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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

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"Federal Election In March." SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Morby, vice-president of the Sydney Labor Council, interviewed regarding his statement concerning the Federal election in March,…

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Federal Situation. Election Foreshadowed. Labor Council Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Morby, vice-president of the Sydney Labor Council, interviewed regarding his statement concerning a Federal election in March, explained…

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Election Unlikely. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

It has been officially denied that instructions have been issued for the electoral offices to be ready for an election next March. It is considered unlikely…

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Labor Wants Election. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Evans, secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party, stated to-day that if a Federal election was not held before…

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Music Examinations. Wagga Candidates. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 2

The Conservatorium music examination results include:— Wagga:—Winifred Tompson, elementary Piano, pass: elementary singing…

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Russian Enigma. Wholesale Butchery at Sebastopol. Brest-litovsk Farce Excused. Maximalist Election Methods. Russia. Trotsky and the Centralites. Frank Expression Asked for London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

According to Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent, a Brest-Litovsk telegram, via Berlin, states that at the plenary sitting on January 12, General Hoffmann…

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Federal Situation. Sitting of Parliament. Government Criticised. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

In the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. Blakely (N.S.W.) continued to adversely criticise the Government and the Ministerial party. He…

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Election of Officers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 4

The following gentlemen were, nominated as members of the committee:—Messrs F. W. D. Martin, G. Woods. E. A. Tout, W…

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Federal Situation. No-confidence Motion. Debate in Parliament. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

In the House Of Representatives, Mr. McWilliams (Tasmania) continued the debate on Mr. Tudor's no-confidence motion. He twitted Mr…

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Hospital Election

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Some misapprehension appears to exist as to the procedure at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Wagga District Hospital in respect to the…

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Federal Parliament. Senate Debate. National Government Suggestion. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

In the Senate to-day Senator Miller told Senator Gardiner that he would bring under his colleagues' notices senator Gardiner's suggestion that efforts…

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Federal Parliament. Caustic Speeches. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

In tie Senate to-day Senator Gardiner asked Senator Milieu if, with a view to bridging the gap between the partis he would ask his colleagues to…

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Federal Parliament. Senate Adjourns. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

The Senate sat until 3.55 a.m., when it adjourned until a day to be fixed. The debate started at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and deducting adjournments, the…

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Federal Elections. Removal of Names. Statement by Mr. Mahony. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Mahony, M.P. for Dalley (N.S.W.), has received replies to several questions he recently asked in the House of Representatives concerning…

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State Parliament. Session Opens. Censure Motion. New Industrial Legislation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

Parliament met to-day for a seemingly strenuous session. It is anticipated that it will sit for a month or more every day in the week…

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State Parliament. Hotels in Tumut District Urgency of Freight. the Censure Motion. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

In the Assembly today Mr. G. M'Girr (Yass) presented a petition to the Speaker by farmers in the Tumut district asking for the hours of opening…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion. Position of Farmers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Fallick (Singleton) gave notice of motio that a select committee be appointed to consider the claims of the…

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Hospital Elections

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

In the report of the annual meeting of subscribers to the Wagga District Hospital the name of Mr. J. K. O'Reilly was inadvertently omitted…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion. Defeated on Party Lines. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly met at 11 o'clock to-day. The censure motion was further discussed…

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Election of Committee and Auditors

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 6

The names of Messrs, Farrell and Knechtli were submitted as auditors for 1918 and declared elected on the motion of Messrs. Cashmere and…

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