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Politics & elections, 1912

3,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 161

The Turk Committee. Forcible Election Methods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 9

ATHENS, Monday.--Advices from Salonika state that the agents of the Committee of Union and Progress have murdered two Greek electors in the Verria district…

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Queensland Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 10

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Home Department has received telegrams to the effect that Mr. Summerville (Independent Ministerial candidate), who was nominated for Bremmer and…

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The Vacant Seat. Probable Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 10

Instructions have been given for the selection of candidate's for the vacancy, at Werriwa, caused by the resignation from the House of Representatives of Mr. D. R. Hall, the new…

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South Australian Parliament

Globe · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 3

A proclamation was issued by the Executive Council on Wednesday, proroguing Parliament until May 30 next…

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Labor and Parliament. Inside or Outside?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 11

The president of the Labor Council (Mr. T. Miller), in referring to the remarks made by Mr. Bell, of the British Seamen's Union, said yesterday morning that, he largely agreed with the…

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Echo of Brisbane Strike. Special Constables and Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 17

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The point has been raised that certain special constables who are candidates nominated for Parliament are ineligible by reason of the fact that they held…

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Hungarian Incident. a Kings Peace of Mind." Uproar in Parliament. Vienna, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 21

The Hungarian Government has abandoned the resolution regarding the restriction of the enlistment of army recruits. Count Khuen Hedervary, the President of…

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Public Service Board. Nominations for Election

Evening News · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 7

Nominations have been received for the election of divisional representatives to act on Boards of Inquiry and Appeal in connection with the Commonwealth Public Service. There are…

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A.J.C. Autumn Meeting the Betting Market. Beaten Doncaster Favorites—The Two-Year-Old Division. Selections for Randwick. Doings of Doncaster and Cup Candidates. Form of the Three-Year-olds. the Hawkesbury Meeting Bright Laddie wins the Autumn Handicap. General Notes

Referee · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 1

The Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting commences on Saturday next, and it only needs fine weather for the attendance to be a record. Though some individuals find fault with the…

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Autumn Stakes Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 1

There was nothing of a very decisive nature in the victory of Malt King in the Rawson Stakes at Rosehill last Saturday week. Consequently, the big son…

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Federal Public Service. Inquiry and Appeal Boards. Nomination of Candidates

The Sun · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 8

Nominations have just, closed in connection with the election of divisional representatives on boards of inquiry and boards of appeal under the Commonwealth Public…

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Electioneering Activity. State Ministers to Go on Tour. Liberal Preparations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 19

State Ministers are not going to have much leisure in the recess. They have the general election in view. Already two trips into the country have been arranged. On the 10th…

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Labor's Prospects. at the Queensland Elections. Federal Ministers Anxious

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Federal Ministers are watching with much anxiety the progress of the State elections in Queensland. Mr. Fisher will go up next week to take a share in the…

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Werriwa Vacancy. Possible Liberal and Labor Candidates. Selections on

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 20

Both Liberal and Labor candidates for the Federal vacancy at Werriwa will be made or Saturday. The resignation of Mr. D. R. Hall has had the…

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Elections and Fines. The New Commonwealth. Everybody Liable

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 2

Ignorance of the law is no man's excuse, and on that account every person entitled to vote at a Federal election had better make himself well acquainted with the…

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N.z. Election Petition Dismissed

Globe · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 3

The petition against the election of Mr. M'Callum as member for Wairu in the New Zealand House of Representatives was dismissed after an inquiry extending over several days, the…

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The Retort Parliament: A collection of Good Stories

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 11

What is the best retort that has been uttered in Parliament? asks Michael MacDough in "T.P.'s Magazine." According to the eminent authority of Gladstone,…

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Women in Parliament. a Swedish Proposal. Stockholm

The Sun · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

The Government has introduced a bill to extend the franchise to women, and to give them the right to stand for election as Parliamentary representatives…

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Day of the Dog. Chaos in the Canine Parliament

The Sun · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 1

The overcrowded population of Show Town is now going to the dogs. This is the first of the dog days, in a literal way of speaking. And anyone who happened, to be within, half…

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When the Irish Parliament Arrives. Mr. T. P. O'connor's Forecast

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 12

What will be the re-grouping of Irish politics and parties, when there is an Irish Assembly? Will it be on racial and religious lines? Not a bit of it. It will be in…

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