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Politics & elections, 1914

2,696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 135

Papuan Problems. Idle Native Lands. an Elective Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 11

Great difficulty is experienced in Papua in obtaining land, and this is retarding the development of the possession more than anything else…

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The Senate Election. Labour Candidates Selected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 10

The executive of the Political Labour League had under consideration at the last meeting the question of selecting candidates for the prospective double dissolution. Replies were…

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Federal Elections. Selecting Liberal Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 10

Mr. Archdale Parkhill, general secretary of the Liberal Association, referred yesterday to a statement which appeared in Saturday's issue in regard to the coming Federal…

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F.S.A. Senate Candidates. Two to run with Four Liberals

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 1

A contributed paragraph to the "S. M. Herald", says that, in view of a possible double dissolution, a referendum was recently taken by the…

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The Federal Elections. Illegal Enrolments and Personation

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 1

At the sitting in Adelaide on Tuesday of the Royal Commission on electoral law and administration, one witness, the S.A.. Commonwealth…

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Alleged Impersonation. At Last N.S.W. State Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 1

In a recent criticism of the electoral, system, which he declared demanded-thorough investigation, Mr. Wade, leader of the N.S.W. Opposition, said:…

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Canterbury Election. Returning Officer Appointed

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

The extraordinary position that has arisen in Canterbury Municipal circles was referred to in a Mayor's minute placed before the Paddington Council at last night's meeting…

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Willoughby Election. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

Sir,--Let me assure Mr. A. H. Schwartz, in reply to his letter in your issue of this date, that the guilty agent knows very well to whom I was referring in my speech in the House on the 4h inst. The other house and land…

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Names of Candidates on Roll

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 5

In the late case in re Wilson, the Court laid down rules of great importance as to the way in which it is necessary that names of candidates should appear on the municipal roll…

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Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 10

The alleged disturbances of unionists in the Coolamen district on the part of members of the A.W.U. were again brought under the notice of the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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State Parliament. Assembly Debate. an Injured Member

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 14

The State Parliament sat last night, the chief debate being on the Address-in-Reply, which is reported elsewhere. Several questions bearing on the…

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Federal Parliament. to Meet on April 15. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 7

The Federal Executive to-day issued a proclamation further proroguing Parliament until April 15, when it will meet for business. The Cabinet meetings to formulate a policy…

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The Balkans. Bulgarian Elections. Sofla, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 1

The elections for the new Duigar[?] Sobran[?] have concluded The Government has [?] a win. gaining 125 seats to the opp[?] 117…

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Mr. Cook's Appeal. "Get To, Business." Elections Ahead. What Liberalism Does for the People. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 13

The Women's National League celebrated the tenth anniversary of Its foundation by holding a reception in the Town Hall to-night…

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General News. Impersonation at Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 8

Referring yesterday to the charges of Impersonation at the into general election, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Cann, said that investigation had been made into five cases reported from one…

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A Woman Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 18

Miss Vida Goldstein may almost be called a "hardy annual," for not a your appears to pass without the announcement of her candidature for one of the Houses of Parliament. Once…

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The Coming Federal Elections. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 14

Sir, -- I think every well-wisher of the Commonwealth will agree with the views expressed by Mr. Kennedy in your issue of Saturday last, when he stales that we require at this juncture,…

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The Willoughby Election. Alleged Illegal Voting

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 11

Mr. Wade stated in the Legislative Assembly last evening that he had yesterday forwarded to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Cann, a statement giving particulars of over two hundred coses of…

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State Parliament. Land Policy. Irrigation Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly last night, the Attorney-General stated, in answer to Mr. Wade, that 377 persons—279 males and 98 females—had been dealt with under the…

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The State Bakery. More Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 9

A number of questions regarding the operations of the State bakery were asked by Mr. Wade in the Legislative Assembly last night. From these it was ascertained that the average…

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