Died at tho polling Booth. Sad Falality at Dulwich Hill
Immediately after recording his vote in the Masonic Hall, Dulwich Hill, on Saturday afternoon, Henry Dempsey, seventy-eight years of age, living at…
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Commonwealth Elections. Queensland Labor Candidates
The retiring Senators, Messrs. Mullen. Stewart, and Turley, have been selected to contest the Senate elections in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliaments, Parties and Political Policies. N.S.W. ELECTIONS Analysis of the Results Many Changes and Several Surprises
The intest available returns of Satur-day's polling at the N.S.W. Parliamentary elections give a substantial majority to the Nationalist party, led by the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Nationalists. Premier and Labor Vote. Complaints About Returns Mr. Wade's Appointment. Rejected Candidates for Upper House
Mr. Holman who had [?] of cong[?] morning suffering from a [?] he is going away again [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Absence of Drunkenness. Record Temperance During Elections
A record in temperance for the city was established on Saturday. The number [?] persons locked up in the city between Saturday [?]…
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"One Reason,"—I have no doubt that when the war is over and the soldiers have returned to New South Wales, their votes will be sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Federal Elections. Issue of the Writs. Melbourne
The House of Representatives was dissolved to-day by proclamation issued by the Governor-General, under date of March 23. The writs were also issued for the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Premier on the Elections. Reply to Mr. Storey
"The present figures," said the Premier, referring to the State sections yesterday, "indicate pretty clearly 54 Nationalists and 33 Labourites, though there are seats…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Elections State of Parties. Position Unaltered
Figures to hand yesterday from the various electorates did not appreciably alter the state of parties. According to the latest returns, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hughes at Bendigo Oranges of Election Sectarian Issue Raised Whipping-up Conscription Bendigo
The decision of the Prime Minister to contest the Bendigo seat has been received with undoubted pleasure by a large majority of the electors, among them those who have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Absent Votes Second Ballot Perplexity Gordon Candidates' Position
A remarkable situation exists in regard to absent votes. The Act lays it down that they must not be counted until they are all in the hands of the returning officer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Elections. Delayed State Selections. Issue of Writs
All the States except New South Wales have selected their Win-the-war candidates. Here, apparently, some hitch has arisen, in view of the many varied interests to be considered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Elections
Mr. R. WALKER (I.N.) Mr. B. HALL (N.). Mr. T. C. ARTHUR (P.L.L.) The three candidates for the Hawkesbury, where it is still uncertain who will be eligible to run against Mr. Hall in the second ballot. Mr. Hall has a majority of 1268 over the Independent Nationalist, who, however, has a lead…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Incidents of a Quiet Polling Day
Second Ballots will be necessary in Albury, Byron, Durham, Gloucester, Gordon, Hawkesbury, Kahibah, and Namoi, none of the candidates in those…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Unregistered Racing Abolished by Western Australian Parliament
For many years past a great thorn in the side of the W.A.T.C. has been unregistered racing. From time to time, committees of the leading club have tried to cripple the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Election. Candidate for Riverina Selected. Wagga
Two hundred delegates from all parts of the Hume electorate met at Wagga last night, to select, a candidate in the National interests for Hume, in the approaching federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Audacious Bluff, Surely. The Water Board's Claims. Will the Matter Have to Come Before Parliament?
At the Parramatta Council meeting on Monday two letters from the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage came before the council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Patent Barrier Popular Oakbank Candidates in Public Adelaide. March 24
It looks as though the now patent barrier invented by Mr. H. P. McLachlan has come to stay. Mr. McLachlan is a committeeman of Tattersall's Club, and the machine was first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Senate Three. Other Candidates Selected
The New South Wales National committee appointed to make selections for the Federal fight last night decided to endorse the candidature of Senator Millen, Mr. Josiza Thomas,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Elections. Second Ballots for Saturday. Gordon and Kahibah
A second ballot is to take place in the Gorden and Kahibah electorates on Saturday. The last named does not appears in the [?] of the Act as a country Seat, Frequently there…
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