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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1923

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Relief of Unemployment Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

When the House of Representatives met to-day, Mr. Charlton, the leader of the Opposition, by leave, said he welcomed the statement made on the previous…

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Railways and Tramways. Appeals Board Election. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 5

The voting in connection with the by-election for member and deputy member to represent the salaried of[?] on the Railway and Tramway Appeals Board for…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, June 15. Dominion Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 13

Parliament was opened yesterday with the usual pomp and circumstance, ad Lord Jellicoe, the Governor-General, was greeted with a cheer on his…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives Address-in-reply Carried. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 5

When the House of Representatives met this morning, Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, gave notice of his intention to ask for supply on the next day of sitting…

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Uitenhage Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 5

Exceptional importance attached to the Uitenhage by-election, as the first in which the Nationalist and Labour compact operated…

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"Sun's" Daily Sporting Record Racing Spring Meetings Northern Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 2

Weights for northern horses in the Melbourne Cup, Epson Handicap, and The Metropolitan are as follow:—Melbourne Cup: Pennybont 7.2…

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Fierce Struggle Irish Election Strife Gloomy Forecast Armed Conflict Probable LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 4

"The Times" special Dublin correspondent reports that pessimists in Ireland declare that the war between the Free Stators and…

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Questions in Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 4

A number of questions were replied to by Ministers in the House of Representatives to-day. Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, told Mr…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives the Irish Delegates Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Makin (S.A.) was asked to give notice of a question as to whether the Defence Department had authorised the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Grant to the States Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

The Senate met to-day. Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, introduced the Main Roads Encouragement Bill, by which an advance…

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Ontario Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 5

A message from Toronto states that the final returns for the Ontario elections give the Conservatives a majority of 77 out of a total of 110 seats…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Address-in-reply. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 7

The debate on the Supply Bill was continued in the Senate to-day. Senator Senior (S.A.) said that although flowing oil had not yet been…

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Growing in Strength British Labor Plans For Next Election LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 4

"A capital levy on income of over £5000 is the cornerstone of Labor finance. The party is determined to keep it in the forefront of the…

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Derby Candidates Early Chances Three-year-olds at Work SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 5

Racehorses that are rising three years of age, and possibly Derby candidates are rust coming in from their winter spells…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives the Wheat Guarantee. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 7

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. P. Moloney (N.S.W.) moved the adjournment to discuss the Government proposal to advance 3s per bushel…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Senator Givens President. Melbourne

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

In the Senate to-day, Mr. Justice Isaace, as the Governor-General's Commissioner, administered the oath to the new Senators…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) asked that as Mr. Bruce had suspended the Northern Territory ordinance, if Senator Pearce would…

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I.O.O.F. Lambton Lodge Election of Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of Loyal Lambton Lodge, No, 4, independent Order of Oddfollows, was held at Lambton last night…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

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

In the Senate to-day the debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed. Senator Hoare (S.A.) adversely criticised the remarks by Senator Pearce…

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The Reparations. British Policy Expected in Parliament (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1923 · page 5

Press Lobbyists agree that the Cabinet will within a day or two clearly define the British policy with reference to the Ruhr and reparations…

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