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Politics & elections, 1913

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Yass Bye-election

Co-operator · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 4

The New Executive of the Political Labor Movement was not long in getting to work in connection with the Yass vacancy, caused by the…

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Parliament and Unionism

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 10

Mr. M'Gowen, speaking at a meeting at the Redfern Town-hall last night, in connection will the formation of a branch of the Australian Society of Engineers, said that the present…

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General News. Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 8

Members of the Federal Cabinet spent the greater portion of yesterday morning in discussing matters relating to the date of the dissolution of the Commonwealth Parliament,…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Liberals Meet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 10

LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--The first meeting of the Parliamentary Liberal Party since the elections was held to-day. The Premier (Mr. Solomon) presided. All the Liberal members of…

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The Yass Election. P.l.l. Executive. to Select a Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 9

The P.L.L. is losing no time in connection with the vacancy in the Yass State electorate. The secretary of that body (Mr. J. Grant) said last night that the executive would meet at…

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The Yass Seat. Election Fixed for March 5

The Land · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 7

The Speaker (Mr. Henry Willis) returned from New Zealand during the week. On arrival at Parliament House he found awaiting him a…

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Was Blayney Premature? Uncle Urged to Ignore By-elections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 1

I have received a very thoughtful letter from my friend Mr. James Cosgrove, of Oberon, who did not see the opportunity in the Blayney election…

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Federal Elections. Fixed for May 31. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 10

The Federal Cabinet to-day spent some time discussing the question of when the Federal elections should be held. It is understood that some of the Ministers were…

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Election Campaign

The Propeller · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 3

The Hurstville Hall was well filled on Tuesday night when Mr. Varney Parkes, M.L.A., delivered an address dealing with…

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Election of Mayors and Presidents

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 11

The time has now arrived when all councils are called upon to elect their mayors, and presidents: The law provides that they must be elected between the first and fifteenth days of…

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Federal Elections. the Nepean Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 12

A meeting of the local branch of the Liberal Association was held in the Liverpool Town-hall last night, when the following office-bearers were elected:--…

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The Blayney By-election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 5

Sir,--I did not attend the Political Labor League Conference on Tuesday night, but I learn from a morning paper that a lady delegate is reported to have then said:--"Three…

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A Labor Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 9

GOULBURN, Thursday.--Mr. R. Corish, ex-president of the Goulburn Labor League, is a candidate for selection in the Yass by-election in the Labor interest. Mr. Corish endeavored…

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Parliament Interrupted. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 21

While the House of Commons was discussing the amendments made by the House of Lords to the Scottish Temperance Bill, a man in the stragers gallery shouted a protest…

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Labor Conference. a Hustle On. Women and Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 13

Mr. Farrar, M.L.C., president, in opening last night's proceedings of the P.L.L. Conference, asked a reporter who was seated at the official press table whether he had credentials, or…

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Federal Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

Mr G Cann, M.H.R., (Labor Candidate for the new Nepean Federal Electorate), commenced his campaign at St. Marys last Tuesday…

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Caulfield Candidates. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

The gallops by the loading autumn candidates for Caulfield this morning were interesting. Braggart and Parolies were together at the end of six furlongs, when Braggart…

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N.s.w. Senatorial Elections, 1913 the Socialist Three for the Senate

People · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

THOS. BATHO JAS. O MORONEY H. OSTLER…

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The Senatorial Elections

People · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 2

Fifty pounds must be found by the end of February. That is, we want to have £50 in the bank by the end of the month towards the £/75…

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State Politics. Yass Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 24

The Liberal party is preparing to begin a vigorous fight in the Yass electorate. The speaking campaign cannot well begin until the candidate is selected, which, it is…

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