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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Federal Parliament the Senate Immigration Bill Passed Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1925 · page 6

The Senate continued its sitting all night. The Immigration Bill was read a second time by 17 votes to 9. Senator Pearce, the Minister for Home and…

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Citizens Revolt Organised Ratepayers Merewether Move Council Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 4

Ratepayers of Merewether decided at a Meeting last night to form an association with a view to improving the condition of the…

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Senate Elections Labour Candidates Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 7

The executive of the Australian Labour party to-night endorsed the candidature of Senator Gardiner, and Messrs. Dunn, Grant, Dooley, and Eldridge, to contest…

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Women's Power Greater Than Parliament Help for Empire London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 1

"PROSPERITY greater than America's is awaiting the Empire if our peoples coperate for the common good," said the…

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Mr. Punch in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 14

The most pleasing feature of public life in this country is the good humour which pervades our politics. Just a statesmen of rival parties are often the…

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Labor Preparing Lake Shire Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 6

A well attended meeting was held in the Wallarah Hall on Thursday night to discuss the coming shire election. Mr. W. H. Nord presided…

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Council Elections Petition Against Franchise

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 4

The local Government Association [?] issued a petition to members of the Legislative Assembly for the signature of council of municipalities…

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French Councils Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 5

The final results of the elections to the councils-general has been post-second. The ballot shows that the Cartel has captured 133 seats from the opposition, namely, 10…

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Queensland Parliament Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 6

The State Governor to-day opened the third and final session of the 23rd Parliament. His speech lengthily reviewed the work…

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Opening of Parliament Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 7

The State Cabinet decided to-day that the second session of the State Parliament should be opened by the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, on August 12…

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Queensland Parliament Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 6

The principal points of the debate on the Address-in-Reply in the Legislative Assembly to-day were the starvation of the State's secondary industries, the…

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Municipal Suffrage Postponing Elections Omission of Shires

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 5

The latest development regarding the Government's intention to introduce adult suffrage voting powers for municipal elections is…

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Brisbane Notes. Brisbane, July 30. the Week in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 12

The State Parliament is in session once more, and is settling down for a first-class innings in propaganda, preparatory to the forthcoming election. The…

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Shire Elections Labor Activity

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has communicated with the secretary of the Wallarah electoral committee. Mr. F. Cooke, offering his assistance when…

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New Habits for Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 4

OF day sittings of Parliament we may say with Sir Roger de Coverley, that "Much might be said on both sides." This remains even If we cast out the "one man, one Job argument," so dear to the souls of folk who are Incapable, like the average…

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Opening of Parliament SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

The state Governor will open Parliament on Wednesday next week, and to-morrow Cabinet will decide upon its programme for the [?]sion. No…

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Queensland Parliament Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 4

Parliament to-day voted for temporary supply purposes the appropriation moneys, totalling £4,700,600. During the debate strong opposition…

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Settlement Cost British Mines and Coal Subsidy Providing Safeguards Government Asks Parliament For £10,000,000

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 1

If £10,000,000 is not sufficient to enable the Government to pay its subsidy in order to enable many British coal mines to carry on without a reduction in wages, the Government will ask Parliament for more…

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Full Ticket A.L.P.'s Big Scheme Council Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

Nothing is being left to chance by the Newcastle branch of the A.L.P. to capture as many seats as possible at the next municipal…

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Brisbane Notes. the Week in Parliament Brisbane, August 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 12

The first week in Parliament rarely offers much that is interesting, nor does it give any indication of what the session will be like. Ministers have a…

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