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Politics & elections, 1913

3,779 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 189

State Elections. Ryde Seat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 12

The Hornsby Liberal League has decided to invite Councillor Osear G. Roberts, managing director of Fairfax and Roberts, Ltd., to become a candidate for the Ryde electorate…

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State Elections. Willoughby

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 11

The announcement that Mr. G. W. Fuller, late representative of illawarra in the Federal Parliament, is likely to be a candidate for selection in the Liberal interest to contest the…

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Victorian Legislative Council. an Election Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 6

MELBOURNE,. Thursday.—Mr. Fielding, who last week defeated Mr. W. H. Edgar (Minister for Public Works) in the Legislative Council election for Melbourne West Province, will…

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Polling Day at Newington Asylum. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 21

Sir,--I may, or may not, be committing a breach of the law in giving my experiences at the above mentioned place on polling day, but I consider it my duty to the sane electors to expose the travesty on voting on the…

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Polling-day at Newington Asylum. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 20

Sir,—I may or may not be committing a breach of the law in giving my experience at the above-mentioned place on polling-day; but I consider it my duty to the sane electors…

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The Moving Picture Show. Comedian for Parliament

The Sun · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 6

A good many people know Dick Orchard--that is to say, Mr. R. B. Orchard, M.P.--as a sound Protectionist, a good business man, and a dependable friend. But only a few…

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First Parliament. Famous Petition of Rights. Dramatic Scene in the Commons

Evening News · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 13

Parliament, as we know it, did not come into existence till nearly two hundred years after the Norman Conquest. A rude kind of House of Lord was in existence long before, and was…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, June 14, 1913. the State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 14

It is neither a reflection on Mr. M'Gowen nor a compliment to Mr. Holman to say that the proposed change in the Premiership will be as welcome to Liberals as it…

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The Nepean Times. Saturday, June 14, 1913. Local and General State Parliament

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 4

By a special issue of the "Government Gazette," on Tuesday, Parliament was further prorogued until Friday, 27th July…

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Wild Man, King O'Malley. British Government and the Australian Elections

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 1

Just before the General Federal elections the Labor Party placarded red the Australian sky with the statement that the British…

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State Elections

Evening News · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 7

Mr. A.G. Hule writes.—Accounts are now appearing in the papers of the efforts being made to select candidates for the coming State elections. The rights of the electors to choose…

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Victorian Election. Mr. Edgar's Seat. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 11

Sir Frank Madden, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, discussing the position of Mr. Fielding and Mr Edgar in regard to the Legislative Council difficulty, says that Mr. Edgar must be…

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State Elections. Liberal Rally at Wagga. Value of Combination. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 16

Liberal rallies and conferences were held at Wagga to-day, when delegates and politicians wore present from all parts of the district and State. The conference was held…

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A Farcical Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 20

Sir,—An article hy Mr. R. Clive Teece under the above heading, which appeared in your issue of the 11th instant, is one that must interest every true lover of political…

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Selecting Candidates. Duty of Liberals. Mr. Wade on the Drummoyne Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 15

The leader of the State Liberal party, Mr. C. G. Wade, referred yesterday in an interview to the existing system of selecting Liberal candidates, and made allusion to the contest…

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Invalid Election. in Victoria. Naturalisation Matter. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 15

There seems to be little doubt that Mr. William Harris' Fielding, who secured a majority of votes in the Legislative Council election for Melbourne West Province, will…

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By-election. Wandsworth Result. London, June 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 16

The by-election for Wandsworth, rendered necessary by the resignation of Sir Henry Kimber (Unionist), resulted as follows:— SAMUEL (Unionist)....... 13,425…

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The Elections. All Depends on the Hume. Mr. Chapman's Health Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 9

The Federal, political situation has undergone no change to-day. Ministers were in their Offices, but transacted no departmental business. They have been left free by the…

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The Liberal Party. Country Electorates. Selection of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 14

WAGGA, Friday.--The Liberal demonstration arranged for this evening, to give an impetus to the Liberal movement throughout the district, was preceded this morning by a conference of…

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An Election Argument

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 11

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--In the Wollongong Court to-day, Thomas Collin Spear was charged with having last Thursday assaulted Lawrence Delookery…

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