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Politics & elections, 1912

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Essence of Parliament. Trams, Taxes, and Daceyville. an All-night Sitting

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 14

The Legislative Assembly is expected to work at this stage of the session, and consequently the public galleries are no longer rushed. Still, there is generally some fun…

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State Brickworks. Minister Cross-examined. Questions in Parliament. Bad Bricks and Dismissals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 19

The Minister for Works, Mr. Griffith, was put through a severe cross-examination in the Legislative Assembly last evening with regard to various reports in circulation concerning…

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His Father's Son. Mr. Tom Seddon in Sydney. a Spectator at Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 10

An interesting visitor to Parliament House yesterday was Mr. T.E.Y. Seddon, second son of the late Mr. R. J. Seddon, one of Now Zealand's foremost Premiers, who for a short…

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W. and S. Board Election

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 10

Towards the latter end of the present month an election will be held to fill the vacancy on the Water and Sewerage Board through the retirement of Alderman Griffin by [?]xion of…

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Next State Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 5

Dr. Arthur yesterday [?] the Premier whether the redistribution [?] was to be brought down this [?] when the session would [?]nd…

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Ordered Off. Union Organiser's Statement. Assisting Senate Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association one of the organisers (Mr. H. Morris) said he had attempted to speak in the dinner hour to the men…

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State Elections. the Lachlan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 10

CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.--Only two names those of Messrs. A. G. Manning (a large landholder, residing between Condobolin and Wyalong) and W. J. Ferguson (ex-M.L.A.)--have…

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Election Expenses. Prosecution in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 11

MELBOURNE. Tuesday. --At the District Court yesterday, before Mr. Tanner, P.M., Frank Herbert Goode Cornwall, a solicitor, of 21 Winterstreet, Malvern, who unsuccessfully contested…

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Late Sitting of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 12

In the Legislative Assembly, the consideration in Committee of the Crown Lands Amendment Bill was completed at 1 o'clock this morning. Very few…

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State Parliament. Wednesday, March 6

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

In the Legislative Council, Bills to sanction the coustruction of railways from Barcellan towards Mirroul. from Galong to Burrowa, and from Finley to Tocumwal, were…

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New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 13

The President took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MAITLAND HOSPITAL. On the motion of the Vice-President of the Executive Council (Mr. Flowers) leave was…

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State Parliament. Close of the Session

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

The question of closing the present session of Parliament was referred to at a meeting of the Labor Party to-day. Ministers repeated their desire to prorogue before Easter, and were assured of the party's support in…

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New Gold Passes. for Members of Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 8

As a result of a motion carried at the last Interstate Commissioners' Conference the design of the gold passes held by members of the various State Parliaments has been…

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Essence of Parliament. Working the Weary. the Council Assertive

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 12

Dog-tired with an all-night sitting, the Legislative Assembly did not waste much time upon question yesterday. It answer to Mr. Wade, the Speaker explained that "Hannard" could be…

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The Philippines. Remarkable Progress. a Native Parliament. Should Filipinos Rule?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 10

Remarkable progress is being made in the Philippine Islands. Mr. G. S. Littlejohn, ex-president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, who returned by…

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Hours in Parliament. Legislators and Late Sittings. the Desire for Reformation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 9

Bit by bit a feeling is growing amongst members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales that something will have to be done to lessen the strain of Parliament. Whatever may…

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Home Rule: By Sir Edward Grey. Must Be Pressed. Parliament Cannot Be Strangled Because of Ulster

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 24

Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, in the course of a speech last month, said in the coming session they were going to introduce a Home Rule Bill. Home Rule was a familiar…

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W. and S. Board Election

Evening News · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 6

It was [?] in a paragraph which appeared is yesterday's "Evening News" is reference to the election of a suburban representative on the Water and Sewerage Board that the Board had…

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Order of Foresters. Election of Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 12

The Ancient Order of Foresters resumed business to-day at Foresters' Hall, the most important being the election of officers for the year. The election was exhaustive, and as a result took some time…

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Parliamentary By-election. a Liberal Defeat. London, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 9

The Parliamentary by-election for South Manchester, caused by the appointment of Sir A. A. Haworth as a Lord of the Treasury, resulted:—…

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