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Politics & elections, 1911

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How to Vote. Polling Day To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 9

To-morrow is the eventful day—Referendum Day—upon which the voice of the people will be heard. The polling arrangements will be exactly…

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Town-hall Polling Place. Behind the Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 10

The Town-hall polling place will not be inside the building on Wednesday; the main hall and…

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Lord Chelmsford's Leave-taking. Banquet at Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 12

The Government list night entertained Lord Chelmsford at a banquet at Parliament House to wish him God-speed on his trip to England. Those of the Ministers who were in town were…

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"Au Revoir" to the Governor. State Banquet at Parliament House. High Tributes of Esteem

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 8

The interior of the Parliament buildings in Macquaric-street presented a gay appearance on Monday night, when a State banquet, rendered by members of both Rouses, was given, for the…

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No Polling Provisions. Allegations From Perth. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 18

Speaking at a reception tendered him by the Women's National League, Sir John Quick said he had every reason to believe that in the majority of the States the verdict of the…

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Canadian Parliament. the Coming Dissolution

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 12

MONTREAL, Tuesday.--Mr. S. A. Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, has announced that the Government will not dissolve Parliament pending the talking of the census and a…

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In Other States. Victorian Polling. Liberalism Triumphant. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 9

In no uncertain voice Victoria has proclaimed against the proposals of the caucus Government, and by an overwhelming majority has decided to let the Constitution remain…

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Parliament Prorogued. Capetown, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 10

The Union Parliament has been prorogued until August 1…

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South African Politics. Immigrants Restrictions. Prorogation of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 8

CAPETOWN, Wednesday.--In the Union Assembly yesterday the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. J. Smuts) withdrew the immigrants Restriction Bill and expressed a hope that it…

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Chapter Ix. an Election

Watchman · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 11

For a moment after their entrance, there reigned a dead silence, and the whole band now being assembled, its members drew, as by instinct, closer together, and ranged…

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The Labor Ticket. Innovation in Wellington Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), 'Wednesday.—The introduction of the Labor ticket into the municipal elections to-day resulted in great interest being taken in the poll. The voting was…

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Polling Incidents. a Dying Wish to Vote. the Coronation Exodus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

The polling has not been without some remarkable incidents. From one of the suburban electorates comes information respecting a resident on the point…

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Features of the Polling. an Absentee Vote Record. the Number of Votes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

There was nothing remarkable about the way the returns cams in. They came along on Wednesday night promptly and with so much despatch that Mr. J. G. M'Laren…

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New Zealand Municipal Elections. How Labor Candidates Fared

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--At Wednesday's municipal polls for Wellington, only two Labor men--and these former members--were returned to the City Council, out of a ticket bearing eight…

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The Constitution. Parliament and the Nation. Curious Lack of Interest. an Explanation by "The Times."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--"The Times" forecasts that the second reading of the Veto Bill will be dealt with in the House of Lords before the Coronation…

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Voice of N.b. Wales. Poll of 350,000. Falling Off Feom Last Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

Probably the polling in New South Wales will show whon the final count is made that about 350,000 votes havo beon cast. This is against 512,000 polled at the Federal election…

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Municipal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

Unusual interest was manifested in the municipal elections In Wellington to-day, chiefly because Labour ran a tcket, putting up eight candidates, and also because tho vote…

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Queensland Bye-election. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

The latest polling figures in connection with the Dalby by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Speaker, Mr. J. T. Bell, are:—M'Neill (Labour), 1110; Vowles…

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A Rod in Pickle. Mr. Hughes Will Come Again. Waiting for Next Election

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

Mr. Hughes admits that his opponents had a victory, but no attributes his defeat to the machinations of "trusts," "combines," and other things rather than to the deliberate act of a…

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