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Politics & elections, 1914

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, January 7, 1914. Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

If the citizens of New South Wales wish by their votes to mould the most important of their surroundings, the elections which take place on the first of next month are…

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Shot in the Head. Parliamentary Candidate[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

Henry Edward Johnson, 58, a seed merchant, is lying in the Balmain Hospital with a bulletwound in the head. His condition is critical…

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By-elections. Three Ministers Opposed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 13

Nominations closed to-day for seats in the Legislative Assembly that have become vacant owing to members having accepted portfolios in the Watt Ministry. The following were…

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The Councils. Coming Elections. Labour V. Liberal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

Every alderman or councillor retires from his position on January 30, and the elections are to be held on the succeeding day. In municipalities nomination day is 23rd inst, and…

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The Cabinet. Fewer Candidates. Caucus at Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 13

Three weeks from to-day the Parliamentary Labour party will meet to discuss the question of reconstructing the Ministry. The result of the last few days has been…

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The Forty Immortals. French Academy Election. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

M. Bergson, professor at the College of France, and Pomairols, the poet, are candidates for a seat in the French Academy M. Pomairols's chances of election…

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Kuring-gai Shire Elections

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 6

At a representative meeting of the Kuringgai Shire Ratepayers' Association, held at Pymble last-night (Tuesday), the opposition that the president of the shire (Rev. Paul…

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Municipal Elections. Paddington

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 12

For some of the wards in Paddington there is a prospect of more than ordinarily keen competition. While several of the retiring aldermen are reported as being sure of re-election,…

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Victorian By-elections. Ministers Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Nominations closed to-day for the six seats in the Legislative Assembly automatically arising from members accepting office in the new Watt Government…

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Queensland Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Queensland Parliament has been further prorogued to February 24…

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Women in Parliament Experience in Finland

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 42

Women have sat as members of the Finnish Parliament since 1907. In that year 22 out of the 200 members elected were women. There have been five general elections since…

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Catholic Papers and Elections. "New Zealand Tablet's" Opinion

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 36

Considerable interest was taken in Catholic circles in New Zealand in the result of the general elections in New South Wales. The bright Catholic "journal, "The TaBlet," here…

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On Liberal After-election Talk

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 13

The echoes of the election still fly, and the fruit of Liberal accusation rumbles through the land. Everywhere that Party-Without-a-Platform is talking…

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Benambra By-election. Liberal Majority Substantially Reduced

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 19

Final figures for the Benambra, V., by-election caused by the death of Mr. A. W. Craven (Liberal) resulted in the return of Mr. J. W. Leckie (Liberal) by a…

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Victorian By-elections. Labor Opposition to Ministers

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 19

Messrs. Hagelthorn and Drysdale Brown, members of the new Watt Government, and who sit in the Victorian legislative Council, have been returned…

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Federal By-election. the Adelaide Vacancy

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 17

The campaign in connection with the Adelaide by-election, rendered necessary by the late E. A. Roberts' death, has been vigorously pushed this week on behalf of…

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Works Committee. New Nominations. Ex-speaker a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 9

About 15 nominations were received last month by the Speaker from members of the Legislative Assembly for positions on the Public Works Committee, but these having…

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Legislative Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 10

The next Legislative Council elections in May will be of more than usual interest by reason of the fact that there will be in the field accredited representatives of the Country…

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West Australian By-elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

PERTH, Wednesday.--The Labor Federation invites nominations up to February 2 for the Dampier seat, since Mr. Mahon, who was the selected Labor candidate, has been elected for…

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Municipal Elections. Kuring-gai Ratepayers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

Contrary to expectations the meeting of the Kuring-gai Ratepayers' Association produced considerable plain speaking, relative to the record of the shire council. Mr. P. Berne…

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