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Politics & elections, 1912

3,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 161

An Unsigned Leader. Melbourne "Argus" and Werriwa Election. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 8

Believing that the Liberal party was sure to win the Werriwa seat, the "Argus" came out to-day with a leader in which it poured a full broadside into the Labor candidate,…

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Pastures Boards Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 11

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.--The ballot for the election of four directors of the Braidwood P.P. Board resulted as follows:--J. H. Byrne 272 votes, Thomas M'Dowall 271. G. A…

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The Writing on the Wall. Mr. Joseph Cook and the Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 7

"The result of the election is to furnish more hopeful outlook for our State at. the next election. The other side cannot, rightly, get a crumb of comfort from It. With all the…

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State Parliament. to Meet Next Month

The Sun · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 7

It is now practically certain that the next session of the New South, Wales Parliament will be opened on July 17 or July 24. The date has not been definitely fixed, but…

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Parliament and the Levee. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 10

Sir,--Having for some time taken considerable interest in the question as to why members of the State Parliament of Victoria specially and exclusively held the right of entree…

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Queensland Parliament. to Meet on July 2

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A "Gazette Extraordinary" was issued this afternoon, summoning Parliament for the despatch of business on Tuesday. July 2…

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Election Riots in Belgium

Evening News · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 10

BRUSSELS, Tuesday.— The elections resulted in the return of the Roman Catholics with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and socialites…

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The Coming Election a Candid Statement. What of the Speaker?

Evening News · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 6

Speculation regarding the probable date of the next State Parliamentary election been received. It is a matter discussed in other than political circles, though naturally…

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Election Riots. Violence in Belgium. Catholics Gain Majority. Brussels, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 19

The elections resulted in the return of the Roman Catholics with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and Socialists. Many disturbances have taken place in…

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Election Riots. Serious Belgian Outbreaks. Absolute Catholic Majority

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 9

BRUSSELS, Tuesday.--The result of the elections is that the Catholic party comes back with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and Socialists…

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The Senate Elections. South Australian Nominees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 19

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--At a special meeting of the council of the Liberal Union to-day six names of gentlemen were nominated for the Senate elections: J. W. Castino, W. Morrow…

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Mr. Holman and the Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 9

"It would be folly to pretend to ignore the serious reduction in the Labor majority at Werriwa. It is a fact which has to be faced, and which cannot be wholly explained away…

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Werriwa Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 51

Following information has been supplied by Mr. MacLaren, the Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State, regarding the polling on June 1, in connection with the Werriwa…

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South Australian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.-- The Ministers have recently held several Cabinet meetings with the object of considering the policy to be submitted during the next session of parliament…

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Parliament and the Levee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 7

We have been requested to publish the following letter, sent yesterday to Mr. W. J. Trickett, M.L.C.:--"June 5, 1912, Commonwealth of Australia,…

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Queensland. Assembling of Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 12

A proclamation has been issued calling Parliament together on July 2, supply being needed. The fortnightly pays of the Railway Department make it compulsory for supply to be…

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Drink in Parliament. House of Commons Charge

The Sun · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

In the House of Commons one day last month, Mr. Ian Malcolm called the attention of the House to the following newspaper statement of a speech made by Mr…

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Hungarian Strife. Obnoxious Defence Bill. Scene in Parliament. Wholesale Removal by Force

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 7

BUDA PESTH, Tuesday Evening.--The second reading of the Defence Bill in, the Hungarian Lower. House led to turbulent scenes. Opposition members interrupted the…

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Catholics Triumph in Belgium. Election Riots. Brussels June 1

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 27

The [?] resulted in the return of the Catholics with a majority of 16 over the combined Liberals and Socialists. Many disturbances have taken place in…

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Werriwa Election

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 21

In trying to turn the victory of Mr. Ben­nett at Werriwa into a "moral" defeat of Labour the critics have for the most part lost sight of—at any rate ignored—the…

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