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Politics & elections, 1912

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Senate Elections. South Australian Labor Nominees

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A plebiscite of members of the Labor Party in South Australia to decide who shall contest the next Senate election has resulted in Senator Russell, Mr. J…

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State Parliament. Monday. March 4

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 14

In the Legislative Assembly--Mr. Dacey gave notice of his intention to [?]ve the House into Committee to consider the [?]pediency of bringing in a bill to amend the…

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Question in Parliament. the Premier Guarded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 9

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wood asked, "Is the Premier aware that a strike is going on in Darling Harbour in relation to the unloading of…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 10

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. STATE BRICKWORKS. Mr. PARKES asked a long series of…

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Essence of Parliament. the Speaker's Way. Opposition Watchdogs Sleeping

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 8

The [?]sion in the House is increased by time and still the debates are character[?] by a bitter[?] and hostility destructive of public spirit. The Speaker is always the storm…

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The Suffragettes. Attack on Parliament House Shops Barricaded. London

The Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 8

Hundreds of suffragettes attacked Parliament Buildings to-day and attempted to force an entrance. They were driven back, amid scenes of wild excitement, by a force…

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Government and Commissioner More Questions in Parliament. Mr. Parkes Elicits Information

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 9

Several interesting questions were put to Ministers in the Legislative Assembly yesterday by members anxious to discover precisely where the Government is in its well-known attitude of…

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The New Land Bill Both Sides Discussed in the N.S.W. Parliament. Mr. McFARLANE'S Contrast Between C.P. and Perpetual Lease

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

The second reading debate on the N.S.W. Crown Lands Amendment Act was continued in the Legislative Assembly last week…

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Randwick Elections

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 6

The elections for the six contested [?] in the Randwick Council were held yesterday, and the Town Hall was quite inadequate to hold the crowd of electors who wished to hear the result…

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Elections of Officers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

Keepit Branch F.s.A.—President, Mr. J.H. Flitzgerald; vice-presidents, Messr. J.Gardner and W. Selinffer; treasurer, Mr. J.R. Walls; secretary, Mr. J. B. Flitzgerald…

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Randwick Municipality. Election of Aldermen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 7

Last night the pall to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of several Randwick aldermen were announced. Some weeks ago the council arrived at an impasse during…

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IN PARlIAMENT

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 46

During the week the relations between the Chief Railway Commissioner and the Gov-ernment have formed the subject of queries in the House. It was gathered from the…

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Refreshments in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 8

In the House yesterday afternoon, Colonel Onslow asked the Speaker if he would issue instructions that refreshments should not bo served to strangers in any room in the House,…

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State Quarries. Questions in Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 14

A number of questions, concerning the State quarries were yesterday asked in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Mark Morton, and answered by the Minister for Works…

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State Parliament. Tuesday, March 5

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly-- Mr. Parkes moved in favor of separating the [?]amways from the Railway Department, and placing them under separate Commissioner…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 20

The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4. REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS. Dr. ARTHUR asked: Will the Premier state whether the redistribution of seat…

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Above the Speaker. Sk Etches in Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 15

The Legislative mill is steadily grinding, and the output for the session should be considerable. If the Labor Government does not save the country, it will not be for lack of laws…

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Question in Parliament. Ministers Unaware of Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 9

Mr. Keegan asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon if it was a fact that a number of members of the Amalgamated Engineers' Association employed at the Eveleigh…

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State Parliament. Rushing Business Through. an All-night Sitting

The Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 8

The Government hopes to be able to close the present session of Parliament not later than Easter. That means that business must be concluded on or before April 4. i.e.,…

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Senate Elections. Prospective Candidates. Senator Eraser Will Retire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Senator Simon Fraser, who has sat in the Senate since the inauguration of the Federal Parliament, has notified the Liberal Party that he will not seek…

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