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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1915

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State Politics. Willoughby By-election. Ballot for Labor Candidate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 1

A ballot in connection with the Willoughby by-election for the Legislative Assembly took place on Saturday in order to select the Labor…

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Russian Parliament. Its Summary Prorogation. Causes Intense Feeling. Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 2

The summary prorogation of the Russian Duma has caused intense feeling among the more advanced elements of the State. Blame is attached to…

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The Supply of Munitions. Questions in Parliament. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Tennant (Under-Secretary of the War Office), in reply to Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, stated that the supply of grenades and trench mortars…

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South Australia. Parliament Adjourns. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 4

Parliament has adjourned until late in October on account of the Premiers' Conference in Melbourne…

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In Australia. Germans in the Public Service. More References in Parliament. by Messrs. Holman and Wade. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman), dealing with the question of Germans in the State Public Service, supplied the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) London Quotations. London, Wednesday. South Broken Hill shares sold to-day on the London Exchange at £6 2/6. the Great Cobar Mine. Statement in Parliament. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Holman) stated last night in the Legislative Assembly that he had not had time to consult the Cabinet on the question as to…

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Censoring War News. Criticism in Parliament. Press Bureau a Creaking, Lumbering Machine." London

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 2

Sir A. B. Markham, in the House of Commons, severely criticised the censoring of news of German origin which, he said, was fully published in…

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Broken Hill--gondobolin Railway. the Timbermen's Dispute. Referred to in Parliament. Norton Griffiths and Company and Wages. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Minister for Works (Mr. Cann) was asked by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Wade) whether he had…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office. 3.30 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) In the Balkans. Arming of the Greeks. Parliament Summoned. Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 6

An official decree for the mobilisation of the Greek army has been issued. The Greek Parliament has been…

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Willoughby By-election. the Second Ballot. Mr. John Haynes Successful. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 September 1915 · page 1

Polling in connection with the Willoughby by-election for the Legislative Assembly (the seat vacant through the death of Sergeant Larkin,…

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Willoughby By-election. Mr. Holman Disappointed. Mr. Wade's Comments. Influence of the German Question. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 September 1915 · page 2

The Premier (Mr/ W. A. Holman) referring to the result of the Willoughby by-election, said last night just before he departed for Melbourne, that…

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United Labor Party. Member of Parliament Asked to Resign. While Attending Conference Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 4

At the twelfth annual conference of the United Labor Party in Adelaide to-day, Mr. F. Lundie moved that Mr. Wilson, M.L.C., be asked to resign…

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State Parliament. New South Wales Patriotic Funds. Civil Service Retrenchments. Willoughby Member Attacks the Government. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. T. H. Thrower (Macquarie) gave notice of his intention to move for a royal commission to inquire into…

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The British Victory. News Cableo to Actingpremier. Announced in Parliament. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Cann, the Acting-Premier, announced in the Legislative Assembly last night that he had received that evening a cablegram stating that the…

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Federal Affairs. Parliament to Assemble on October 27. War and the Referendum Questions. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 2

The Federal Parliament is to assemble on October 27. It has been practically arranged that it shall sit for only a fortnight…

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State Parliament. North Sydney Gas Works Dispute. the Third Rail Trial. Mr. Wright's Amendment to Fair Rents Bill. Recruiting Campaign Expenses. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Minister of Labor and Industry (Mr. J. Estell) stated in reply to Mr. J. T. L. Fitzpatrick regarding the…

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State Parliament. the Legislative Council. Non-attendance Question. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 2

In the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. J.D. Fitzgerald (representative of the Government) complained of the difficulty of securing a quorum,…

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South Australian Labor Conference. Proposed Government Smelters. Classes on Railways,. Public Servants and Elections. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 4

The Labor conference was continued at Adelaide to-day when the following resolutions were carried:— "That the attention of the State…

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Questions in Parliament. Operations in the Dardanelles. and Baltic Sea. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. L. Outhwaite asked, in the House of Commons to-day whether the statement by Sir George W. Buchanan (British ambassador at Petrograd) was…

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Federal Parliament. Alleged Split in the Liberal Ranks. No Change of Leader in Prospect. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

The Melbourne correspondent of a Sydney paper writes:—"The report which has been circulated that the leadership of the Liberal party of the…

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