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Politics & elections, 1912

3,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 161

"The Trend of Events." an Imperial Parliament. London, May 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 19

Mr. A. J. Balfour, in an address at a meeting of the Victoria League last night, stated that he had often been amazed at the unhappy readiness with which human beings found…

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Fairfield Election

Evening News · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

[?] polling for the extraordinary vacancy in the [?] ward Smithfield and Fairfield municipality, [?] in the return of Mr. James [?] who was accorded 77 votes. The other…

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[?]Traitor in the Camp." Selecting Liberal Candidates. Proposal Before Crow's Nest League

Evening News · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 12

An important proposal dealing with the selection of Liberal candidates for Parliamentary elections was of the Crow's Nest Liberal League. The Mayor…

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Not Vet. General Election Prospects Liberal Members Anxious

The Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 8

In the course of conversation to-day, the Premier indicated that there is no present probability of an early dissolution of Parliament…

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Liberals and Their Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 8

What are the State Liberal organisations doing by way of preparing for the next general elections in the essential matter of candidates? As we hear from time to…

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Crow's Nest Liberals. Selection of Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 7

A meeting of the Crow's Nest branch of the Liberal Association was held at the Arcadehall, Crow's Nest, on Monday evening, the Mayor of North Sydney (Ald. Walker) presiding…

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Alexandria Bye-Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 54

On May 18 by a majority of 1712 out of a total of 5105 votes polled, Mr. Simon Hickey, the Labor candidate. was elected to the Legislative Assembly to…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, May 22, 1912. Current News. The Legally of an Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

At the Bankstown Council on Thursday, Alderman Watson asked it the Mayor would have a letter written to the Local Government Association asking whether…

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The Fairfield By-Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Polling went on very at Fairfield on Saturday, in connection with the vacancy in the local ward, caused by the resignation of Alderman Miles. The old…

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Presidential Fight. the Ohio Elections. Mr. Roosevelt's Substantial Lead New York

The Sun · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 1

The vote secured by Mr. Roosevelt in Ohio, the pivotal State of the Union, presages his nomination for the Presidency. Early returns in the primary elections give…

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State Elections. Monaro

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 11

DELEGATE, Wednesday.--A mooting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlors' Association was held on Saturday, when it was decided to support the candidature of Mr. A. H…

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General News. the Mystery Oe the General Election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 6

It is, perhaps, the most natural thing on earth that anxiety should, at the present juncture, be shown as to the date of the next general election,' and it is perhaps just as natural…

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The Election of the Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 6

The old proposal to have the Lord Mayor of Sydney elected directly by the citizens instead of by their elected representatives, which has again…

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Labor’s Senate Candidates

Co-operator · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 8

Although the Senate Campaign has not yet been formally opened the three Labor candidates, Messrs. Grant, Smith, and Watson,…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The Executive Council to-day further prorogued Parliament until July 18, when both Houses will meet for the transasction of business…

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Let There Be Light! Federal Parliament Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Parliament House is to be radically altered so as to reduce the need for artificial light in the daytime. At the suggestion of the Speaker of the House of…

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Government's Inconsistent Policy. Power of the Labor Conference. How It Controls Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 10

Tho electors of Waverley were addressed last night by Colonel Onslow, the local member, on current political topics, in the Rose Bay- hall. Ald. Wild, of Woollahra, presided…

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The Next Election?

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

The doubt that still remains as to when the next State election will be held 1b dally being removed. Ministers, when approached on the matter, smile…

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Selection of Liberal Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

At a meeting held by the Crow's Nest branch of the Liberal and Reform Association, under the presidency of the Mayor of North Sydney (Alderman C. A. Walker), further…

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Dress in Parliament. Some Striking Innovations

The Sun · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 9

Old Parliamentarians have often been heard to express regret that from a sartorial point of view the House of Commons to-day lacks that dignity which it possessed in the days…

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