Municipal Elections Before Anzac Day
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--Anzac Day was celebrated in many places to-day instead of Wednesday, owing to the fact that the municipal elections have been fixed for that day…
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After the Gordon Election. Testimonials to Mr. and Ms. Lonton
The Chatswood Town Hall was packed last night, with the friends and supporters of Mr. E. J. Loxton, who contested the Gordon seat against Mr. T. R. Bavin, the successful…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Benambra (Vic.) Election
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. L. H. Sambell of Tallangatta, is leading by over 300 votes in the election for the Benambra seat in the State Assembly. As he has not secured an absolute…
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The 24th Parliament of New South Wales was opened on April 17. After the members had been sworn in, Mr. Macartney Abbott moved that Mr. J. J. Cohen be appointed…
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A meeting of the West Sydney lady [?] porters of the National Party, will be held on the Record Reign Hall, St. John's-road [?] to-morrow afternoon, at [?] o'clock. This [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Elections. Mr. Cook's Tour. Melbourne
The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cook), who returned to Melbourne to-day from a tour in South Australia, reports having had a series of good meetings in that State in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Strife of Election Tongues." Bishop and Preferential Voting
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—In the course of his address to Synod to-day the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr. Stretch, said that when he was in England, he could not help contrasting the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Federal Elections. Energy Against Energy. Mr. Hughes V. Mr. Hampson. the Bendigo Tussle
CASTLEMANE, VIC., Tuesday.—Mr. Hughes, who had rushed back from Tasmania, hurried up here on Sunday, to be ready for an extended tour of the southern and south-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In and Out of Parliament: Mr. Hughes, Sectarianism, and the Federal Elections. Those Nauseous Pamphlets and the Low Anti-Catholic Campaign. Mr. Hughes Disassociates Himself From Sectarianism
We are glad to note that Mr. Hughes has at last disassociated himself from sectarianism, and that he has expressed his pain "that certain literature is being circulated…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Albert Lame and Dalley. a Candidate Who Pleases the Orange Lodge. No Catholics Need Apply for Parliamentary Honors
Sir,—An insult has been offered by the Nationalist party to the memory of one of Australia's most illustrious statesmen. Mr. Albert Lane, of Balmain, lias been deemed…
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The by-election at Geelong (V.) on April 20 (caused by Mr. W. Plain, once a Labor member, who has gone to the "Nationalists," and is standing for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor's Candidates. Some of the Men Carrying the Flag. Mr. D. Watkins
Mr. David Watkins, Federal Labor member for Newcastle, was born at Wallsend on May 5, 1865, and for some time prior to entering Parliament was secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor and the Elections. Appeal for Financial Assistance
Mr. Joseph Cook, M.H.R., is reported to have stated that Mr. Evans, Secretary of the P.L.L., is circularising the farmers for funds. If Mr. Cook is correctly reported…
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An address was delivered by Senator Pearce at the National Federation rally last night. Senator Pearce emphasised the fact that the election had been caused by the war, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Pool. Farmers and the Elections
The following appeal to the farmers in connection with the Federal elections is made by Mr. G. S. Beeby (Minister for Labour aud Industry):…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Defeat N. Z. Municipal Elections Conscriptionists Win Dominion's Anzac Day Wellington (N. Z.)
A feature of the municipal elections throughout the Dominion is the striking defeat of the Labor candidates in nearly every centre where the conscription issue entered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election of Officers Instructions for Deputy Returning Officers
Instructions have been issued to all branch secretaries and collectors that are appointed deputy returning officers to the following effect: —…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Elections. the War First. Senator Pearce in W.a
PERTH, Wednesday.--An enthusiastic audience greeted .the Minister for Defence at His Majesty's Theatre last night. The president of the National Federation read the following…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Politics. Soldier Polling. London, Thursday Night
Polling begins at Salisbury among the soldiers about May 2 for the Federal elections. The voting for the Queensland referendum in connection with the Upper House will not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conscription and the Commonwealth Elections. The Prime Minister's Plain Statement in Reply to an Anti-British Cleric
Replying to assertions made by the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Mannix) the Prime Minister said at Castlemaine (Vic.) this week :- "I repudiate in the most emphatic manner the Archbishop's suggestion that I purpose to find a ready excuse to bring on another referendum…
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