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Politics & elections, 1911

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Imperial Parliament. Opposition and the Majority. an "Idle and Childish" Plea. Mr. John Burns in Denunciation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--In the course of a speech yesterday at Battersea, Mr. John Burns (President of the Local Government Board) declared that it was idle and childish,…

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The Veto in Papal Elections. a Memory. the Bearer of the Austrian Emperor's Message

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 5

Last Monday night Monsignor Montel, ex-Dean of the Rota and Ecclesiastical Advisor of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy to the Holy See, died in his residence in the…

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The Days of the Hustings. How Elections Were Won. the Long Fight for the Secret Ballot

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

How simple anil decorous is a Parliamentary election nowadays, compared, with the tumultuous polling when voting was open, before the Ballot Act of 1872! writes…

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Cork Election Petition. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 9

A petition will be presented against the return of Captain Donclan (Nationalist), for East Cork (county), intimidation and corrupt practices being alleged…

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Local Government. Our State System. Municipalism at Work. the Coming Triennial Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

Saturday, the 28th of the present month, is the polling day in the majority of areas throughout the State. Until the personnel of the new councils is determined at the ballot…

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Batman Vacancy. Selecting Labour Candidates. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

The ballot for selection of Labour candidates to contest Batman seat in the House of Representatives resulted in Mr. Frank Brennan solicitor, being chosen. A protest has…

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Batman Selection. Mr. Brennan Chosen for Labor. More Like an Election. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 1

The choice of Mr. Frank Brennan as Labor candidate for Batman is not final. A protest has been lodged on the ground of irregularity. Mr. Brennan is the Bendigo…

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An Election Petition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--A petition has been lodged against the return for East Cork of Captain A. Donelan (Nationalist Whip), on the grounds of intimidation and…

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Homebush Saleyards. the Question in Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 14

Just before the close of the last session of the State Parliament the question of referring the Homebush Saleyards question to the Standing…

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Municipal Elections. Labor Candidates Selected. Activity of the Leagues

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 9

Throughout the metropolitan suburbs unusual activity is being displayed by the Labor Leagued in the interests of candidates selected to carry the insignia of the party in the…

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Labour Council. Election of Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

Mr. E. J. Ravanagh, secretary, of the Labour Council of New South Wales, presented his half-yearly report to the council last night. The report showed that during the half-year the…

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Mayoral Elections. New Local Government Ordinances. Prevention of Deadlocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

There was an occasion in the recent history of local government when a deadlock arose over the election of the Mayor in one or two of the suburbs. A section of the members…

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Municipal Elections. Reform Needed

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

"Non Recedam" writes:--"The majority of the suburbs have drifted into a deplorable condition. and become heavily involved in debt, which is now…

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The Coming Municipal Elections. a Great Experiment. End of Three Years' Trial. What of the Future ? a Labor View

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

One of the Characteristics for which New South Welshmen used to be chatted in the not too [?] past was a kind of fatalistic acceptance [?] the idea that, clever as we…

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Finnish Diet. Results of the Late Elections. London

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

The results of the late election in Finland, which were announced to-day, reveal that the composition of the Diet is practically unchanged…

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Election of Mayor. Some New Regulations

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 10

New regulations under the Local Government Act have been issued in connection with the election of Mayors, which it is thought will meet certain difficulties that have arisen, as…

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Women Members of Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Friday Evening.—The general election in Finland has not altered the position there. Nineteen women have been elected to the new Chamber of Deputies…

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New Zealand. New Parliament Buddings. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 11

The Government invites competitive designs from New Zealand architects for new Parliament House buildings. The first prize is £1000, the second £500, the third £300, and…

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The Coming Struggle. in the Imperial Parliament. Labor Leader's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. G. N. Barnes, M.P (leader of the Labor Party in Parliament), states, in the course of a newspaper article, that the gravest danger facing the…

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The Forthcoming Suburban Municipalities' Elections. Alderman Thomas Ross, J.P.

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 13

To every municipal section of the States of Australia, there is generally one dominating personally who stands out alone at the leader and adviser of his constituents in his certain…

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