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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

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South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

The Parliamentary session concluded early here on Saturday morning. The final bone of contention was the Licensing Amendment Bill, particularly the…

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Prolongation of Parliament. Meeting in Protest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

To protest against the proposed prolongation of the life of the State Parliament a meeting of citizens was held in the Sydney Domain this afternoon…

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U.S. Presidency. Incidents of the Election. Some Heavy Wagering. New York

Northern Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

The largest winner In Wall Street I by bets on tho Presidential election Is Edward Doheny, who won 300,000 dollars. M. E. Smithers, formerly an…

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"Teddy" for 1920 Election. Lively Exclamations by Rdosevelt

Northern Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

An election procession at Oyster Bay carried a banner Inscribed "Teddy, not Hughes, In 1920" (the dale of tho next election). When Mr…

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American Election. a Record Vote. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

It is estimated that a million pounds sterling will be tied up in election bets until the Republican Committe formally admits President Wilson's victory…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 7

Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. FITZGERALD, Vice-president of the…

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Presidential Election. Alleged Misuse of Moneys. WASHINGTON

Northern Times · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 5

It is stated that an investigation has been ordered into alleged miscuse of moneys in the Presidential election…

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That Great Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 6

Touching the Presidential election! Making the best of a bad job, the German press has hailed President Wilson as a known quantity, and dismissed Judge…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legisiative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. FITZGERALD, Vice-President of…

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Prolongation of Parliament Meeting in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 5

A big citizens' demonstration was held in the Town Hall to-night to protest against the prolongation of the State Parliament. The hall was packed with…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. G. S. Beeby, the Minister for…

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Parliament Receives No Word. SYDNEY

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 5

UP to a p.m no news had been received at parliament House concerning the Melborn conference in connection with the coal crisia…

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N.S.W. Parliament. An Appeal to " The Times." LONDON

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 1

"The Times" publishes a cabled appeal signed by Messrs. Durack, Doyle and Evans on behalf of those opposed to the prolongation of the life of the…

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State Parliament, Assembly Sits All Night. Record Number of Divisions.LIGHT and Power Bill Passed. Sydney

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

The Legislative Assembly sat all night.The bill to regulate the sapply and distribution of gas and electricity and to suspend Acts cealing with those…

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Our Sydney Letter. Traversing the Incident.—an Inquiry Into Constitutional Practice.—the Crown and Its Ministers.—also Ministers and Parliament.—what the Crown Knows.—and What It Does Not Know. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

The subject is approached with that inevitable difference which loyally inspires. And all the more so because in addition to a profound veneration for the…

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Prolongation of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 3

Speeches in opposition to the proposal of the Government to prolong the life of the State Parliament, were delivered last night from the balcony of the Northern…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at eleven o'clock this morning. After pasing the urgency legislation…

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Prolonging Parliament. Mr. Marshall Scorns the Idea

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

"We find out that many of these Labour men are taking up with men who were their erstwhile enemies from 1910 to 1916," said Mr. A. L…

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Legislative Assembly. Prolongation of Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly continued its sitting this morning after our report closed. The final stage of the City Council's…

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All Night Sitting. Extension of Parliament, SYDNEY

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

The Legislative Assembly sat all night. It adjourned at five o'clock this morning, after the third reading had been agreed to of the Bill to…

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