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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

153 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8

State Parliament Adjourns. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 5

Country Press—Parliament adjourned last night for a month…

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I.W.W. Trials Allegations in Parliament. Trades Hall Excited. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 2

Country Press—It is now stated that Scully, the chief Crown witness in the I.W.W. case, who left Australia for England via America, cannot be…

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Notes and Comments. Parliament

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 3

Parliament has been duly adjourned, to admit of members taking part in the recruiting campaign. The…

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British Parliament. General Election Likely. London

Young Witness · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

Reuter.—In the lobbies; the Party Whips anticipate that there will be a general election in November. It is impossible, it is said, for it to be…

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Member of Parliament Fatally Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 4

Major Bennett Goldey, member of the House of Commons, has died at Brest from injuries received in a motoring accident…

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Farmers' Candidate for Burrangong

Young Witness · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 6

At a meeting of the Grenfell F. and S. Association on Saturday last Mr. W. H. Simpson moved that that branch of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Mr. Beeby. Resignation From Parliament Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 August 1918 · page 2

There is much speculation as to when Mr. Beeby, Minister for Labor and Industry, will resign his seat and become President of the Arbitration…

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Seats in Parliament for Women. London

Young Witness · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, stated that the Crown Law officers in England, Scotland and Ireland were unanimously of the opinion…

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Parliament Questions Regarding Mr. Kleinsmith. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 2

In the State Parliament last night Mr. Wearne asked if Mr. Kleinsmith was the son of Reinold Klelnschmidt, if he is a naturalised subject, or has…

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The Sharefarmers in Parliament. Mr. Loughlin Wants Estates Resumed

Young Witness · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 2

On the motion for adjourning the House on Tuesday last, Mr. Longhlin invited the attention of the Government to the serious situation that was…

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Lyndhihist National Candidate

Young Witness · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 4

The Blayney paper states that the nomination of candidates for selection as the Nationalists candidate for 'Lynd hurst closed with the secretary (Mr…

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Burrangong Electorate. the Next Election Campaign an Appeal for Unity. (Contributed)

Young Witness · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 6

It will be a thousand pities if anything were to arise to prevent a united front being shown t othe Labor Socialistic Party at the next General…

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Candidate for Burrangong. Farmers Will Select Their Own Man. No Conference with Nationalists. Electoral Reform Wanted

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 1

The question of a candidate to oppose at the next State elections the sitting member for Burrangong has been very much in the air during the…

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Candidate for Burrangong. Reasons Why Nationalists Should Ask Mr. Burgess to Run

Young Witness · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

Sir,—Quite recently I noticed that there was a conference of the National Party held at Young for the purpose of discussing the question of…

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Progressive Party. Selection of Candidates. Mr. Beeby and Leadership

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 3

The executive of the 'Farmers and Settlers' Association has authorised the Burrangong, Lyndhurst and Moaaro district councils to proceed with…

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Blunders of the Past. Are They to Be Repeated at Next Election. (To the Editor)

Young Witness · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 6

Sir,—It is only possible to understand the Jubilation of "The Land" newspaper, over the announcement ha[?] the F. and S. Association in the…

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Debate in Parliament

Young Witness · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—There was a further debate in the State Parliament last night upon the housing problem, it was aliened by members that the…

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Burrangong Seat. Separate Candidates Called For

Young Witness · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 1

Nominations will be received by the returning officer Mr. Geo. Cousins. Grenfell, from qualified persons willing to submit their names are…

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All-night Sitting of Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 1

The Legislative Assembly sat throughout the night dealing with the estimates. An attempt to reduce the salary of the Inspector-General of Police from £1500 to £1000 was defeated by…

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Parliament. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 4

The Assembly met at 11 o'clock this morning with a view of expediting the passage of the Estimates…

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