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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1923

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 4

The House of Representatives sat all Friday night debating the Estimates. During the debate on the Department of Home Affairs and Territories, there…

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The Irish Elections. Many Nominations Ministry Expect Majority (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

It is announced from Dublin that there arc already 316 candidates for 153 seats in the Daily Eirean. The Government party numbers 101, the…

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Coolidge at the Helm U.S.A.'s New President Firmer Hand Eye to Next Election VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

The remains of Mr. Harding have been burled, and the new President, Mr. Collidge, returned to Washington yesterday to plunge into the…

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Not Yet Forgotten Federal Elections Country Party On Hughes SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

"The early dissolution of Parliamentin order that the election would be held in the middle of the [?] season, and thereby prejndice the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Crown Lands Taxation Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 5

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Stewart, the Minister for Works and Railways, gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill amending the Murray…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 7

In the Senate to-day, Senator Wilson, in reply to Senator Duncan (N.S.W.), said that there was no truth in the statement that a mutiny had occurred on H.M.A.S…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly the No-confidence Motion Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 6

Of the 36 questions printed on the business paper of the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, only two were answered, land both were put to…

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The Irish Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 7

The Dublin correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph," commenting on the Irish elections, states that there is little doubt of the return of the present…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-night the Liquor Bill was considered in committee. On clause 4, Mr. W. H. Barnes asked…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 5

A bill relating to the agreement between the British, Australian, and New Zealand Governments regarding Nauru was read the first time in the Senate…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly No-confidence Motion Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. Davidson sought to get an answer from the Premier in regard to the Police Court prosecutions of certain…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

In the Senate to-day Senator Wilson, in reply to Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.), said that the Government's attention had been drawn to a statement at the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly No-confidence Debate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, several members sought to obtain information from the Premier and other Ministers, but in each case notice…

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Irish Elections. Arrest of De Valera Government Explanation (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 5

Free State troops arrested Mr. De Valera while he was addressing an election meeting at Ennis, in county Clare. Mr. De Valera was about to address an…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

In the Senate to-day Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) asked, in view of the defeat of the Government in the House of Representatives at midnight, what the…

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The Irish Elections. Many Candidates De Valera's Arrest (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. Cosgrave, the President, in his electoral campaign, declared that the Government would stand firmly by the Treaty. "We have carried out, at great…

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FARMERS v. Laborers Irish Elections Preaching Incendiarism LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 1

The elections in the Irish countries are being fought mainly on agrarian issues. There is no country, says a Waterford correspondent, where the…

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Free State Elections. Many Candidates Pro-treaty Supported (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 August 1923 · page 5

The nominations for the general elections in the Irish Free State were received yesterday, but the total is not yet available. Indications point to…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives Late Senator Bakhap Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

When the House of Representatives met to-day, Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, said members would have learned with regret of the death of Senator…

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Free State Elections Travelling by Aeroplane De Valeba's Message (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

In order to fulfil a list of widely-separated engagements, Mr. Cosgrave established a new precedent of electioneering by using an aeroplane to…

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