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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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L.w.w. Denounced. by Official Labor Candidate

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. Robert Cruickshank, Official Labor candidate for the H[?]me electorate, at a meeting at Uranquinty (says the Wagga correspondent of…

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Mr. Brookfield and the Union Jack. South Australian Parliament's Action. Letter to Acting-premier. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

The Acting-Premier (Mr. G. W. Fuller) has received the following letter from the secretary of the joint House Committee of the South Australian…

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Federal Elections. Australia's Policy. Stated by Mr. Hughes. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

Australia's policy, said Mr. W. M. Hughes at a meeting last night, must be to increase production and systematise her industries. The poisonous…

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Federal Elections. the Barrier Seat

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 8

A meeting of the committee and workers for Lieutenant Montgomery, candidate for the Barrier in the House of Representatives, will he held in…

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Geelong By-election. Won by a Liberal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

The Geelong by-election to fill the vacancy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly caused by the resignation of Mr. W. Plain, a former Labor member,…

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Norway Considers the Position. Secret Session of Parliament. (Reuter's Message.) Christiania

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

The Storthing has concluded its secret sittings on questions of the food supply and the dangers of navigating the North Sea in relation to Norway's…

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Federal Elections. Feeling in West Australia. Mr. Scaddan Explains. Position of Mr. Hugues's Followers. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

In justifying his position on Saturday night, Mr. Scaddan, M.L.A., ex-Premier, told a Nationalist audience at Perth that the supporters of Mr. W…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Josiah Thomas and the I.W.W. Position of the P.L.L. EXECUTIVE. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. Josiah Thomas, ex-member for the Barrier, and one of the National Senate candidates for New South Wales, speaking at Lithgow on…

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Japanese Elections. Victory for the Government. (Reuter's Message.) Tokio

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Reports of the elections show that the Government was victorious. It is estimated that the Government has won 217 seats and the Oppositton 164. This…

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Federal Elections. Mr. W. M. Hughes at Bendigo. the Sectarian Issue. "Circulation of Offensive Literature." Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) yesterday commenced a tour of the Bendigo electorate. Addressing a large meeting at…

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Victoria. a By-election. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. L. H. Sambell, of Tallangatta, is leading by over 300 votes in the election for the Benambra seat in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, previously…

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Barrier Election. Lieutenant Montgomery on Tour. Through the Electorate

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 1

Lieutenant Montgomery is addressing a series of meetings in the southern portion of The Barrier electorate, taking in Moama, Deniliquin…

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The Barrier Election. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Sir,—With your permission I should like to place a few truths before your readers. There is but one way to make Australia great amongst the nations,…

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Federal Elections. Dr. Mannix's Statement. Repudiation by Prime Minister. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Speaking at Castlemaine yesterday, the Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) said that he repudiated Archbishop Mannix's suggestion that he…

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General Cable News. the Japanese Elections. (Reuter's Message.) Tokio

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

The Japanese elections resulted in the Government gaining 50 seats. This means a triumph of the policy for friendliness towards China, closer…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Hughes and the Admission of Germans. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) was asked yesterday whether in the event of a British victory, Germans would be allowed to enter…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Hughes at Chiltern. Criticism of Brookfield, Considine, and Miss Pankhurst. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

In the course of a speech at Chiltern last nignt the Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hushes) referred to the utterances of Mr. Pereival Brookfield, M.L.A.,…

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Federal Elections. the Prime Minister and Conscription. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

At Benalla last night the Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) pledged himself not to enforce conscription, either by statute or regulation, during the…

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New Zealand. Municipal Elections. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

The result of the municipal elections in New Zealand, disclose an almost unanimous tendeney to keep out the Labor movement. At Wellington, and…

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Benambra Election Result. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

The final result of the Benambra by—election for the Legislative Assembly was:—Beardmore (Liberal) 1779 votes; Sambell (Liberal), 1506 votes…

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