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Politics & elections, 1914

2,696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 135

Pranks in Parliament. Members' Behaviour. Committee to Investigate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Action was taken by the Government in the House of Representatives to-day to secure the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the improper…

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Federal Parliament House. Competition for Architects Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 6

The building of the Federal Parliament House is to be made of world wide interest to architects and others. The Assistant-Minister for Home Affairs is at present engaged in the…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives. the Postal Vote. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 22

The debate was resumed on a motion by the Prime Minister, for leave to introduce a bill to restore postal voting. Mr. Fisher continued his overnight speech…

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Mexico. Provisional President. New Elections. Niagara Falls, May 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 21

The Peace Conference has arranged to transfer executive power in Mexico from General Huerta to a provisional president (who has not been named), acting in…

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The Coming Appeal. Getting Nearer. Election Possibilities. Mr. Fisher's Changed Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The political situation developed by the summary rejection last night of the No-preference Bill by the Senate moved quickly to-day. It was at last…

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Municipal Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

At the Katoomba extraordinary municipal election, caused by resignations of Aldermen A Sellar, Geo Davis and Geo Witte, Messrs J P Tabrett…

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Sympathy in Parliament Ottawa

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 May 1914 · page 9

When the House of Commons met to-day, the members expressed their sympathy with the relatives of the victims of the disaster…

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Women in Parliament. Are They Physically Fit? Organiser's Experiences

The Sun · Sunday 31 May 1914 · page 18

Ever since women were given the vote some of them have urged that if women were allowed to vote they should also be allowed to become candidates for votes. In…

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Federal Parliament House Architects to Adjudicate on Plans. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 May 1914 · page 8

The building of the Federal Parliament House at Canberra is to be made of world-wide interest to architects. A board, including representatives of all nations, headed by an…

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Federal Parliament House

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 11

Elsewhere in this issue reference is made to the world s competition for the design of the Federal Parliament House Building, at Canberra. The Presidents of the various Slate Institutes of Architects met in Melbourne…

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Opening of Irish Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 8

The Minister for Works, Mr. Griffith, referring yesterday to a statement published on Saturday that the Now South Wales Government had been Invited to send a representative to…

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General News. Parliament at Canberra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 8

Representatives of the Institute of Architects in the various States will meet in Melbourne to-day to discuss the conditions regulating the competitive design for the Federal…

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Canberra. Parliament House Designs. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 7

On Monday there will be held in the Home Affairs Department, a meeting of presidents of institutes of architects from the various States of the Commonwealth…

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CANBERRA. The Second Step. Parliament House Competition

Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 6
Also in Construction and Local Government Journal

The design of Walter Burley Griffin for the Federal city having been definitely accepted, the next step in importance in Canberra's development is being taken…

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Universal Sympathy. References in Parliament. Quebec, May 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 9

In the Canadian House of Commons this afternoon sympathy was expressed in connection with the terrible disaster. The Premier explained that it would have been…

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The Federal Parliament House Competition. (See particulars on another page.)

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 3
Also in Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building

THE GOVERNMENT GROUP. Diagram showing the position of the Parliament House in relation to the other Public Buildings…

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Municipal By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 5

A by-election was held at Newtown on Saturday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman T. D. Cousins, in Camden ward. Joseph Emanuel Bloom was…

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Federal Position. Many Rumours. the Double Dissolution. Preparing for Election. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 10

As is usually the case when a political [?]sis is at hand, the air is full of rumours, every possible eventuality is being spoken of by those who claim to be in a position to…

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