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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1915

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State Parliament. Session to Close in December. the Liquor Bill. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 4

According to the Premier, the State Parliamentary session will close in the second week in December. The Liquor Act Amendment Bill will…

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The British Parliament. a Duration Measure. (Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 2

Mr. Asquith has announced that he intends to introduce the Parliamentary Registration Bill to-day. The measure deals with the duration…

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The Caucus. Adjournment of Parliament. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 2

At the meeting of the Labor caucus yesterday, with regard to the general business of the [?]ession it was decided to leave the fixing of the date for the…

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British Parliament. the Plural Voting Bill. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 2

The Parliamentary Registration Bill is being reconsidered, owing to some of the Conservatives objecting to the first clause, whereby the session of the…

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Restricting Rents. Bill Before British Parliament. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 4

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Walter Long (president of the Local Government Board) introduced a bill providing for the restricting of…

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State Parliament. Pr0longation Proposals. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 4

Among some of the members of Parliament lately there has been a feeling that should the war not be over when the State Parliament is due to…

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British By-election. the Socialist Victory at Merthyr Tydfil. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 November 1915 · page 2

Mr. Stanton's victory as a Socialist candidate for the Merthyr Tydfil seat in the House of Commons is regarded as of the greatest significance…

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Opening of Roumanian Parliament. Bucharest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1915 · page 2

The King of Roumania, in opening Parliament to-day, said that the war which was drenching the world with blood, continued with increasing…

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State Parliament. the Eight-hours Bill. Second Reading Passed in the Council. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 4

In the Legislative Council last night the Eight-hours Bill was read a second time, the voting being 21 votes in favor and 13 against…

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Sydney Municipal Elections. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 2

The triennial Sydney city council elections yesterday did not attract marked interest. The result is to give Labor an advance of four Seats on the…

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Alleged Intimidation at Parliament House

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 1

Subsequent to the question asked by Mr. Young in the House of Assembly on Wednesday regarding the attitude of the Government in the matter of…

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Extension of the Life of Parliament. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" announces that it is understood that the Cabinet has decided to extend the life of the British Parliament until January, 1917…

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South Australian Parliament. the Licensing Bill. Important Amendments Carried. a Twenty-one Hours' Sitting Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

The Assembly sat all night and well into to-day in an effort to take the Licensing Bill right through the committee stage…

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State Parliament. the Legislative Council. Liquor Act Amendment Bill. Threat to Drop the Measure. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday the debate On the second reading of the Appropriation Bill was continued, and the measure was passed through…

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The Totalisator. Discussed in New South Wales Parliament

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 8

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Cusack asked when the Premier would give him an opportunity to bring before the…

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State Parliament. Work Before Christmas Adjournment. Bills Awaiting Passage. Cabinet Ministers Busy. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 5

The new taxation proposals which the State Government intends to submit to Parliament next week, include one relating to betting tickets. A measure has…

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Scene in the State Parliament. Members at Variance. Cross-firing in the Assembly. "I Will Smace Him on the Nose."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 8

The Legislative Assembly sat all night "Wednesday, and well into Thursday afternoon in its endeavor to deal with the Estimates for the current financial…

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Peace Debate. in the German Parliament. Matters That Germans Cannot Understand. "Blind Beliefs of the Allies." Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Sunday 5 December 1915 · page 1

A German Wireless Press message says that the discussion upon peace tenms which will take place in the Reichstag next week has been made…

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Debate in Italian Parliament. Statement by the Premier. Gravity of the Situation. Rome

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 2

The Chamber of Deputies animatedly discussed Baron Sonnino's statement regarding Greece and Italy's intentions regarding Servia…

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Adelaide Municipal Elections. Alderman Isaacs As Mayor. Labor Defeat at Port Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 2

Alderman Isaacs was elected Mayor of Adelaide on Saturday, gaining 4475 votes to Alderman Simpson's 2496. The Port Adelaide elections…

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