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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1914

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Federal Parliament. Preference Prohibition Bill. Passed Through Committee. Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 6

The House of Representatives sat till 5.30 o'clock this morning, and passed the Preference Prohibition Bill through committee. The third reading…

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Federal Parliament. Still Discussing No Preference Bill. the Mace Disappears. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 8

In the House of Representatives yesterday, after the luncheon to the Governor-General, the debate was continued on the No Preference to Unionists Bill…

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Bethnal Green By-election. Opposing Political Forces. to Be Represented at Final Meeting. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 8

Intense interest is displayed by the public in the Bethnal Green by-election. Mr. Lloyd George at the last moment has offered to speak at Mr…

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Victorian Parliament. Elections May Be Held in August. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 2

It is announced by proclamation issued by the State Government yesterday that the Victorian Parliament is further prorogued till June 23, when it will…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Federal Parliament. Representatives' Long Sitting. Forty-three Hours. Progress of the No Preference Bill. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 1

After a sitting lasting 43 hours the Opposition stonewall in the House of Representatives was demolished on Friday night. The Preference Prohibition…

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Home Rule Bill. the Ipswich Election. (Reuter's Message.) London, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. C. F. G. Masterman the defeated Liberal candidate in the Ipswich bye-election, was Financial Secretary to the Treasury in the present…

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Federal Parliament. Commonwealth Bank and State Tax. the East-west Railway Strike. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 2

In the House of Representatives yesterday the removal of the m[?]ce, with certain papers, and the locking of the doors on Friday last was reported upon…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

A report by the governor of the Commonwealth Bank relating to the proposed transfer of the savings bank branch was tabled in the Senate…

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Federal Parliament. Who Took the Mace? Mr. Higgs Confesses. Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

In the House, of Representatives Mr. W. G. Higgs (Q.) stated that he alone was responsible for the removal of the mace, which, he said, was done as an…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. National Regiments. Melbourne, Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

The Senate is discussing a motion by Senator Pearce to disallow national regiments. The object, he said, should be to build up an Australian Army…

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Federal Parliament. Attorney-general and Double Dissolution. Early Election Probable. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 4

The Federal Attorney General (Mr. W. H. Irvine, K.C.), is planning out arguments for a double dissolution when it shall be necessary to ask for one…

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Federal Parliament. Mr. Cook and Mr. Hughes. "Government Knows Its Duty." Bounties Act Extended. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. W. M. Hughes (N.S.W.) asked if the Government intended to make its representations to the…

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Lessons of the By-elections. As Read by Mr. Lloyd George. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George, in addressing a meeting of his constituents in Carnarvonshire, said that the results, of the recent by-elections were not due to a…

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Interstate Commission. the Typothetae Criticised. Federal Parliament Powers. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

In an interim report issued yesterday, the interstate commission deals in outspoken fashion with the Victorian Typothetae. The action of this body,…

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Federal Parliament. Double Dissolution Asked For. Government Approaches Governor-general. Mr. Cook to Interview Sir R. Munro Ferguson To-day. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 2

The Federal Government has applied to the Governor-General for a double dissolution of the Parliament owing to the rejection by the Senate, in two…

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Double Dissolution. Preparing for the Elections. State Ministers to Assist. Mr. Fisher on the Situation. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

It has boon decided not to publish the correspondence between the Ministers and the Governor-General over the application for a double…

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Miners' Parliamentary Candidates. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

The Miners' Federation has adopted its executive's recommendation that the additional miners' Parliamentary candidates should be limited to 10. but…

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Irish Elections. Nationalists Gain County Council Seats. Dublin

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 2

The Nationalists have captured representation on the Cork County Council, the O'Brienists losing seven divisions, including Monkstown, the…

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Federal Elections. Preparatons for the Coming Contests. Mr. Cook to Be Opposed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 2

'Yesterday Mr. Cook, the Prime Minister, in an interview, laid special [?]ress on the urgency of every elector registering at the earliest possible…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Agar Wynne Will Not Again Contest. Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 8

The Postmaster-General in the Federal Cabinet, Mr. Agar Wynne, has intimated that he has definitely decided not to seek re-election at the…

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