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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Austrian Elections Democrat Victory Union with Germany LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" in V[?]enna telegrams that the elections are n[?]w almost complete. The Social Democrats have 47 seats, the…

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Imperial Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 5

Several newspapers deprecate the proposal, which the Government accepted With alacrity, that the new rules of procedure should permit the House to rise…

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Labour Troubles. the Coal Commission. Opposition in Parliament. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 5

The debate in the House of Commons on the second reading of the Coal Commission Bill revealed a remarkable divergence of opinion. The members…

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Portuguese Politics Parliament Dissolved LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 1

It is reported from Lisbon that the President of Portugal has signed a decree dissolving Parliament…

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Spain in the Fashion Strike Epidemic Parliament Suspended LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

A serious industrial and political situation has arisen in Spain. The sitting of the Cortes was suspended on February 28 indefinitely…

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Petersham Election. Speech by Mr. Holman. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 5

The campaign in support of Major Shillington, the National candidate for the Petersham scat, made vacant through the retirement of Mr. J. J. Cohen, was…

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Notes on News. London, December 16, 1918. the General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

The General Election is over. In normal conditions we should know by this time what the result had been, and whether the Government had won or lost. As it…

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Petersham Election. Mr. Storey's Reply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 5

Mr. JohnStorey. M.P., leader of the New South Wales State Labour party, made a frank and definite pronouncement of the objective and methods of the Australian…

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The General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The position of the political candidates at the moment is rather a curious one. In most cases it is impossible for a man to tell whether he has been elected or…

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Our London Letter. a Joyous Christmas.—the General Election.—the Armistice.—president Wilson in Paris. London, December 28. a Joyous Christmas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The season will be remembered as the greatest shopping Christmas in our history. Never have the great stores been so thronged. One day's visitors to one…

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Petersham Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The nomination of Captain Chaplain Wilson as a candidate to contest the Petersham election was bad at law. It is a very old and sound axiom that two…

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Petersham By-election. Chaplain Wilson's Position. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

The situation which has arisen at Petersham through the disqualification of Chaplain Wilson, because his name is not on the electoral roll, was considered by…

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County Council Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

The London County Council elections have resulted as follows: Moderates 68, Progressives 40, Labour 15, Independent 1…

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Wallsend Memories Election Excitements Plattsburg's First Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 1

After its incorporation in 1874, the making of streets in Wallsend and Plattsburg was commenced, but it some years before the whole of the…

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Petersham Election Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 5

A deputation of soldiers to-day suggested to the Premier the withdrawal of all the Petersham electorate nominations. Mr. Holman promised…

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Petersham By-election Deputation to the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

Captain Carmichael, M.C., who was accompanied by Messrs, Loxton, KC., and F. 'A. A. Russell (barristers) and others, had an interview to-day with Mr. Holman,…

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Our London Letter. the General Election.—president Wilson.—sir Douglas Haig.—future of Aviation. London, January 4. the General Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 7

The new year dawns for us in England with all the home conditions favourabie for the work that is to be done. The general election results have been made public,…

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British Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 5

The result of the election for West Loyton, in which a Liberal defeated the Co[?]ltionist candidate by a large majority, has caused excitement in political circles in…

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Woman Candidate London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

The Women's party has selected Miss Christabel Pankhurst to contest Mr. Burdett-Coutts' set for Westminster at the next election…

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Oxford Election Coalition Win London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 1

The Oxford University by-election which was occasioned by Sir R. E. Prothero's elevation to the peerage, resulted:—…

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