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Politics & elections, 1913

3,779 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 189

State Elections. Gwydir. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 12

Mr. H. M. L. Pike, land agent, has definitely announced his intention of submitting his name for selection to contest the coming State election for Gwydir in the Liberal…

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University Elections

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 11

Now that the University Senate elections are approaching, it behoves every graduate to see that the first elective senate is representative of all interests. Hitherto Medicine…

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The Yass Election. Black Range Booth. Returning-officer Explains

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

Mr. Allan Wood, returning officer for the recent Yass by-election, has written to Mr. Cogh[?]an, Chief Electoral Officer, explaining the alleged irregularity at the Black Range…

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The Elections. Brisbane Liberal Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 9

BRISBANE, Friday.--A meeting of delegates representing the seven branches of the Q.M.E.L. and Q.P.P.L., in the Brisbane Federal division, was held last night for the purpose of…

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"Equal Pay for Equal Work" Where Man Is Superior. What Parliament Did Not Say. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 12

Mr. Justice Cussen, sitting as a Court of Industrial Appeal, referred yesterday to his recent decision regarding commercial clerks' Wages, in which he rejected the…

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The By-election

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 2

The by-election at Yass is over at last, to the intense relief of all concerned. The Government is jubilant, as indeed, it is entitled to be,…

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Federal Elections

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

Mr. A. G. Hule gave an address in the interests of Freetrade in a good [?] at Richmond on Friday night. He explained the cause of the high cost of…

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East Sydney Election. Mr. J. G. Willson Nominated

Evening News · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

Considerable Interest has been aroused by the announcement that Mr. J. G. Willson, president of the New South Wales branch of the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Officers…

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N.S.W. Senatorial Elections, 1913 the Socialist Three for the Senate Manifesto of the Socialist Labor Party of Australia

People · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 4

Fellow Workers,— For the fifth time in the history of Federal politics, the Socialist Labor party of Australia enters the political field in New South Wales with the full ticked of three for the Senate…

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Federal Election. West Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 24

In anticipation of the formal [?] ment of the retirement of Mr. W. M. Hughes from the Federal Parliament[?] people in the Labour movement are…

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University Senate. Ten Candidates Selected. Meeting of Graduates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 24

The adjourned meeting of graduates was held at King's Hall yesterday. Mr. Henry Davis presided. The chairman submitted the committee's…

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Yass Election. Charge of Irregularity Refuted. the Official Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 17

The Government has obtained reports from the officials regarding Mr. Wade's contention that the Yass election should be declared void owing to the failure to open a polling…

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University Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 17

Sir,—As one who has taken considerable interest in the University senate elections for many years past, I should like to say a few words in reply to the circular of the…

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University Senate Election. the "Progressive" Point of View

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of University graduates, in view of the forthcoming Senate Selections, was held at the King's Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. Henry Davis was in the…

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University Senate Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 12

The "progressive" graduates of the Sydney University held a meeting yesterday afternoon for the purpose of selecting candidates for the University Senate elections. A ballot was…

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Yass Election. the Black Range Incident. Presiding Officer's Explanation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 13

The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. F. A. Coghlan, has received from the returning officer for the Yass election, the explanation of the presiding officer at the Black Range polling place…

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The Federal Rolls. Probable Issue of Election Writs in April. Melbourne Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 9

[?] Writs for the Federal elections "will probably be issued during the last week in April, when the enrolment of electors will cease…

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University Senate Election. " Progressive Association" Makes Another Move. Suggested List of Nominees

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1913 · page 7

Never before has such interest been taken in a Senate election. At the lunch tables, in the street, on the boats and tram cars, in the dignified precincts of the University Club,…

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Federal Election. [?]

Evening News · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 7

Mr. J. Blackney, Liberal [?] has been selected to contest the [?] seat in the [?]terests of the Liberal party, against Mr. William Wester, M.P…

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University Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 7

Sir,—The general committee of graduates supporting the candidature of the nine members of the existing senate who have accepted nomination for re-election hopes that neither…

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