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Politics & elections, 1911

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Local Government Elections. the Municipalities. Suburban. Redfern Recount

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 4

The result of the recount of the votes recorded in favour of Mr. James M'Mahon, a candidate in the Surry-hills Ward for a scat in the Redfern Council, has given additional strength to the Labor section. The original…

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West Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 8

PERTH, Thursday.—The Assembly sat until 4 a.m. considering the Council's amendment to the Licensing and Health Bills. It is intended to finish the session business to-morrow…

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The Referendum. Issues Explained. Polling Day, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 8

The Federal Referendums are to be taken on April 26. The ballot papers will not attempt to explain anything. It will be a plain case of—…

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Federal Cabinet. Parliament Further Prorogued

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A brief meeting of the Federal Cabinet took place to-day for the disscusison of several defence matters. It was followed by a meeting of the Executive…

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Shire and Municipality Local Government Labour Candidates

The Land · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 9

In the history of municipal government in this State no periodical elections ever caused so much interest and enthusiasm as those that have…

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Mayoral Elections

The Land · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 9
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Between the 1st and 15th of this month, all Councils must, under Section 35 (5) L.G. Act, elect their President or Mayor, Each year during…

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Elections

The Land · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 9

Very trilling errors suffice to make a nomination paper informal. At Albury the returning officer rejected one because the candidate's surname was…

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Enrolment of Cadets Time for Registration Extended. Under 280 Candidates in City 'Area

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

Since February 1 the 75 area officers in New South Wales have been examining the registration paper returned to them and it will take until Monday to make up the complete totals…

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Swimming. Candidates for Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 12

The 500yds test race, for the purposes of deciding upon the two swimmers to represent the league in Adelaide, was decided at the Municipal Baths, Domain, last night, with the following result:—Dicklan, 1;…

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Shire Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 10

COREEN.(Corowa).—Mt. J. F. Kingston, the retiring and defeated candidate for B Riding in the Core[?]n shire, has instructed his solicitor to lodge and objection against the validity of the election on the ground…

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The North Sydney Municipal Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 10

Sir,--The principal result of the North Sydney municipal election is Die return of a majority of alde[?]men in favor of rating on unimproved value only. when rates were imposed in 1910 the improvement taxers in the…

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The Imperial Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 12

In order fully to realise the prospects for the ensuing session of the Imperial Parliament, It is necessary to restate the question or questions which were submitted…

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Labor's Parliament. Land and Mining. Civil Servants and Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 14

The Labor Conference resumed its "open" sittings last, night. Mr. P. J. Minahan in the chair. Up to this session the delegates had only dealt with about 60. of the 648 motions on the agenda…

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The Railway Absorption. Prospects in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Friday--The absorption of the London, Tilbury, and Southend railway by the Midland Railway Co. gives the ordinary stockholders in the former a perpetual 6…

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Robbing Members. at Parliament House. Wholesale Peculation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 13

Members of the State Parliament are loud in their complaints about the amount of petty pilfering that is going on in the building at their expense…

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The Manly Elections

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 1

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Election Bills

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 3

At a British election a few years ago a York shire candidate framed all his election bills in phonectic spelling for which he had a craze lie calked abourt the "flow if Komoar" "Poes…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 15

LITHGOW.—Elected: G. H. YAtes (lab.). 377; H. E. S. Bracey (Lab.), 356; R. Pillans (Lab.), 337; S. Kelly (Lab.), 331' R. T. Robinson, 320; Wm. Slattery, 316; F. Burgess (Lab.), 303; W. P. Ashley (Lab.),…

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Correspondence. Candidates' Trial Sermons. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 6

Sir,—I shall be glad, if, for the convenience of the candidates and hearers, you will publish the arrangements for trial sermons. They are as follows:—…

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