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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1923

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. House Adjourns. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

In the Senate to-day Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) asked if the Government would inform the purchaser of the Geelong, woollen mills that when the Labour…

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Servian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 7

It is reported from Belgrado that the Servian Parliamentary elections resulted in the Radicals under M. Pashitch securing 100 sents out of 313…

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Imperial Parliament. Electoral Reform. Debate in the Lords. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

Lord Beauchamp, moving in the House of Lords the second reading of the bill for the introduction of the alternative vote at Parliamentary elections, said the…

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New Hospital Board Wallsend Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

The result of the ballot for the general subscribers and industrial employees' nominees for the positions on the Wallsend hospital board of management was:…

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Tauranga Bye-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 14

The contest for the Turanga seat in the House of Representative, made vacant owing to the death of Sir William Herries is assuming the proportions of a political…

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Official Labour Party. Election of Officers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

A meeting of members of the Labour Party who owe allegiance to the A.L.P. executive, and who recognise Mr. G. M'Girr as leader, was held at…

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Ulster Election System

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 5

Sir James Craig, the Prime Minister of Ulster, speaking in Belfast, said that proportional representation had proved an absolute failure in Northern Ireland, and…

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Racing Call Bell's Flying "Champagne" Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 2

A filly who was given an outing at Rutherford on Saturday was Call Bell, who is engaged in the A.J.C. Sires' Produce Stakes, Easter Stakes, three-quarters of a second. Her time, 64¼, equalled Woorak's Australasian record made at Randwick, which is a faster track than Broadmeadow…

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Doncaster and Cup Little Business Candidates Fancied SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

The market for the Doncaster and Cup is not at all lively. Fielders are cautious and most of those who are doing pre-race business are dealing…

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The Tauranga Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 6

The Tauranga by-election, which has brought Sir Joseph Ward, Bart., out of his retirement is now in full swing, and Mr. Massey has come into the fray…

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Cup Candidates Final Gallops Light Falls of Rain SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 5

A few of the horses who are engaged in the Sydney Cup did their final gallops on the middle grass track at Randwick this morning. The going…

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President Harding. Anti-labour Policy at Next Election (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 5

The correspondent of the "New York Times" at St. Augustine, Florida, learns from those close to President Harding, whoso vacation there ends shortly, that…

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To Cover Murder Kemal Pasha's Bold Stroke New Elections For Angora Assembly Opposition Leader's Assassin Killed London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 1

The "Daily Mails" Constantinople Correspondent says that Kemal Pasha made a bold stroke in deelding to hold immediate new elections for the Assembly before the signature of a peace. The cause was his desire to substitute a new interest…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, March 29. a Bye-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 14

During the past two weeks New Zealand has been interested as it never was before in a bye-election. No other emergency election in the history of the…

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Liberal Victory British By-Election LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 7

The agricultural depression was the chief issue in the by-election at Anglesy, due to the death of the independent member. Sir Owen Thomas…

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Queensland Elections. the Premier's Speech Cairns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. Theodore the Premier of Queensland, delivered his policy speech to-night. The chief points in the speech were no increase in taxation, the exemption on…

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British By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 7

The by-election for Anglesey resulted in the return of Sir Robert Thomas, Liberal. The voting was:—Thomas, 11,116;…

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Be Prepared ! Another Election Likely Labor Prediction Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. A. Blakeley, M.P. (secretary to the Federal Parliamentary Labor party), in a review of the activities of the Federal Parliamentary Labor…

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Imperial Parliament. Government Defeated on a Snap Division (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 5

The Government was defeated yesterday On a snap division by 145 votes to 138, on a motion for adjournment following the Ministry's refusal to grant an inquiry…

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Queensland Elections. United Party's Policy. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. Taylor, the leader of the Queensland United party, delivered his policy speech at Windsor to-night. In tre[?]chant criticism of the Labour…

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