Quiet in Sydney Floods Affect Polling SYDNEY
Quietness marked the polling at the metropolitan booths to-day, and unless there is a rush later this afternoon the poll is expected to be a…
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Politics & elections, 1925
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Bygone Elections Exciting Contests of Early Days Newcastle Members When Candidates Were Proposed on the Hustings
On May 22 it was 69 years since the first Parliament under responsible government in New South Wales was opened. Queensland was part of this colony (as it was called at the time), and remained as such until separation was granted at the end of 1859…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election Results
Broadcasters (Sydney), Limited, (2B.L.), by courtesy of "The San" Newspapers. Limited. have made arrangements to broadcast the progressive reports of the State elections. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Election Newcastle Electorate Final Rallies Many Meetings
The candidates in the Newcastle electorate, and their supporters, made the best use of the time at their disposal on the eve of the election. Every effort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Day Old Folk Set Example to Voters Big Poll Likely Party Supporters Keen in Quest for Preferences
Voting to-day was carried out with the usual evidences of keen interest on the part of the candidates and their supporters. But, from the public standpoint, there were few signs of excitement. Voting during the morning was quiet, but at all the booths the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Election Figures Sunday "Sun's" Enterprise
In pursuance of its policy of service regardless of cost, Sun Newspapers, Ltd., has chartered a special train to run from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The State Elections Swing Towards Labour. Six Seats in Doubt. Figures Up to Yesterday. Labour, 43: NATIONALISTS, 31; PROGRESSIVES, 8; INDEPENDENTS, 2. SYDNEY
The feature of the State elections held on Saturday was the swing towards Labour, particularly in the electorates outside the metropolitan area. As the result…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Committee Goes Out Boolaroo Urban Affairs Election Invalid
Boolaroo urban committee will be defunct until the next general elections in December, owing to the Government having neglected to make…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Election Further Figures No Material Change Waiting for Preferences Sydney
The returning officer throughout the State were busy to-day checking the count of the first preferences. In four electorates the postal votes were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Election Latest Returns Sydney
The returns to hand to-day from a number of electorates did not alter the position. It will be a day or two before anything at all is known of the count of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bold Sheriff Plot to Kidnap Stars Election Stunt Los Angeles
Press agents resort to nearly every crime to bring movie favorites into the news columns of the press, and there was open-eyed wonder when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Election Count Proceeds Slowly 40,000 Absent Votes. Sydney
The returns received by the Chief Electoral Officer from the returning officers of various electorates to-day, did not materially alter the position in any way,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Regina Elections
It is reported from Regina that in the final results of the Provincial elections, the Liberal party, headed by the Premier, secured 51 seats out of a total…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Election Progress of the Count Sydney
The counting of the primary votes was completed for the Botany electorate to-day, aid the honour of being the first member of the new Parliament fell to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cessnock Shire Election
Tie Cessnork Shire election has been set down for Saturday, Tone 27. Nomin- otions of cmndidatens must be in the hands of the returning officer, Mr. W. J. Grieve,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Elections Labor Nominations
Messrs. A. Burns and A. Johns have been selected and endorsed by the Australian Labor Party as Labor candidates for B riding, Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Election Preference Votes Position Still Obscure Sydney
The latest figures made available by the Chief Electoral Officer to-night indicate that Official Labour will secure 45 seats, combined Anti-Labour 44, and Protestant…
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The Federal Parliament will meet for business on Wednesday. Cabinet held several meetings last week, and will meet again to-day, when it is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Election Progress of Count Labour 46 Seats Sydney
From the figures made available at mid-night to-night, Labour appears certain of 46 seats. The biggest surprise to-day was the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Elections Position of Government Question of Resignation Sydney
Although the State Government has now been definitely defeated, it is not the intention of Sir George Fuller, the Premier, to take action until the final returns are…
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