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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Shire Elections Contests for Erina WYONG

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 4

Notwithstanding the threat of an altered franchise opposing candidates to sitting councillors have declared themselves in every riding of Erina…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 7

The Senate to-day granted three months leave of absence to senator O'Loughlin (S.A.), owing to ill-health. Senator Pearce, the Minister for…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Censure Amendment Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 9

The debate on the motion for the adoption of the Address-in-Reply and the censure amendment moved by Sir George Fuller was continued in the…

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State Elections Percentages of Voting Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 8

The number of votes polled at the recent State elections was 919,628, or 66.42 percent of electors enrolled. This information was contained in a report on the…

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Methods of Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

The desirableness if not the necessity of checking lengthy speeches in Parliament has long made itself apparent, not only in New South Wales,…

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Federal Parliament the Senate War Memorial Bill Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

In the Senate to-day three months' leave of absence was granted to Senator Drake Brockman, the delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations…

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Local Government Elections to Be Postponed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party was held to-day, when a number of measures to be brought forward this session, were submitted for…

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Hibernian Officers Miller's Forest Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the St. Brigid's branch of the Hibernian Australian Catholic. Benefit Society, Miller's Forest, the following officers…

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Listening to a Debate in Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 1

A glance at the clock just below the visitors' gallery in the State Legislative Assembly, show that the morning session interests many business men. Are they there to see thai their servants, the men whom they sent to Parliament, are carrying out their dutice conscientiously!…

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State Parliament Censure Debate Concludes This Week Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 6

The debate on the Address-in-Reply, and the censure amendment moved by Sir George Fuller, leader of the Opposition will conclude this week…

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Heap of Salts. Future of Britain's Parliament LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 1

Professor Beresford Pile discussing the decay of the Houses of Parliament, expresses the opinion that kiln fumes from the potteries on the opposite…

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Speers' Point. Shire Council Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 7

A representative gathering at Speers' Point on Saturday afternoon was attended by delegates from Labour organisations at Cessnock, Wallarah, Dudley, Toronto,…

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Parliament Excited Discussion Not Allowed Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 7

When the Legislative Assembly met this morning member wore a visible air of suppressed excitement. Rumour had it on fairly reliable authority that the…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly the Censure Debate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly, today, Mr. Bennett presented a petition from the Singleton Municipality, protesting against the extension of the adult franchise to…

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Her Maiden Speech Miss Preston Stanley's Effort Women in Parliament Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 5

Miss Preston Stanley, the first woman to be elected to tho N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, made her first speech in the Assembly to-day…

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On What Mission? Federal Minister Calls on Lang Deportation Question Angry Scene Occurs in State Parliament SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 August 1925 · page 5

Sir Robert Garran, Commonwealth Solicitor-General, arrived in Sydney to-day from Melbourne. He declined to discuss the question of summonses in connection with the deportation move…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 5

The Commonwealth Railways Bill, providing for the increase of the salary of the Commissioner to £3000, reached its third reading stage in the Senate to-day…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

In the Legislative Council, this afternoon Mr. J. Tyrrell was sworn in as a member, and took his sent. On the motion of Mr. Willis,…

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The State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 4

While there were special reasons for the lodging of a motion of no-confidence on the Address-in-Reply in the State Parliament by the…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 5

When the Senate met to-day, Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) asked if it was true that Sir Robert Garran, the Solicitor-General, was in Sydney with summonses…

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