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Politics & elections, 1912

3,220 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 161

Unpopular Election. Riots in Belgium

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 10

BRUSSELS, Wednesday Evening.—The election riots which occurred in consequence of the triumph of the Human Catholic party over the combined Liberals and Socialists by a majority…

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King Electorate Candidate

Evening News · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

The ballot for the selection of a Liberal candidate to contest the King electorate at the next general section took place at the Liberal Rooms, Pitt-street, Sydney, last evening,…

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Chinaman Tops the Poll. Election in Fiji. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 9

At an election for a vacancy in the Suva Town Council, Ming Ting, a Chinaman, defeated three white candidates…

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The Belgian Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 8

Religious controversy and antagonisms, especially when they involve education, are calculated to embitter political contests perhaps more than any other subjects of…

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Democrats Sure to Win. Progressive Candidate. Mr. Bryan's Voice

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 7

LINCOLN (Nebraska), Wednesday.--Mr. William Jennings Bryan (former Democratic candidato for the Presidency), commenting editorially in the "Commoner," forecasts a majority of…

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Werriwa Election. Counting the Absent Votes. Labor Majority Receding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 7

The checking and counting of the absent voles polled at tho various booths in the Werrlwa division on Saturday last was proceeded with…

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Werriwa Election

Co-operator · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 4

The latest figures for the Werriwa lection as we go to press,. are:— Berrnett ........... 10,741 Conroy ............ 10,377…

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Queensland Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 15

The first session of the newly-elected Queensland Parliament will open on July 2…

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In Hungary's Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 15

Yes, they beat our State Parliament. Listen: "The second reading of the Defence Bill in the Hungarian Lower House led…

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Parliament and the Levee. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 8

Sir,--I ask the favor of insertion of my reply to the Chamberlain's courteous response to my letter in your issue of yesterday.--Yours, etc., W. J. TRICKETT,…

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Farmers Parliament Local Government and P.P. BOARDS. 1 Deniliquin and Walcha

The Land · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 10

That the Local Government Act be so amended as to compel Shire Councils to destroy noxious weeds. 2…

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Transport Strike. Government Proposal. Joint Conciliation Board. Debate in Parliament. London, June 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 9

Mr. Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, said that, preliminary to the establishment of a joint board…

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The Farmers' Parliament. Business Paper for 1912 Session Opening at Sydney on July 15. CONSTITUTIONAL. For Confirmation Only

The Land · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 8

Clause 9, New Sub-section.—In the event of a financial member of a branch removing to a new district in which a branch of the Association is…

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The Werriwa Elections. Slump in Labour Votes

The Land · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

The latest count respecting the Werriwa election demonstrates still more clearly that the followers of Labour are growing beautifully less…

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P.p. Boards Elections

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 14

The following is the result of the election of the directors of the Forbes Pastures Protection Board: Wallace Hunter, George Thornton, Edward…

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Belgian Election Riots. Brussels, June 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 9

In connection with the disturbances over the elections the rioters at Liege set fire to two churches. Gendarmes dispersed them, and extinguished the outbreaks…

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Emotion and the Member of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 5

Members of Parliament can go and eat a good dinner, enjoying a cut from the roast or boiled, after a placid discussion. If it is an evening, say, of Scotch Estimates, or the…

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In Papua. an Elective Parliament. and a Federal Member

Evening News · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 2

The island mall steamer Matunga, under command of Captain Rule, arrived at Sydney yesterday from Papua with passengers and cargo. An "Evening News" reporter had an interesting…

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Lively Oppositionists. Sensation in Hungarian Parliament. President Fired At. Assassin Attempts Suicide

Evening News · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 8

BUDAPEST. Friday Evening.—The turbulent scenes which have occurred during the last few sittings of the Hungarian Lower House reached a climax to-day, when revolver shots…

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THE Newsletter. a Paper for the People. Speaker Willis and the Government. Scandalous Anti-British Treatment of Workers at Parliament House

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 8 June 1912 · page 1

If any other person in the community treated decent workers as Speaker Willis has treated the employees at Parliament…

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