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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

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Italian Parliament. Government Defeated. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 5

The Chamber refused to pass a motion expressing confidence in the Government, the voting being 197 to 158. The crisis is the culmination of…

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American Presidency. Candidates' Views. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate, outlining his Presidential platform, asserts his intention of upholding the policy of thorough-going…

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Kahibah Labour Candidate. Another Ballot Possible

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 5

In spite of the decisive ballot which was taken the other day, it would appear that finality has not been reached in the matter of the selection of a Labour…

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Position in Greece. Approaching Elections. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1916 · page 5

The "Tageblatt" anticipates that the Venizelists will have a majority as the result of the Greek elections. The journal adds that if the Venizelos…

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Water Board Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

The election of two municipal representatives to serve on the Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board took place yesterday…

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Greta. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 7

The voting at the election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman B. Pryor, was as follows:—Robert Coates 26, Ezra Ebrill 17, Jonah Ball 8…

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Opening of Parliament. Mr. Holman's Absence. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 7

The going away of Mr. Holman, the State Premier, for a holiday which will involve his absence from the opening of Parliament, has been the subject of a good…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 5

Parliament was opened to-day with the usual ceremonies. The speech delivered by Sir Arthur Stanley, the State Governor referred to…

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South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 5

In the House of Assembly to-day, Mr., Ponder gave notice that he would move on August 2nd—"That, in the opinion of the House, the time has arrived when all…

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South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 5

The State Parliament was opened by Sir Henry Galway, the State Governor, today. The speech said, inter alia, that the…

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British Parliament. Its Duration. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, promised that the decision of the Cabinet with regard to the duration of the present…

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State Politics. Premier's Holiday and Parliament Party Temperament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 5

The Premier would not change either his holiday plan to suitably fit in with the opening of Parliament, or the opening of Parliament to fit in with his holiday…

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Stormy Scene. in Hungarian Parliament. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

The Budapest papers state that there was a stormy sitting of the Chamber on Wednesday, the Opposition violently attacking the Hungarian Minister for…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day. Sir Alexander Peacock, the Premier, replying to a question, said the Government did not propose to take further action…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Sir Alexander Peacock, the Premier, resuming the debate on the Address-in-Reply, submitted that it was of no importance…

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Mesopotamia Campaign. References in Parliament. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 5

In reply to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, said he did not think the time was opportune to discuss the campaign in…

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Imperial Parliament. Question of Franchise. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 5

Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, stated in the House of Commons last night that the Government had agreed to the prolongation of Parliament and the…

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Bulls in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 2

O'Connor Power, in the early seventies, was guilty of this: "Since the Government have lot the cat out of the bag there is nothing to be done but take the bull by…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, July 13. the State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 13

The programme which the State Government submitted at the opening of the now session of Parliament last week may be regarded as of useful character, but it…

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State Parliament. the Government's Programme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4

The Governor's Speech at the opening to-morrow of the last session of the present Parliament will foreshadow a bill to reconstitute the Railway Commission…

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