In the past history of this colony the settlement of no political question has called forth a more magnificant display of public enthusiasm than that which was made before the "Herald" Office last night. ...
Article : 533 wordsOwing chiefly to unpleasant weather the polling proceeded without much demonstration. The number of votes polled in town gives evidence of the efforts of the rival leagues. The result of the ...
Article : 45 wordsPolling proceeded very quietly here to-day. The best organisation was on the side of the federalists Anti-billites are very jubilant over their local victory. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe results here showed an increase in the number of voters by 20 per cent, since the last referendam. The interest was very keen, and Denison, which had a majority of 137 last election, was ...
Article : 176 wordsThe arrangements for the referendum vote in Warringah were in the bands of Mr. John Woods, returning officer, with Mr. H. D. L. Woods as substitute. The polling places in the electorate and the ...
Article : 144 wordsReferendum Day passed off very quietly here, nothing of any importance transpiring. WEST WYALONG, Tuesday. Little excitement prevails. The majority of ...
Article : 87 wordsTwo polling places were provided in this electorate, viz., the Paddington Towa Hall and be George's Hall, Glenmore-road. At the former the banqueting room was used for the occasion. Six ...
Article : 177 wordsThe electoral arrangements in the Balmain South Electorate were under the supervision and guidance of Mr. Alfred Hancock, J. P., who had with him as assistant Mr. T. Beaver and Deputy Returning ...
Article : 180 wordsMatters were somewhat lively in this electorate, which extended as far as Watson's Bay. Additional interest was centred in the proceedings from the fact that Mr. John Garland, the sitting member for the ...
Article : 130 wordsThe voting passed off quietly. ...
Article : 8 wordsThe electors of Fitzroy were requited to repur to the Steam Laundry in Dowling-street, and having arrived there they found that a portion of the laundry premises had been converted into a polling booth, ...
Article : 195 wordsReferendum day was characterised by extreme quietness, many electors recording their votes and leaving for the day's pony racing at South Grafton. The weather was showery, but the poll taken was ...
Article : 50 wordsA calm, moonlight evening, after about a fortnight of almost incessant rain day and night, would in itself have proved sufficient inducement to the public to turn out after dusk on the occasion of a public ...
Article : 513 wordsGreat enthusiasm prevailed in Federal circles over the result of the polling, Parramatta being crowded with people from the surrounding centres. Granville reversed the vote of last year owing to ...
Article : 78 wordsVery little interest was manifested here to-day, although the vote recorded considerably exceeded that of last year. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Nowcastle district as a whole has declared in favour of Australian unity, and the anticipations of the federal leaders have been more than realised. Newcastle itself, which consists of two electorates— ...
Article : 1,016 wordsThe arrangemeats for polling in this electorate were carried out satisfactorily under the supervision of Mr. J. Wheeler, J.P., and his deputies. Polling stations had been established at the Town Hall, ...
Article : 132 wordsParty feeling in regard to the question of "Yes" or "No" was at a very low ebb in the electorate of Botany yesterday as far as outward signs indicated, for with the exception of the presence of a policeman ...
Article : 273 wordsThe large majority in favour of the bill has delighted the federalists here. The Minister for Mines states that he regards the whole position as highly satisfactory, as the large majority secured for the ...
Article : 79 wordsThe polling place in this electorate was at St. Michael's schoolroom, Foveaux-street. The chief characteristic of the day's proceedings was the remarkably quiet and undemonstrative way in which ...
Article : 121 wordsVoting proceeded quietly all day here. Messrs. Kidd and Willis recorded their votes in favour of the bill in the town, which was considered a good omen. The result of the voting here shows a large ...
Article : 81 wordsRandwick had five polling places, situated at the Randwick Town Hall, Little Cooges (Arden-street), Cooges (near the tram terminus), Oxford-street Public School, Paddington, and Green's-road (at ...
Article : 153 wordsLast night the Premier received the following telegram from Mr. C. C. Kingston. Premier of South Australia: "Please accept hearty congratulations. It is a great day for Australia." ...
Article : 35 wordsPolling for the Gipps Electorate went on steadily the whole of the day, and no incidents worthy of special mention occurred. The deputy returning officer was Mr. P. F. Hart, and his assistants were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsThere was a rush for electoral rights last night, the office of the electoral registrar being crowded up to a late hour. 122 rights were issued after dark. Polling this morning ...
Article : 125 wordsThe polling arrangements in this electorate were carried out satisfactorily under Mr. A. Lucas, J.P., returning officer. Voting places were established at the Council-chambers, Burwood, the Croydon Public ...
Article : 126 wordsThe electors of Redfern voted at the local Town Hall, where Alderman P. Stanley, J.P., as returning officer, made every provision for a heavy vote. His staff of deputy returning officers consisted of Messrs. ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Enabling Bill was finally passed by both Hosess to-day. The bill had to be recommitted to make a grammatical correction on the question that the bill be passed. Mr. Gregory, in the Counc[?] ...
Article : 178 wordsA large amount of interest was centred in the Kiug electorate. It was rumoured early in the morning that the anti-billites intended to record a solid vote in the King as a demonstration against ...
Article : 455 wordsAlthough the opponents of the bill realised during last week that they were fighting a forlorn cause they tried to put a good face on matters. Though the elections passed off quietly, the interest was ...
Article : 61 wordsThis electorate extends over the districts of Strathfield, Enfield, Bankstown, South Bankstown, Cabramatia, and St. John's Park. At Canterbury and Enfield up to 4 o'clock in the afternoon a ...
Article : 152 wordsParticular stress was laid by the anti-billites on the heavy loss which the success of the Federal Bill Would mean for the sugar industry m the colony. All sorts of means were used to influence the vote in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsProceedings in connection with the referendum polling were not in this electorate marked with any unusual incident. Punctually at 8 o'clock the various booths were ready for the early casting of a ...
Article : 281 wordsThe polling passed off quietly. A much heavier vote than on June 3 of last year will be recorded Both sides were confident of a majority. The weather is somewhat showery, but fine. ...
Article : 48 wordsPolling passed off quietly. Federalists held a demonstration and torchlight procession on the eve of voting. Mr. Boyce addressed a large meeting, at which a special vote of thanks was accorded to the ...
Article : 43 wordsConsiderable futurest was displayed in the taking of the vote in the electorate of Darlington. The polling booth was situated in Abercrombie-street in a central position, and the returning officer, Mr. P. ...
Article : 166 wordsOwing to the rainy weather a comparatively [?] number of people assembled to witness the [?] of the figures at the "Courier" office to-night. There was an entire absence of ex[?]cement, [?] ...
Article : 54 wordsThe delaration of the poll shows a large majority for the bill. The polling is nearly double that of last referendum. Great enthusiasm was shown during the day. ...
Article : 31 wordsReferendum Day passed off quietly in most instances. The shops were open and business proceeded as usual. Billites were especially vigorous. About 300 more votes were recorded than for the bill ...
Article : 40 wordsMuch interest was displayed here to-night co[?]cerning the referendum in New South Wales. LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. Great interest is taken in the result of the ...
Article : 42 wordsStrong efforts were also made by the anti-billites to capture the mining vote. These, too, were signally unsuccessful. Broken Hill may be taken is a sample of the silver-mining industry. In 1898 ...
Article : 211 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 475 wordsThe electors of the Glebe carried out the work of recording their votes in a quiet and unostentatious manner, and it was difficult for an outsider to gauge what side would win. The general opinion ...
Article : 203 wordsFrom the opening of the booths in this electorate the voting was steadily carried on during the day, in fact the district generally was very quiet on account perhaps of the holiday. The voting at the ...
Article : 179 wordsVery little local excitement was manifested throughout the day regarding the referendum, but a larger vote has been polled in each electorate than last year. ...
Article : 54 wordsA meeting under the auspices of the National League was held at Fremantle last night. The federalists were present in strong force, and the disturbing element was introduced, the speakers being ...
Article : 64 wordsThere was nothing in the way of startling incident to record with regard to the polling for tho Lang Division at the Old Masonic Hall, Clareuce-street and the work of voting proceeded all day quietly and ...
Article : 123 wordsThe anticipated majority of two to one from Moss Vole has been realised. Intense enthusiasm was manifested here on receipt of news of a 20,000 majority. ...
Article : 30 wordsA race meeting was held at Sandown Park this afternoon in fine weather, and was well aftended. The Jumpers' Flat Race was won by Legs by half a length; but as he had bored Nilus on the rails in the ...
Article : 470 wordsPolling is proceeding very steadily. The weather is fine. ...
Article : 15 wordsIn times of ordinary political excitement, when party feeling runs high and the supporters of the various candidates are usually prepared to give and take with great heartiness, Phillip Division has been ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Waverley supporters of the Federal Bill, who secured a victory at the last referendum, and were intent on again scoring an oven greater result, had during the campaign met with encouraging success, ...
Article : 140 wordsThe voting passed off quietly. The poll is rather more favourable to the bill than at the last referendum. CAMPBELLTOWN, Tuesday. ...
Article : 54 wordsIn Belmore there was only one polling place, viz., at the Oddfellows' Temple, Elizabeth-street. Outside the ball a fair crowd assembled all day and federal literature and dodgers were liberally ...
Article : 158 wordsA heavy vote was recorded at Leichhardt, and it was in excess of that of last year. Up to 4 o'clock in the booths at the Leichhardt Town Hall, and in the Callan Park booth fully 1300 votes were cast ...
Article : 101 wordsThe town presented quite a lively appearance today and voters rolled up strongly. Twenty-two employees came in from Borambil station, 10 miles out, in procession in traps and on horses, with ...
Article : 38 wordsEvery arrangement was made by the returning officer, Mr. John Hamblin, J.P., for the taking of the vote with accuracy and speed. There were three polling centres—viz., the Town Hall, Erskineville; ...
Article : 192 wordsPyrmont by its vote proclaimed itself strongly an anti-bill electorate. Polling proceeded steadily all day long, the heaviest taking place between noon and 1 o'clock, when 223 votes were cast. Up to 3 o'clock ...
Article : 102 wordsIn the absence through illness of the returning officer for Waterloo, Mr. Thomas Collier, J P., his place was filled by his deputy, Mr. J. T. Sammons, who carried out his duties in a manner that gave ...
Article : 246 wordsPolling to-day was the heaviest on record, and, as expected, a large majority was recorded for the bill, Polling proceeded quietly all day. ...
Article : 26 wordsAn immense concourse of many thousands of citizens assembled to-night outside the Newcastle branch office of the "Sydney Morning Herald," where the results of the refereudum were shown by means of a ...
Article : 214 wordsThe proceedings in Bligh Division were marked by an amount of regularity and an entire absence of excitement. The polling took place in a booth in Palmer-street, and was presided over by ...
Article : 273 wordsReferendum Day passed off quietly at the various polling places around and at Carcoar. The labourers, miners, and some of the farmers appeared very apathetic. Many strong opponents of the bill are under ...
Article : 60 wordsThe two polling stations in the Annandale electorate, St. Aidan's Hall, Aunaudale, and the Glebe Town Hall, had a steady stream of voters all day. At the former, Mr. P. F. Thompson, the ...
Article : 142 wordsReferendum Day passed off very quietly, and very little excitement prevailed. Members of the Federal League worked well throughout the day trying to influence votes. As anticipated there was a majority ...
Article : 77 wordsThe returning-officer (Mr. J. T. Neale, J.P.) made complete arrangements for the taking of the poll in three contres, viz., at the Oddfellows' Hall, Enmore; the Town Hall, St. Peters; and a polling ...
Article : 176 wordsThe result of the federal referendum in the mother colony was received in Melbourne with profound satisfaction, mingled with some surprise at the heaviness of the voting against the bill. The poll ...
Article : 712 wordsPolling passed off very quietly. At the declaration of the poll three cheers were given for a united Australia. ...
Article : 24 wordsIn this very scaltered electorate the proceedings were not of an exciting nature. Small crowds were gathered in knots round the booths, where quiet discussions took place as to the ultimate issue of the ...
Article : 279 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 14 wordsOnly three polling stations were found necessary in this electorate.. Mr. W. Bailey, J.P., was the returning officer, and he had men stationed at the Ashfield Hall, which formed the headquarters, at ...
Article : 117 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 103 wordsEverything has been very quiet and orderly throughout in connection with the polling. Voting in Paterson and Eccleston favoured federation, but in the other polling places of this district the voting ...
Article : 41 wordsFor the convenience of the electors of Cook Division a special booth had been erected at the southern end of Crown-street, and it was found to be admirably designed. Here the presiding officer was Mr. ...
Article : 242 wordsThe electors of Camperdown had the choice of three centres in which to record their votes.The great majority preferred to say "Yes or No" at the courthouse, Newtown. The remaining centres ...
Article : 225 wordsGreat interest was taken in the polling to-day. Federalists are gratified at the result of the local voting, which shows a large majority for the bill. BOMBALA, Tuesday. ...
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Advertising : 352 wordsThe vote was taken yesterday in the Balmain North Electorate at the one central polling booth, Oddfellows' Hall, Darling-street. Mr. George Edward Young, J.P., was the returning officer, and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 21 Jun 1899, Page 6
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