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Politics & elections, 1913

3,779 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 189

Four Heroes. Rescued Twenty-three People. Invited to Parliament House

Evening News · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 14

Herbert Sweetman, Joseph Speechiey, Jack Wax, and Michael Wax were at the St. Peters' Town Hall last night each presented with a gold albert and gold medal, suitably inscribed…

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Restless China. Rebels or Robbers? Exciting Scene in Parliament. Pekin

Evening News · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 10

Two further executions of persons officially described as robbers, but who were really rebels, have taken place. In the National Assembly last night a…

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Paddington Election

Evening News · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 3

The Paddington Branch of the liberal League, which has been considering the question of choosing a candidate to contest the next in the interests of the party at the next…

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State Elections. Sturt and Willyama Nominations. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 16

The following nominations for the Sturt and Wiliyama seats in the Legislative Assembly have been officially announced by B.D.A. P.L.L.:—…

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Elections. Liberal Campaign. in the Country. Prospects of the Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 17

The campaign is now being waged with keenness right throughout the length and breadth of the State. Even in the Barrier electorate, where the Liberal candidate was…

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State Elections. Ryde

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 18

Mr. James Young, B.A., LL.B., of Turramurra, barrister-at-law, and a councillor of the Kuring-gai shire, is announced as a "free" Liberal candidate for the new State electorate…

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Campaign Points. the Socialistic Goal. "Carrying the Referenda." Position of Labor Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 8

It has been found necessary by Mr. Hughes to endeavor to prove the existence of a trust or two. For weeks be has been trying to thrill the electors with stories of the monsters that…

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Women and the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 15

Again we remind you that May 31 (election day) is your one day of power. On that day you will hold the fate of your country in the hollow of your hand…

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Federal Elections. Tasmanian Election Scandal. Mr. O'malley's Action. Officers Reinstated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--It was announced from Tasmania to-day that the difficulty in the Darwin electorate, in Tasmania, had been settled, and that the officials had been reinstated…

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Victorian Parliament. to Meet on July 3. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 7

The State Parliament has been further prorogued till June 24, but the session will not be opened till July 3…

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"Who Wants to Be a J.p.?" Member of Parliament's Complaint. Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 7

Mr. John Miller, member for Bathurst, has charged, the State Government with extravagance, incompetency, and maladministration. Last night he added another charge to the…

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Took the Wrong Road. Liberals and Parliament Act London, Wednesday, 10 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 9

A special article in the "Times comments on Mr. Asquith's proposal that the House of Commons should be asked to pass the Home Rule and Welsh Church…

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The Last Open-Voting Election. a Stirring Memory. How Blennerhassett Was Returned for Kerry

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 35

Mr. Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett, whose death is announced, came into prominence as the successful candidate at the last open voting election. The election was…

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The Elections. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Wade. Land and Trusts. Attorney-general's Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 9

Mr. Wade has again furnished the electors with some reasons why they should vote against the referendum. Anything more hopelessly inaccurate, irrelevant, and misleading…

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Four Candidates

Co-operator · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 5

To all the position of general secretary of the Transport Workers’ Federation, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. J. H, Catts, M.P.,…

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Federal Elections "From Pillar to Post." Mr. Hughes's Progress. the Trust Bogey. Criticism by Mr. Wade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 10

Mr. Wade had a sympathetic audience at Longueville last night, when he dealt with the Referenda proposals, and the operation of trusts…

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Football and Politics. Matches and Elections Clash Possibilities of Polling Day. Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 7

The promised contest between the football matches and the Federal elections on Saturday. May 31, is likely to be serious. The football clubs say they know which will…

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Farmers in Parliament

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

There are now twenty eight farmers in Parliament in New Zealand. In Queensland there are twenty-six pledged to the platform of the Farmers'…

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Railway Chaos. How Parliament Is Flouted Inaccurate Official Returns the Cawley Accident Again

The Sun · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

It is a significant fact that, while the State Treasurer will not take sufficient interest in the railways under his Ministerial control to call upon the commissioners for a reply to…

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State Elections

The Land · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 14

The appointment of Mr. Holmnn to the State Premiership on his return from England in June is a practical certainty…

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