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Politics & elections, 1911

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Redfern Municipal Election. Motion to Oust an Alderman

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

The Full Court was engaged this morning determining an application on behalf of James M'Habon to amke absolute a rule by which John Buckley had been called upon to show…

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North Sydney Federal Election

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 7

Colonel Ryrie, the selected Liberal candidate for the North Sydney seat in the House of Representatives, will address the electors to-night at St. Peter's Hall, Blue's…

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Redfern Council Elections. Motion to Oust an Alderman Some Remarkable Allegations

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

Very remarkable indeed were some of the allegations made by affidavit before the Full Court to-day in support of an endeavor to cust an alderman from the Redfern Council…

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North Sydney Election. Polling To-morrow

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

[?] Sydney Federal [?] will [?]…

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North Sydney Vacancy. Polling To-morrow

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

To-morrow will be polling-day in the North Sydney Federal electorate, in connection with the vacancy created by the death of Mr. G. B. Edwards…

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Federal Parliament Delegations. Members Going Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 9

The following is a complete list of Ministers and members who will represent Australia officially in response to invitations:—Labour; The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher),…

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What the Federal Parliament Has Done. Postmaster-general at Auburn

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 8

Mr. Josiah Thomas, Postmaster-General, addressed a public meeting in the Town-hall. Auburn, on Wednesday evening, on the subject of the referenda. Ald. J. T. Lang presided…

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Elections of Presidents and Mayors

The Land · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 9

As predicted in our issue of 24th February, the Works Department have pronounced that the amendment of Ordinance No. 2, which deals with…

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Redfern Municipal Election Motion to Oust an Alderman

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

In the matter of the application of behalf of James M'Mahon, in make absolute a rule, by which John Buckley had been called upon to show cause why he should not be ousted from…

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North Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 8

The referendum campaign has been bulking so largely duing the last week or so that many people may have forgotten that the issue between Liberalism and Labour…

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North Sydney Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

The fight for the North Sydney seat has not aroused the interestthe occasion demands, notwithstanding the fact that both Colonel Ryrie and Mr. S. w. O'Brien, the…

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Redfern Council Election. Suit to Oust an Alderman

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 8

The Pull Court (Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly) to-day continued the hearing of the motion of James M'Mahon to make absolute a rule nisi…

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Woodville Ward Election

The Propeller · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 2

Unfortunately, the ratepayers and electors of Woodville Ward will again be required to go to the poll to-morrow to elect an alderman to represent them for the…

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To-morrows By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 6

In its merely personal or ordinary party aspects, to-morrow's by-election in North Sydney has not within it the elements of a general interest-compelling contest. The…

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North Sydney Election. Quiet Polling This Morning

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 8

Very little enthusiasm was displayed this mornibng at the 13 polling booths for the election of a member to represent North Sydney in the Federal House of Representatives. In…

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Late Cable News. Received Today. Seenes in Parliament. Churchill and Cecil. the Hush Nationalists

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

LONDON, Friday Evening.—The House of Commons had a firely all-night debate in committee upon the Revenus Bill which embodles the postponed parts of the Budge, the…

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Parliamentary Election

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—A by-election was held yesterday to till the vacancy for North-east Lanarkabire and resulted as follows—Millar (Liberal) 7876. Golf (Comervative) 6776, John…

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Woodville Bye Election

The St George Call · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

At the Hurstville Town Hall on Monday night last, Mr. Robinson opened his election campaign. Mr. Hall occupied the chair, and the candidate was…

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To-day's Election. North Sydney Vacancy. a Straight-out Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 13

Polling for the election of a member to represent North Sydney in the House of Representatives, in succession to the late Mr. G. B. Edwards, will be held to-day, between the hours…

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Candidates' Final Words. Liberals' Last Rally

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 13

The last shots of the Liberal Party were fired last night, when enthusiastic meetings were held in the Masonic-hall. North Sydney; the Warringah-hall, Neutral Bay; Victoria-hall,…

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