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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

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Stockton Council Forthcoming Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 8

Although the municipal elections will not take place for some time, much interest is already manifest concerning them. This is due to the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 4

In the Senate to-day Senator Guthrie (S.A.) asked if the Government would make reciprocal arrangements with New Zealand regarding the Customs tariff…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. All Night Sitting, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 5

The Legislative Assembly continued the discussion on the second reading of the Motherhood Endowment Bill, after our report closed this morning…

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State Parliament. Early Election Predicted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 4

From the remarks of Messrs. Connell and Murray, Ms.P., at a social function in Newcastle on Saturday, it is not unlikely that a general appeal for…

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The Ulster Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 5

It is reported from Belfast that the Ulster Parliament will meet on December 24 instead of December 13. The Unionists decline to believe that…

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Early Election Labor Forecast Plasterers' Social

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 6

The Operative Plasterers' Society held a smoke social at Newcastle Trades Hall on Saturday night to celebrate the anniversary. The…

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Prussian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 5

A Berlin message states that Communist deputies in the Prussian Parliament asked the president to report on a hunger strike of political prisoners…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1921 · page 6

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, in reply to Mr. M'Williams (Tas.), said that as the Government had spent large sums…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Basic Wage Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1921 · page 7

Mr. M'Girr, the Minister for Labour, gave preliminary notice in the Assembly this afternoon of a bid to fix the basic wage for adult [?]es at £4 5s per week,…

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All-irish Parliament Possible Way Out More Hopeful Feeling LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 November 1921 · page 1

A more hopeful feelings in regard to Ireland exists to-day. It Is understood that a new scheme has been elaborated, in order to conciliate the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. the Tariff. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senator Millen, in reply to Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.), said the coot of the upkeep of the Trade Commissioner in China since the office was…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney Corporation Bill Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

After Preliminaries had been disposed of the Legislative Council this afternoon settled down to the real business of the sitting, namely, consideration of the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senator Givens, the President, announced that he had received the resignation of Senator Pratten. Senator Thomas (N.S.W.) moved that…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney Corporation Bill. Proposed Franchise Defeated Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 4

When the Legislative Council met this afternoon there were 42 members in attendance, or a little over half the strength of the Chamber. Formal…

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Uproar in Parliament Tap=room Scenes "Pup," "Rats," "Fleas" Original Nicknames Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

Up to a certain stage the second reading of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amending Bill provided a comparative calm and…

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Possibility of an Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

Sir Kingsley Wood, speaking at Woolwich, said the Irish negotiations rested on a thread. The country might at an early date…

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Prussian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that Communist tactics kept the Prussian Parliament sitting until six in the morning. The obstructions included tin-whistling and…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senater Russell moved the second-reading of the Loan Appropriation Bill. The item for immigration was…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 5

After the report closed this morning, the second reading of the electoral Act Amendment Bill was agreed to, and the measure taken into committee pro forma…

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Parliament Riots the Italian Way Public Takes a Hand LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 1

The "Daily Mail's" Rome correspondent reports that the re-opening of the Italian Parliament was attending with grave riots…

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