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Politics & elections, 1914

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Ashburnham Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 11

The elections and qualifications committee yesterday dismissed the petition of Mr. J. P. Lynch against the return of Mr. A. H. Grimm for the Ashburnham electorate…

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Hunter's Hill Election

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

The result of the extraordinary municip[?] election at Hunter's Hill was as follows[?] Arthur Kingston Moore, 134; Ernest Hen[?] Clarke, 105. Majority for Moore, 29[?]…

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Disputed Elections. Ashburnham and Macquarie Mr. Grimm Declared Elected

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 10

When the sitting of the Legislative Assembly was resumed this afternoon, Mr. Crawford, chairman of the Elections and Qualifications Committee, presented a report on…

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Willoughby. the Election Squabble. Alleged Impersonation. Police Report Analysed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 9

The second ballot election at Willoughby, and the allegations that have been made, as the result of it, were brought prominently before the Legislative Assembly at question time…

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State Parliament. Tuesday, April 7

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 11

In the Legislative Council, The Stamp Duties Amendment Dill No. 2 was read a third time and passed. The Income Tax Amendment Bill was put…

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State Parliament. £7,522,100 Loan Bill. Railway Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 21

The main business in the Legislative Assembly last night consisted of a debate on the principles of the bill imposing additional wharfage dues in the port of Sydney, and…

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East Fife Election. No Unionist Candidate. London

The Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 9

The Unionists have definitely decided not to offer any opposition to Mr. Asquith in the by-election for East Fife…

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Voting at the Late Elections. Ashburnham and Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 25

The report from the Committee of Elections and Qualifications on the election petition of John Patrick Lynch v Arthur Hetherington (Ashburnham) was brought before the…

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Federal Election. Plural Voting. Evidence Before Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 13

The Commonwealth Electoral Commission (Mr. Hugh Sinclair, M.P., president) began its sittings in Sydney at the Customs House yesterday morning. It is inquiring into the…

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Municipal By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 9

LAWSON, Tuesday.--The election which has been necessitated by the resignations of Alds. James and Jenkyns, on the question or municipal electric light, will take place in ten days'…

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Disputed Elections. Ashburnham and Macquarie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 10

The Elections and Qualifications Committee presented its report to the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Regarding the petition of Mr. J. P. Lynch…

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Shorthand Writers in Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 38

Shorthand writers first gained access to the House of Commons with some sort of official acquiescence about 1786. In the year 1803 they are to be found occupying the…

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N.s.w. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 11

The last week's sittings of the N.S.W. Parliament were remarkable for their length and the amount of work put through. For a time Opposition members…

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State Parliament. Wednesday, April 3

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 10

In the Legislative Council, The Income Tax Management Bill was passed without amendment, and returned to the Legislative Assembly…

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Parliament Finishes. New Taxes Agreed To

Evening News · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 7

To the Legislative Council last night, the Sydney Harbor Trust (Wharfage Rates) Bill was [?]didly criticised by many members but under threat by Mr. Flowers Vice-President…

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Farmers and Rural Workers. Questions in Parliament

The Land · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 7

A number of questions were put to the Minister for Labor in Parliament on Tuesday regarding the attitude of the Government towards the…

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Farmers and Rural Workers. Questions in Parliament

The Land · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 7

A number of questions were put to the Minister for Labor in Parliament, on Tuesday regarding the attitude of the Government towards the…

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State Parliament. Arbitration Law. Omission of the Clerks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 9

When the Legislative Assembly met last night at 7.30 there was no business ready for members, the Legislative Council, on whom the Assembly was waiting, not having yet…

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The Elections. Selecting a Candidate. Farmers' Protest. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 16

At a meeting of the Meadow Flat branch of the F. and S. Association, a report of the recent conference held in Bathurst for the selection of a candidate to oppose Mr…

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The Week in Parliament. P.P. Board Matters. Yanco Criticised

The Land · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 7

During the discussion on the Estimates for the Department of Agriculture, Mr. McFarlane said that one of the main reasons for the passing…

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