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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

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Sydney City Council. Organising for Elections. a Strenuous Labor Campaign. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 5

The executive of the A.L.P. is now organising for the municipal elections which take place in December. It is being privately circulated amongst…

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Irish Parliament. The First Silting. Inspiring Opening Scenes. Ulster Held in Trust for the Empire. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 5

The first sitting of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland was opened in the City Hail, Belfast, by the Lord-Lieu- tenant. Lord Fitzallen, to-day, when a…

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QUEENSLAND Golden Casket Prizes. Nationalist Leadership. Labor Candidates for Maranoa. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 4

In the twenty-second Golden Gasket the first prize of £5000 was won by F. Milne, butcher, Tara; the second by "Surprise," care of T. W. Blackler, Annandale…

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Ireland. the Northern Parliament. Sir James Craig's Ministry. the Official Opening. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 3

The northern Parliament opened at Belfast, in the Council Chamber at the City Hall, in the presence of a distinguished company. None of the…

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Irish Parliament. Opening of the Commons. Gathering of Unionists. Formation of the Cabinet. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 5

The Belfast House of Commons was opened, formally in brilliant weather. The Lord Lieutenant, Lord Fitzallen, replying to the city's welcome, said he…

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Australian Metals Agreement with Britain. Criticism in Parliament. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 5

The losses in connection with the Australian concentrates and spelter agreement, also the long duration thereof, were the subject of criticism in the House of Commons…

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Cockatoo Inquiry. Report Tabled in Parliament. Work to Be Resumed. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 3

The Federal Cabinet arrived at a decision, with regard to the interim report of the Cockatoo Commission, and when Parliament resumed this…

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Federal Parliament. Loan for Repatriation. the Iron Trades Tariff. Reduction Proposals Negatived. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, Sir Joseph Cook, in answer to questions said a loan would shortly be proposed, to the extent of £15,000,000. As stated, this…

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Federal Parliament. Duty on Barbed Wire. Mr Fleming's Statement. Wool Industry Imperilled. Melbourne, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 3

A discussion on the import duties on barbed wire occupied the House of Representatives to-night. Mr. Fleming said the wool industry, outback in…

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General Cables. British By-election. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 5

The by-election, for St. George's, Westminster, necessitated by the raising of Mr. Walter Long to the peerage, resulted:-- Erskine (Conservative, Anti- waste), 7244;…

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Meeting of Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

There is now a possibility of the State Parliament not meeting before the second week in August…

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State Parliament. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 2

It is now possible that the State Parliament will not meet before the second week in August. Maize husking at the Hawkesbury…

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Royalty at the Opening of Parliament. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

The Queen will accompany his Majesty the King to Belfast on June 22, for the opening of the Ulster Parliament…

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Federal Parliament. Mail Agreement. Extension of Telephone Lines. Tariff Further Considered. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

In the House of Representatives Sir Joseph Cook explained that the Tasmanian mail agreement meant payment of £30,000, instead of £15,000, for a three-day's…

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Federal Parliament. Repatriation Questions. Telephones for Country Districts. Dr. Earle Page Energising. Melbourne, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Rodgers, Assistant Minister for Repatriation, answering a question, said that any returned soldier who…

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Labor Win at By-election. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

The Heywood and Radcliffe (Lancashire) by election resulted: Walter Hall (Labor), 13,430; Colonel England (Coalition-Liberal), 13,025; C. Pickstone…

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State Politics. Election Rumors. No Apparent Grounds. Issue in Hands of the Speaker. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

There would appear to be small ground for the rumors that an early general election is imminent in New South Wales. The issue appears to lie entirely in the hands…

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State Politics. General Election Unlikely. Mr. Levy the Controlling Influence. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 5

The current rumors to the effect that the State Government contemplates a sudden and dramatic appeal to the people in the form of a general…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. Gloucester Grafton Telephone Line. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

In the House of Representatives Sir Joseph Cook told Mr. Ryan that the tariff ah ii supply would be the main business of the present session…

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The Middle East. Kemalists and Britain. Stormy Scenes in Turkish Parliament. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 3

A message from Constantinople states that stormy scenes occurred in the Parliament during the debate on the Kemalists' attitude toward Britain,…

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