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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1924

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 7

In the Senate to-day, the Defence (Equipment) Bill was further debated on an amendment by Senator Needham (W.A.), that expenditure on naval…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Hunter Water Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 7

When the Legislative Council met this afternoon, Mr. Farrar, the Minister in charge of the House, moved the second reading of the Water Irrigation…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 6

In the legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Smith, the Minister for Works, in moving the second reading of the Apprenticeship Bill, said apprenticeship had…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 7

In reply to Senator Lynch (W.A.), in the Senate, to-day Senator Pearce said that the rate of progress of the steamer Huddersfield conveying a party to the…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Hunter Water Bill Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 7

In the Legislative Council this afternoon the Water Amendment Bill was re-committed for the purpose of giving further consideration to clause…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, Senator Pearce gave notice that he would move that Senator Fell be appointed a member of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts…

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Fast Gallops Spring Candidates Out Purser Goes Well Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 August 1924 · page 5

With a good number of prominent Spring-candidates in action at Randwick this morning, work was well worth witnessing. The course proper,…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 7

A statement published in the Australian "Seamen's Journal," over the name of the former representative of "Smith's Weekly" in Brisbane, C. O'Sullivan, was…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Goldstein asked Mr. Ley, the Minister for Justice, if his attention had been drawn to a statement in a…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives Budget Debate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 7

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, informed Mr. Nelson that he had no knowledge of or information respecting the…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 5

In the Senate to-day, the State Loans Bill, Providing for money for road-making, was passed. The debate on the Defence Equipment…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Matrimonial Causes Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 5

When the Legislative Council met this afternoon, Mr. Farrar, the Minister for Labour and Industry, gave notice that he would move to-morrow…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 8

When the Senate met to-day, Senator Duncan (N.S.W.) asked if it was a fact that one of the largest shipping companies trading to Australia was so…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Hunter Water Bill Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 7

In the Legislative Council this afternoon, a motion by Mr. Farrar, the Minister for Labour, that the House should meet on Monday next at 3.20 to consider…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 5

When the Senate met to-day Senator Pearce stated that the Prime Minister had received a report from General Monash regarding the question of…

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Life in London Topics of the Hour Parliament and the People. London, July 10th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 14

In July, 1922, I conducted a party of fifty school children over the Palace of Westminster. Our small procession through the adjoining streets attracted…

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Buranda Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 13

The return of Mr. Henson, the Labour candidate for Buranda, has no significance, of course, on the party quarters. Both extremist and moderate Labour…

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Woman Candidate London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 1

Mrs. Muriel Matters Porter, an Australian-born writer and lecturer, intends to contest the Hastings seal in the House of Commons as a…

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Poison Gas in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 8

American Parliamentary life has been enriched by the introduction of poison gas as an instrument for suspending obstructionist tactics. In the Rhode Island…

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State Parliament Next Week's Business Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 6

Both Houses of the State Parliament will this week recognise the centenary of the inauguration of Parliamentary institutions in Australia…

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