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Politics & elections, 1913

3,779 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 189

Tamworth F. and S. Candidate

The Land · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 12

Mr. W. Parkes (Attunga) at the meeting of the District Council of the F. and S. Association, held on 7th inst., said that in view of the fact that there…

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Labour Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 3

Further ballots were conducted last night in connection with the Labour Council elections. The following were completed:—Executive, Messrs. H. Connell (Moulders), D…

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Tasmanian Elections. Unionists' Votes. Fined for Supporting Liberals. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 10

At a meeting at the Theatre Royal last night Mr. Fulierton caused a sensation, and uproar from Labour supporters, by asserting that there was a rule of the Australian…

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Yass Seat. Delicate Political Situation. Effect of Speaker's Absence. Retarding Tile Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 9

The extraordinary position in which Mr. Nielsen's resignation stands was much commented upon in Liberal circles yesterday. The resignation has already reached the…

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Trans-australian Railway. Labor Unions Incensed. Unemployed and Elections. Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 7

There is a substantial muddle already evident in the construction of the trans-continental railway. Works have been held up for a year owing…

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Railways and Tramways. Appeal Board Elections

The Sun · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 1

The Railway and Tramway Appeals Board is composed of five of the leading officers of the department and one employees' representative, elected by the employees for a term of…

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Opposition Leader. in Federal Politics. Claims of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Senator Millen arrived from Sydney to-day to take part in the Federal Opposition meeting on Monday for the selection of a loader. Mr. Cook is expected to…

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Yass Vacancy. Some Possible Candidates. Mr. D. R. Hall As Government Nominee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 9

Good progress has been made in the work of preparing for a by-election at Yass. As soon as Mr. Nielsen's resignation was announced in "The Daily Telegraph," some weeks ago,…

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The Coming Elections. Federal and State Labor Candidates

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 5

Among the business considered at the meeting of the Central Executive of the Political Labor League, which was held in the Sydney Trades Hall on Friday night, was the receipt…

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Postal Electricians. "A Sympathetic Parliament." Speech by Mr. Johnson, M.p

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 22

A smoke concert, proposed to be an annual event in connection with the Australian Postal Electricians' Union, New South Wales branch, was held at the Trades Hall last night, and…

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The Lodges Election of Officers. Manchester Unity Oddfellows

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3

Bro C H Fulton, P.D.G.M., installed the following officers at the halfyearly meeting of the above:—N.G., Bro W R Proctor; V.G., Bro J…

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Appeals Board Election of Employees' Representative. Railway and Tramway Interests

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 7

A considerable amount of interest is being taken just now by railway and tram men in the election of employees' representative on the Railways and Tramways Appeals Board. The…

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N.s.w. Senatorial Elections, 1913 the Socialist Three for the Senate Comrade T. Batho

People · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 3

THE subject of the photo-block printed below, THOS. BATHO, one of the selected Socialist Labor Party's Candidates for the Senate, was born at Chester, England, in the month of July,. 1869. At the age of 13, like many of…

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Our American Letter the Elections

People · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 1

The recent national election in the United States was the most interesting of recent years. Heretofore but two prominent parties of capitalism…

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Blayney Election. the Third Party. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 22

Sir—I should have learned nothing in over 32 years of Parliamentary experience if I did not feel some pangs of pity for the plight of the two parties—the ins and the outs—…

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French Presidential Elections. Paris, Jan. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 21

The third ballot of groups in the Republican Left in the two chambers to choose a candidate for the Presidency gave M. Pams, Minister for Agriculture 323 votes being one…

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Coming Elections. Labor Party's Preparations

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 8

The Labor Party is making preparations for the coming elections. Last night the present executive held its final meeting, and nominations for endorsement were received…

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State Elections. Northern Suburbs Redistribution. New Liberal League at Mosman

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 17

The redistribution of seats has created uninteresting situation in the northern suburbs. Whore formerly there wore four electorates, six are new in existence, which means…

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Elections and Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 13

Though this is only what may for convenience be called a party ballot--a ballot, that is to say, to deckle who is to be the party's candidate--the party in which it is taken is…

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Straight Cut. Tasmanian Political Issue. Keen Election Campaign. Labor Uncomfortable

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 13

[?] HOBART, Friday.--The keenest interest is being taken in the elections, and the various contests are being fought out to the bitter end. No quarter is being, given. All sins of…

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