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Politics & elections, 1913

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Topical Turf Notes of the Week Spring Meeting Candidates Commencing Track Work. What the Weight-for-Age Horses are Doing at Randwick

Referee · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 1

Now that the weights have been issued for the Spring handicaps, there is no harm in referring to the progress made by some of our prominent horses since they last appeared in…

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State Elections. Camperdown P.l.l

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 14

At a meeting of the Camperdown Political Labour League on Monday night, Mr. T. Larkin was unanimously elected president, and Mr. J. Doyle assistant-secretary Messrs…

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Tasmanian By-election. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 16

An election to fill one of the Wilmot seats in the State House of Assembly, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Jonathan Best, was held to-day. The voting was under the Hare…

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Deposits Forfeited. Candidates Without Sufficient Support. Six New South Wales Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 8

Whatever the expenses of running the [?] Federal elections may have been there is, in New South Wales at all events, a contra account which, if not much, will do something…

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The Upper Hunter. Mr. Willis to Be a Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 10

Mr. Henry Willis, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, will again stand for the Upper Hunter electorate at the State, general election. Mr. Willis who will come out under his own…

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State Elections. Wollondilly. By-election Possibilities

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 10

No developments regarding, the Wollondilly vacancy occurred yesterday. As a matter of fact nothing really can happen until the seat is formally declared vacant, and the speaker…

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State Elections. the Expiring Parliament. Probable Polling Date

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

The Present State Parliament will expire-- that is, unless anything untoward should happen in the meantime--on November 10 next. Actually the day should be the 9th. but that date…

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Meeting of Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

The New South Wales Parliament has been further prorogued to July 22, and it will meet on that day on that day for the dispatch of business. This final session will last about two months and…

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Queensland Parliament. Progressive Railway Policy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 11

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Assembly this afternoon the following bills were read a first ime:--A bill to provide for the payment to cane suppliers of part of the value of cane,…

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W.A. Parliament Opened. Fremantle

Evening News · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 5

The third session of the Parliament of West Australia was opened to-day by the Governor. After the presentation of notices of motion a Privilege Bill was introduced, and read for the…

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Methodist General Conference. an Australasian Ecclesiastical Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 11

There began in Brisbane on the 12th inst, one of the largest and most important ecclesiastical assemblies so far held in Australia--the General Conference of the Methodists of…

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Victorian Parliament. the Coming Session. Highly Interesting One

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The coming session of the State Parliament is likely to be highly interesting. Not only will it deal with the Greater Melbourne scheme Local…

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State Elections. Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

Mr. John Grant, general secretary of the Now South Wales Political Labour League, last night supplied information with regard to Labour's propaganda and selection of…

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Political Gossip in Queensland: In and Outside Parliament Wheels Within Wheels

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 19

As duly ordered, Parliament opened on the 17th inst. The Governor's speech was a fairly lengthy document, which could hardly be dignified by the title of a…

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The Thrill of Office. First Cabinet Meeting. Parliament to Open on July 9. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 7

The Cook Cabinet held its first meeting today. "We have been shaking down--merely shaking down." said the Prime Minister…

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Tasmanian By-election. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 8

The first count for the Wiil[?] by-election for the House of Assembly has been completed. The totals now stand:—E. F. B. Blyth, 2419; Norman Cameron (Ind.), 2359;…

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Liberals Preparing. Another Genera Election. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 7

The annual conference of the Australian Liberal Union has been fixed for July 24, in Sydney The principal business will be the perfecting of organisation in anticipation of…

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Nearly £110,000. Cost of the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--It was authoritatively stated to-day that the actual taking of the poll on May 31 cost no less than £85,000, and it is estimated that the printing of the…

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Federal Elections. the Electoral Act. Returns Required

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 June 1913 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Under the provisions of part 14 of the Federal Electoral Act each candidate is required within eight weeks after the result of the election has been…

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Wollondilly Election. Polling Day, July 19

The Sun · Friday 27 June 1913 · page 4

The Speaker has issued a writ for an election in the State division of Wollondilly, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. M'Court. Nominations will close on July 4. The poll…

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