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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Empire Reform. Imperial Parliament. Dominion Representation. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 5

The London correspondent of the "New York Tribune" learns that a bill is being drafted for submission to the British Parliament in September, providing for…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Groom, the Acting…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Shipbuilding Contracts. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at hall-past two o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Palmer (Vic.) asked whether the…

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British Election London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 1

Te Swansea bye-election resulted: David Matthew (Coalition) ... 9250 Williams (Labor) .....8158 At the previous election the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 7

Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair a eleven o'clock this morning. Mr. Groom, the Acting…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 5

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Newland (S.A.) gave notice to…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Poynton, the Acting Minister for the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives the Moratorium Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 7

Mr. Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at eleven o'clock this morning. Mr. Webster, the Postmaster-General,…

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Polish Peace Parliament Ratifies Treaty LONDON, July 31

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 1

It has been announced in Paris that the Polish Parliament has ratified te Peace Treaty with Germany, and also sanctioned the…

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State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 4

Coincidently with the passage of a measure of electoral reform which is devised to ensure the return to Parliament of candidates most…

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Fears of Election National Caucus Proportional Voting SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 5

In the State National Party there are two caucuses, one within the other. There is a whole party caucus and the country caucus. Now, a third…

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A Federal Parliament?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

A cable news item from New York a few days ago, gave what purported to be semi-official information to the effect that a bill was shortly to be introduced into…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 4

The Queensland Parliament was officially opened by Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams, the State Governor, to-day. The speech outlined a lengthy…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Sir Simon Fraser's Memory. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 5

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Millen, the Minister for…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 5

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Russell, the Vice-president of…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Profiteering Question. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 7

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at halt past eleven o'clock this morning. Senator Millen, the Minister for…

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South African Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Pretoria that the Union Parliament has been convened for September 5, for the purpose of notification of the Peace Treaty…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

Senator Givens, President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Millen, the Minister for…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Death of Mr. Palmer. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 5

Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatriation obtained leave to move: "That the Senate place on record its sincere regret on the death of Mr. Robert…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 7

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at noon to-day. Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatriation, promised to make inquiries into…

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