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Politics & elections, 1913

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A Liberal Review. of the Elections. Leader of the Opposition Speaks Figures for Labor to Consider

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 13

The Women's Liberal League tendered an"at home" yesterday afternoon in the Queen's Club to the women workers in the recent political campaign. Mrs. L. Rogue Luffman presided, and…

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Wandsworth By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 14

LONDON, Friday.--The fight at Wandsworth by election necessitated by the death of Sir Henry Kimber--will be confined to the two issues, Welsh Disestablishment and Home Rule…

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Farmers Parliament. Harbor Bridge Objected To. City Railway Opposed

The Sun · Sunday 15 June 1913 · page 4

The parliament of the farmers and settlers of New South Wales will assemble in the Manchester Unity Hall on July 7. This will be the twentieth annual conference of the…

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Death of the Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament

Truth · Sunday 15 June 1913 · page 3

Sir Arthur Robert Guinness, speaker of the House of Representatives, New Zealand, is dead. He was born at Calcutta, India, in 1846, son of Frank Hart Vicessimus…

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Western Australian Parliament. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 11

A caucus meeting of the Labour party was held preliminary to the re-opening of Parliament. No information is available, except that Parliament will meet on June 26, and…

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West Australian Parliament. to Meet This Month

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 6

PERTH, Sunday.--It is announced that Parliament will meet on the 26th inst., obtain Supply, and adjourn for three weeks…

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State Elections. Country Constituencies. Selection of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 11

At Wagga on Friday, opportunity was taken of the presence of a number of delegates from the Cootamundra electorate to discuss the position in regard to the selection of a candidate…

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Sixty Years' Service Mr. Calvert's Retirement. the Clerk of Parliament

Evening News · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 2

Sixty years is the service of the State, and forty-three in one position, will be the remarkable record of Mr. John Jackson Calvert. clerk of Parliament, in the Legislative Council…

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Queensland State Parliament. Opening To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.--The second session of the present Parliament will be opened by the Governor at noon to-morrow: The Premier,to-day said that, after the…

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New Zealand Parliament. the Grey Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 8

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Monday,—Mr. M. Hannon, for many years Crown Prosecutor at Grey- mouth, is the Liberal candidate for the Grey seat, vacant through the death of Sir Arthur…

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Queensland Parliament. Governor's Speech. Measures Foreshadowed. Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 7

The Queensland Parliament was opened by the Governor, Sir William Macgregor, at noon to-day, with the usual ceremony. The Governor's Speech states: I have called…

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The Queensland Parliament. Governor's Speech. Opened To-day. Brisbane

Evening News · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 5

The Governor (Sir William M'Gregor) opened Parliament at noon to-day. In his speech he intimated that Parliament had been called together earlier…

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The Capitol. Canberra Parliament Buildings. Competitive Designs to Be Invited

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—In connection with the proposal of the Federal Government to call for competitive designs for the public buildings at Canberra, conditions have been drafted so…

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The N.s.w. State Parliament. Mr. M'gowen's Renunciation; Mr. Holman's Elevation

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

As mentioned in our last issue, at a meeting of the Labor Party caucus on Thursday last, Mr. M'Gowen resigned his position as leader of the party. On…

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The Almighty Dollar Female Federal Candidate. Case in District Court. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 7

Mr. Dwyer, P.M., in the District Court this morning, heard a [?] by John Frederick William Clark against Ellen [?], a single woman, for £12 2s…

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Aftermath of Elections. Political Libel Case. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 4

The Chief Justice, Sir John Madden, made the usual order for discoveries, etc., in connection with the libel action brought by Mr. D. C. M'Grath, the newly-elected member to the…

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How we are Governed Selection of State Candidates

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 1

The selection of candidates for the State elections is proceeding apace in both Labor and Liberal camps. Following are the latest of the movements…

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After the Election Federal, Ministers Active Preparing for a Change. Visits to Lord Denman. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 9

After several days of hoping against hope that some miracle would happen and lead to the return of Sir William Lyne for the Hume, Federal Ministers have at last become…

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State Elections. Burwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 10

The Liberal leagues of Burwood-Enfield and Strathfield met at the Burwood Town Hall last night, and unanimously selected the sitting member, Mr. Thomas Henley, as the…

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State Elections. Cracking the Whip. Railway Workers' Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1913 · page 8

Officials of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Union said yesterday that some months ago that body had decided to pay to the P.L.L. contributions, in order that all its…

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