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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 7

Mr. J. J. COHEN, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, tools the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Arbitration Amendment Bill was…

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Conscription Parliament's Responsibility Sir William Irvine's View

Northern Times · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 3

Sir William Irvine thinks that the present crisis of the war the Federal Parliament should take the responsibility of introducing conscription…

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Canadian Elections

Northern Times · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Sunday.—An analysis of the figures in the recent Federal elections in Canada show that 1,022,000 Canadians voted in support…

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Parliament Completing Arbitration Bill

Northern Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Legislative Assembly sat until half-past four this morning considering the Arbitration Bill in committee…

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Question in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this evening, Mr. Gardiner asked the Premier is ha would inform the House whether the shipbuilding industry had been…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. J. J. COHEN, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. FULLER, the Chief Secretary, in…

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The State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

The State Parliament, for some reason unexplained and difficult to guess, intends, if possible, to bring its session to a close at the end of this…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Further consideration was given to the…

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The Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

While it is possible that some of the discontent said to exist in the ranks of the Federal Ministerial party may arise from other causes than those…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, It was decided to recommit the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon Progress was reported on the Synod of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 7

Mr. P. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The House approved of the purchase,…

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Upper Hunter Seat the Nationalist Candidate

Northern Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 1

Mr. W. Cameron has been selected as the Nationalist candidate to contest the Upper Hunter seat at the by election likely to be created by the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. FLOWERS, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The consideration of the Industrial…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Arbitration Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The Western Lands (Amendment) Bill…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Arbitration Bill Passed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. FLOWERS, the President of the Legislative Council, took his seat at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. Mr. WADDELL asked if it was true…

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State Parliament. End of the Session. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

The session of the State parliament came to an and at five minutes to five o'clock this morning. The Legislative Assembly continued…

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Canadian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 5

In opening the session of the Canadian Parliament, the Duke of Devonshire, the Governor-General, in his speech, stated, that the new military…

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Queensland Elections. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 4

A few additional election returns have been received, but they have not altered the state of parties. Mr. Lennon, the Minister for…

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