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Politics & elections, 1911

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Hurstville Election. Win on a Recount

The Sun · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

On the first count of the votes cast in Woodville Ward of Hurstville Mr. C. D. Hunt was given as leading Mr. T. W. Robinson by one vote--96 to 95--for third place. Mr…

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Fire Brigades Board. an Election Echo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. William Taylor, M.L.A., when returning thanks to the electors of the Hopetoun Ward for once more securing him a scat on the Rock-dale Council, said that the opposition had…

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Local Government. Saturday's Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 6

Ratepayers in the metropolitan municipalities may breathe freely for another three years. The threatened invasion of the councils by the Labor candidates has not been accomplished…

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The Elections. Municipal and Shire. Labor Gets a Set-back. Significant Contests. New Blood Infusions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 12

Political Labor made its first organised bid tor municipal power on Saturday, and, generally, was badly beaten. Candidates endorsed by the P.L.L. were…

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The Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 8

The results of Saturday's civic elections so far to hand indicate that the effort of Labor-Socialism to capture the municipal government of the State has signally failed…

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The State Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The Political Labour League of New South Wales isn't in favour of the abolition of State Parliaments, and so far as New South Wales is concerned…

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Cricket. Press v PARLIAMENT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 12

The annual cricket match between members of the State Parliament and the metropolitan press will be played on the No. 2 Oval of the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, play commencing at 11 a.m. An adjournment…

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Press and Parliament at Cricket

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

The cricket match between representation of the Press and Parliament took place on the Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2 Oval today. The pressmen batted first, and at 3.30…

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Parliament V. Press. Match Takes Place To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 8

The annual cricket match between members of this State's Parliament and the metropolitan press will be played on the No. 2 Ovsl of the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, play commencing at 11 a.m. An adjournment…

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The Parliament Bill. the Rock of Home Rule

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Mr. A. Bonar Law, M.P. (U. Dulwich division of Camberwell), speaking at Manchester, said that the House of Lords would not pass the…

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Workers Talking. Choosing the Executive. About Members of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 8

At the Labor Conference last night, which was a fairly characteristic sitting, a long debate onsued about the choosing of the P.L.L. exccutive. Amidst a great deal of disorder, the usual…

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Local Government. the Election Results the Council As Life Savers

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

Saturday's elections were a surprise packet. As to the exact significance of the many changer that have occurred it is Impossible to speak There are so many small contributing cause of…

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Concord Election

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

In the "Evening News" of Monday it war stated that Mayor of Concord (Alderman H Hillter) was not re-elected to the council This was an error, as he was out of the nine…

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An Ebbing Wave. the Cause of Labour. Mr. Wade on the Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 9

"The wave of Labour success reached its highest mark at the Federal elections, but since then has been steadily subsiding." This remark was made by Mr. Wade…

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Local Government. Municipal Elections. the Barrier. Seven Labour Successes. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

The triennial municipal elections on Saturday resulted in the return of seven Labour representatives and five Independents. The figures were:—W. Barnett 1190, J. Long…

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Shire Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 10

APSLEY (Walcha).—B Riding: A. Chandler, J. Steel, C Riding: T. Fletcher and T. Crawford. ARMIDALE.—Croft, Kirkwood, Glass, M'Rae, Perrott, Simmons (elected)…

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Shire Election Results. Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 6

The final results of the Cessnock Shire elections are as follow:--Riding A: Councillors Macdonald and Macnamara (unopposed). Riding B: William Morgan, 273; George…

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Fire Brigades Inquiry . a Questioned Election. the Centralisation System Objected To

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 5

The Royal Commission (Acting-Judge Edmunds) appointed by the Chief Secretary to inquire concerning the administration of the Fire Brigades Board and the Board of Fire…

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Local Government Elections. the Declining Wave. Liberalism Growing. Mr. Wade's View

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 8

The leader of the Opposition, Mr, Wade, is most pleased with the results of the municipal colections on Saturday. "They are very satisfactory reading, and should be encouraging to…

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Press V. Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 10

The members of Parliament yesterday played a cricket match against a team chosen from the metropolitan press. The parliamentarians set out with the avowed intention of "getting some of their own back" from the…

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