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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Kalgoorlie Election. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

By the transcontinental train this morning Messrs. Ryan and Lieutenant Marks, Ms.H.R., arrived at kalgoorlie. Mr. Ryan will address a series of…

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Empire Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

At the annual meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association, Sir Leopold Amery, the Parliamentary Under-secretary for the Colonies, referred to the…

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The Work of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 6

In the rush work which is being accomplished in the last few days and rights of the State Parliament some measures of material importance have…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-day a debate on the oft-discussed question of contract versus day labour occurred, while the public works estimates were…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Profiteering Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

When the Legislative Council met to-night it got to work straight away in Committee on the Profiteering Prevention Bill…

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Kalgoorlie Election. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

In connection with the Kalgoorlie bye-election another series of meetings was held this afternoon and evening on behalf of Mr. Mahon. Addresses were…

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State Parliament. Session Nearing the End. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

The present session of the State Parliament is nearing the end. The Legislative Assembly is waiting for a number of bills to be dealt with by the…

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Kalgoorlie Election. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 4

The polling for the by-election for the Kalgoorlie division in the House of Representatives caused by the expulsion of Mr. Mahon from the Federal Parliament,…

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General Election Labor Prediction Breach In Government LONDON, Saturday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 1

The Daily Herald understands that as the result of the breach between Coalition Un[?] the Governments is preparing for a general…

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Italian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

A telegram from Rome reports that the Socialists in the Chamber of Deputies accused the Government of partiality during the fatal encounter at Lucca…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

When discussing the vote for the Treasury in the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Barnes, the leader of the National party, said that anyone who followed the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. R. D. Meagher's Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

After a motion for adjournment on the liquor prohibition question (referred to in another column), the Legislative Council this afternoon settled down to business…

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Kalgoorlie Election Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

The returns of the voting in the by-election for the Kalgoorlie seat in the House of Representatives are coming in slowly. At eight o'clock to-night the figures stood…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 8

Discussing the estimates for the Department of Agriculture and Stock in the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Barnes, the leader of the Opposition,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Profiteering Bill Passed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 7

The Legislative Council sat until ten minutes to three o'clock this morning in order to get through a number of the bills on the business paper…

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Kalgoorlie Election. Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 7

The latest returns of the palling at the by-election for the Kalgoorlie district to the House of Representative are as follows:—Mr. Foley (Nationalist Labour) ..... 8042…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Fair Rents Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 5

When the Legislative Council met this afternoon Mr. Kavanagh, Vice-President of the Executive Council, made a statement in reference to the Stamp…

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Adamstown Election of Mayor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 5

A special meeting of the Adamstown Council was held last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. There were present : The Mayor,…

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Kalgoorlie Election Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 5

The scrutiny of the votes in the election for the representation of Kalgoorlie in the House of Representatives is now almost completed, there being only about…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 5

The Legislative Council this morning continued the discussion on the Work men's Compensation Amendment Bill. The second reading was agreed to, an…

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