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Politics & elections, 1914

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Dauntless Mr. Asquith. Prepared for a By-election Londn, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 11

On arrival at Edinburgh, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, who is en route from London to his electorate, East Fife, to prepare for the bye-election addressed hs supporters at…

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To-day's Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap Prospects of Candidates

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 1

Last year the imported horse Bernard won the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap from Halowmas and Waliz, the eleven runners including [?] 17.20 and Cagon (7.6), and neither…

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East Fife By-election. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 23

The Unionists in East Fife have decided not to [?]ppose Mr. Asquith, re-election unless circumstances change. The Opposition leaders do not recommend a…

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Purity of Elections. New Provision in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 6

The new Elections Act in Queensland, which was tested for the first time in a by-election the other day, contains provisions which are an attempt to deal with the irregularities said…

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In Parliament. a Woman's Viewpoint. "The Futile Guinea Pig."

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1914 · page 20

A Parliamentary debate appeals to the woman, unblassed by political relations, as a gorgeous farce equalled in its inconsequence only by Lewis Carroll's dream court of…

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Doncaster Candidates Fail

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1914 · page 11

Brattle opened favorite for the Flying Handicap, 5 to 4 being a general quotation. Aleconner was at 5 to 2, and Lord Liddell 4 to 1, the latter subsequently easing until as much…

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Hunter's Hill Election

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1914 · page 10

An extraordinary election was held at Hunter's Hill yesterday to fill a vacancy in the local Municipal Council, and resulted as follows :—Arthur Moore, 134; Ernest Clarke, 105;…

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To-night's Parliament

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 7

When the Legislative Assembly meets this evening, members will have a heavy night's work before them. Mr. Cann, acting Premier, announced this morning that he desired the…

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State Bills. Rushed Through Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 10

Mr. A. A. C. Cocks recently complained in the Legislative Assembly of the manner in which bills were rushed through the House without ample opportunity being given…

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State Parliament. End of Session. Government's Hopes

The Sun · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 7

The Government intends to make an effort to close the session of the State Parliament to-morrow night. With that object in view the Legislative Assembly will be asked at…

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Speeches in Parliament. Phonographic Records. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 8

Following the alteration made by Lord Haldane in one of his speeches in the House of Lords last week, a correspondent, writing to the "Times," suggests that the…

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The Rochette Scandals. Debate in French Parliament. Paris. Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 1

The [?] of Deputies, after a delate of the report on the [?] to prosecute those censured by committee…

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Great Demonstration. Twenty-two Processions. General Election Demanded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Sunday.--A remarkable Unionist demonstration was held in Hyde Park yesterday. Despite the rain, twenty-two processions, representing 76 London constituencies, with…

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State Parliament. Monday, April 6

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 13

In the Legislative Council. The Savings Banks Amalgamation Bill was put through the Committee stage, read a third time, and passed…

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Boycotted Chaff. Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 14

The boscott of Coolamon chaff was referred to in the Legislative Assembly last night. Mr. Chaffey asked the Acting Premier whether…

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Farmers and Rural Workers. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 15

A number of questions were put to the Minister for Labor in Parliament yesterday regarding the attitude of the Government towards the proposal to bring rural workers under the…

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The Price of Bricks. a Question in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 13

"Is it a fact," Mr. Fallick asked the Acting-Premier in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, "that the Worker' newspaper, a trades-union proprietary, placed an order for bricks for the…

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State Parliament. Harbor Dues Bill Proposed Export Charges

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 7

The second reading of the Harbor Dues Bill was moved in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon by Mr. Hoyle. He said the bill simply proposed to do two…

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State Parliament. Third Taxation Bill. Income Tax Machinery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 12

The third Taxation Bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly last night in the shape of a measure to increase the wharfage dues. The debate is reported in another…

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How We Are Governed. the N.S.W. PARLIAMENT, An All-Night Sitting

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

Good progress was made last week in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly with the business submitted by the Government for transaction. This…

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