VOTE FOR THOMSON. FREETRADE AND DIRECT TAXATION. THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY. NATIONAL OLD-AGE PENSIONS. NATIONAL BANK OF ISSUE. NATIONALISATION OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT. A CITIZEN ARMY. THE REFERENDUM. LEGISLATIVE DAY SITTINGS. CROWN DEFENDER. VOTE … [Read more...] about Vote for Thomson [election statement of J.A. Thomson, 24 March 1901]
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Cr. J. Charles is a candidate [election statement of Joseph Charles, 24 March 1901]
[Editor: This election advertisement, regarding the candidature of Joseph Charles for the Senate in Western Australia, was published in The West Australian Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 24 March 1901.] Federal Senate Elections. CR. J. CHARLES IS A CANDIDATE LADIES and … [Read more...] about Cr. J. Charles is a candidate [election statement of Joseph Charles, 24 March 1901]
To the Electors of Western Australia [election statement of Henry Saunders, 24 March 1901]
[Editor: An election advertisement regarding the candidature of Henry John Saunders for the Senate in Western Australia. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 24 March 1901.] To the Electors of Western Australia. HENRY J. SAUNDERS, M.L.C., And EX-MAYOR of … [Read more...] about To the Electors of Western Australia [election statement of Henry Saunders, 24 March 1901]
A Last Word [poem, 30 March 1901]
[Editor: This poem is from the “Editorial Mill” column, published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 30 March 1901. The poem was a call to vote for the Labor Party and a White Australia in the first federal election in Australia (held on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 March … [Read more...] about A Last Word [poem, 30 March 1901]
Waltzing Matilda [song, 14 December 1901]
[Editor: An early printing of the song “Waltzing Matilda” (written by Andrew Barton (“Banjo”) Paterson). Published in The Capricornian, 14 December 1901. Click here to see some videos of this song being played.] A Popular Bush Song. A bush poem entitled “Waltzing Matilda” … [Read more...] about Waltzing Matilda [song, 14 December 1901]