mr. Asquith said: "The oracle has…

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Two Cartoons on the Budget Which Has Caused the British General Election

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 12

"Reynolds's Newspaper."…

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The Cretan Troubles. Proposal to Postpone Elections. London, Friday Afternoon

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

The leading German newspaper, the "Berliner Tageblatt," says that owing to the Porte's threat to occupy Thessaly in the event of the despatch of Cretan deputies to…

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The British Elections. Facts Before the People

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

If the general elections, which commence to-day, realise the expectations of Mr. Lloyd George, the British constitution is threatened with radical amendment. There…

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Electioneering Tactics. Two Thousand Sandwichmen. London, Friday Afternoon

The Star · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 9

Two thousand of the unemployed are engaged as sandwich men in Manchester. They are taking part in a Conservative demonstration, and form a procession two…

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Federal Elections. North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 15

Mr. John B. Steel, the Young Australia National Party candidate for North Sydney, addressed a number of electors in the Townhall, Mosman, on Thursday evening on the…

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Queensland Senate Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 15

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Premier, Mr. Kidston, as president of the People's Progressive League, to-day made a statement on the deadlock which has occurred in the selection of…

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A Single Chamber Imperial Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 13

"I AM," says Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., "a single - chamber-of-Parliament man. If the House of Commons makes mistakes, let the people who created it…

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Election of Primate

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 12

The Acting Primate, Bishop Camidge, has issued ballot papers for the election of a Primate of Australia. The papers are not expected to be returned…

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British Elections. Mr. Chamberlain Unopposed. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 7

The first return received is from Birmingham West, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain having been returned unopposed. [Mr. Chamberlain Has represented…

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British Elections. Lansdowne's Declaration. Regarding Old-age Pensions London, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 1

Lord Lansdowne, replying to a correspondent, emphasises the statement that old age pensioners will be safe. He adds that even the Liberal Government never…

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Electioneering Tactics. Two Thousand Sandwich-Men

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 January 1910 · page 1

Two thousand of the unemployed are engaged as sandwich men in Manchester. They are taking part in a Conservative demonstration, and form a procession two…

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British Elections. Polling in the Boroughs. Notable Unionist Gains. Seats Won by Liberals. London, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 7

The polling, in the general elections commenced yesterday, votes being recorded in the boroughs. The Liberals gained 4 seats, and the…

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LORDS V. Commons Who Shall Rule the Country Giving Its Verdict. Intense Interest in the Polling. Lively Election Incidents. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

The intense interest with which yesterday's election results were awaited was evidenced by the vast thrones that filled the city last night…

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Result of British Elections Anglo-german War Probable

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—Cablegrams show that in tense interest is manifested in South Africa and Canada, and more especially in Germany, in the results of the general election…

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Alleged Election Slanders

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Mr. Foster Fraser and Mr. A. Ashton Bagley, the Unionist working-man candidate for leicester, have issued writs against Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald,…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The First Election Results. Chancellor of the Exche- Quer's Opinion

Evening News · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Speaking at Louth on Saturday evening. Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said the first results were no indication of the form…

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Election Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 7

Mr. Jesse Collings, who has been returned for Birmingham (Bordesley), is the example of perhaps the stanchest political friendship that exists in the British Parliament. It is…

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Federal Elections. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. H. E. Pratten, one of the Liberal candidates for the electorate of Parkes, has been advocating the formation by Liberals of local branches in the district, so that a proper…

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Interest in the Elections. South African Papers Publish Sunday Editions. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Star · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 1

Owing to the intense interest manifested in the elections, the South African newspapers published special editions to-day (Sunday), giving the results of the polling…

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