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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

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Sister Macadams, M.p. Alberta Soldiers' Member on Her Election

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 2

Miss Roberta McAdams, of the Canadian Military Nursing Service, who is stationed at the Canadian Hospital, at Orpington, has received many congratulations on the…

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The Political Situation an Important Development. Division of Opinion Among Nationals. Election in March Forecasted. Labor Preparing for the Fight. the Nationalist Meeting. Mr. Hughes Re-elected Leader. Sir William Irvine's Attitude. Will Re-form the Ministry. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

The Federal Nationalist Caucus yesterday affirmed, by 63 to 2 its continued confidence in Mr. Hughes as leader and considered that in the best…

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An Election March. Mysterious Telegram to Sydney Labor Leader. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Morby, Vice President of the Sydney Labor Council, to-day received a code telegram from a gentleman well known in high political circles, stating…

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Election Question

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Morby, vicepresident of the Sydney Labor Council, interviewed regarding his statement concerning a Federal election in March,…

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Electioneering in War Time. Australia's Big Bill. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

It is estimated that Australia will have spent a million pounds in electioneering during the war…

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An Election Coming

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Evans, secretary of the N.S.W. branch of the A.L.P., stated to-day that if a Federal election was not held before the end of March they…

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State Parliament

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Only two bills will be dealt with in the coming session of the State Parliament, namely, the Amending Ar. bitration Bill and the amendments of the…

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Federal Parliament. a Short Sitting

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The House of Representatives sat exactly for half an hour. Mr. Jowett, the new member for the…

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Mr. Hughes to Be Prime Minister? Possibility of a Coalition. Opening of Parliament. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 3

The Melbourne "Herald" states that it is understood that Mr. Hughes was sent for by the Governor-General and given a commission to form a new…

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Federal Parliament. Want of Confidence Motion

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Senate on meeting, adjourned until 4.30 to allow of Ministers being sworn in. On resuming the House spent the afternoon discussing Senator…

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The Flying Corps. Qualifications of Candidates

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

"Military Orders" issued by the Australian Defence Department contain an amendment to the orders regulating the medical examination for appointment to the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Want of Confidence Motion

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Mr. Tudor moved a want of confidence motion as a protest against the Ministerial repudiation of pledges, deprivation of electoral rights,…

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Federal Parliament. the Political Situation. Meeting of the House of Representatives. Mr. Tudor Gives Notice of Want of Confidence Motion. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

The new Cabinet was sworn in yesterday there is no alteration in the personnel. Mr. Tudor has given notice of his…

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Election Returns. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—There are over 500 election returns for the Constituent Assembly, including 261 Social Democrats and 148 Maximalists…

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State Parliament. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 3

The State Cabinet sat this afternoon and considered tho measures to be brought before Parliament when it resumes: the two principal will be the new…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. Recruiting Question

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. Catts [?] ported Mr. Tudor's motion of want of [?] dence and declared the Government [?] [?] unfairly towards Mr. Tudor. The Labor…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

Northern Star · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. Blake ly continued to adversely criticise th[?] Government and the Ministerial Party. H[?] said the rabbit industry was in a rotte[?]…

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Federal Parliament the No-confidence Debate. Sir William Irvine's, Speech. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 3

Speaking on Mr. Tudor 's no-confidence motion on Tuesday night, Sir William Twine (Flinders, Vic., Not.) said they were forgetting in the flush of party…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. the Censure Motion

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. McWilliams continued the debate on Mr. Tudor's motion. He twitted Mr. Considine with having put forward a Bolshevik policy which…

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Federal Parliament the No-confidenoe Debate Mr. Cook Doesn't Seek Office. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

The uo-confidence motion in the Ho of Representatives was resumed yesterday. Mr. Charlton (Hunter, Lab.) dema…

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