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Politics & elections, 1914

2,696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 135

"Model Parliament." N.s.w. Debaters' Congress. Interesting Experiment

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 6

Unique in character, experimental in essence, and devised as an object lesson to more powerful bodies, the Debaters' Congress of New South Wales will assemble on…

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Federal Parliament. New Move by Senate. Reviving the Referendum. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 7

The storm centre in Federal politics has been shifted to the Senate, which has several important moves to make before it goes to the country…

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Home Rule. the Volunteers. Government's Position. Motions in Parliament. London, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 9

This afternoon Lord Robert' Cecil moved the adjournment of the House of Commons, to call attention to the grave danger existing "Through volunteer movements in Ireland,…

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The Coming Federal Fight: The Chances of Fusion and Labour Gossip About Candidates

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 21

It is not anticipated that the Federal Houses will sit after Friday. Members we are told, are anxious to give away as little start as possible to their opponents in their…

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The Federal Elections. How to Get on the Roll

Evening News · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 11

The duty every [?] to get his or her name on the [?] otherwise he or she is [?] to a [?] of £2. He should arst [?] the…

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Multiplicity of Candidates

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 22

They don't worry in France about the multiplicity of candidates. Here, we are all apt to get very excited if anybody steps in between the two…

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Premier Watt Resigns. to Contest Balaclava at Federal Elections. P.m.g. Wynne Retires

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 8

Mr. W. Watt, Premier of Victoria, has resigned office. The reason assigned for this is that he desires to contest Balaclava in the Liberal interest at the Federal…

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Labor's Fighting Fund. Appeal to N.s.w. Labor Council. Motor-cars and Modern Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 18

Messrs. H. Lamond and J. Grant attended the weekly meeting of N.S.W. Labor Council on Thursday, night as a deputation to make an appeal on all…

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The Challenge to Labor. Date of the Elections. the Granting of the Double Dissolution. What Were the Governor-general's Reasons?

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 18

Though the shadow of double dissolution hangs over both Houses of the national Parliament there still remains work to be done. Most of the members…

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Elections. the Liberal Attack. Is the A.w.u. to Rule? Keynote of Election Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 13

National efficiency is to be one of the watchwords of the Liberal platform in the Federal campaign. The Prime Minister has already sounded the…

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Caucus. Dressing Labour's Window. Universal Eight Hours. Election Tactics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 9

Labour members are getting very tired of the continuous sittings of the caucus. Yesterday's sitting lasted, until 5 o'clock p.m., but it is safe to say that at no time during…

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Federal Elections. Labor's Fighting Fund

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 1

The members of the United Storemen's Union, who number several thousand, have decided to help the Political Labor League in the forthcoming fight…

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Parliament. Obstructive Tactics. the Senate Again. Resisting a Dissolution. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 9

After sitting yesterday afternoon and evening, and the whole of to-day and to-night, the Federal Parliament does not seem to be any nearer the dissolution which both parties…

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The Federal Elections. How to Get on the Roll

Evening News · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

The duty of every elector is to get his or her name on the roll, otherwise he or she is liable to a fine of £2. He should first ascertain, by examining the electoral lists if…

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Politics from the Rural Standpoint Farmers and the Commonwealth Elections. Dragging at the Cart-Tail of the Liberal Party

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 1

The idea of special representation, for rural interests is probably as old as the parliamentary system itself. Of late years in Australia, however…

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Elections on Clean Rolls

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 3

In answer to questions in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the Prime, Minister said the Government hoped to adhere to the date already…

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The Federal Elections. [?] of N.S.W. Liberals

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 3

A very close contest is anticipated in the Illawarra electorate, between Mr. G. W. Fuller (Liberal) and the [?] Labor-member Mr. G.M. Burns, and the supporters of both…

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P.p. Board Elections

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 20

Burren Junction.—Mr. W. R. Holycembe has been re-elected chairman of the Pilliga P.P. board for the ninth consecutive term, after a tie with…

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News and Views. Candidates Mainly

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 8

Mr. Molesworth, the selected Labour candidate for Nepean, is conducting a personal canvass in the Blacktown district…

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The Elections. Liberal Policy. Efficiency the Main Issue. Vigorous Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 7

The campaign for national efficiency which is to be conducted during the next few weeks will take a three-fold aspect—efficiency in Parliament, efficiency in public…

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