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Politics & elections, 1915

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 10

An order was issued by the State Executive Council to-day formally proroguing Parliament from Tuesday, February 9 to March 9. It is understood that Parliament will not…

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State Parliament. Norton Griffiths Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 8

There Is still something wrong with the temper of the Labor Party. Mr. Toombs, the loquacious member for Hurstville, whose name was associated In the lobby with the Caucus…

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West Australian Parliament. Defeat of the Scadden Government

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

The Scaddcn Government was defeated in the West Australian Legislative Assembly on the second reading of the bill removing the State hotels from the…

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State Parliament. Regulating Agents. Notice of a Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 10

Members of the Legislative Assembly, when the House met last night, were in an expectant mood. Mutual explanations regarding the alleged breaking of the party truce were…

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Labor Congress Legislation of the Future a Forecast of the Union Parliament

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

The agenda of the N.S.W. Political Labor Congress, which it to begin its sittings on April 8. has been circulated by the secretary of the P.L.L. (Senator…

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N.S.W. PARLIAMENT "Non-Contentious" Measures Public Health and Dental Bills

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

Last week's debate in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly upon the Public "Health Amendment Bill displayed the possibility of debating an important…

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Bendigo By-election. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 5

Counting of [?] votes up to 10 a.m. to-day in connection with the by-election to fill the Bendigo seat in the Federal Parliament, resulted is A. J. Hampiod (Labor) receiving 263 and…

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Victorian By-election. Labor Retains the Seat

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

An election was held on Thursday to fill the vacancy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Bendigo East, caused by the resignation of Mr. A. J…

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New Zealand By-election. Liberalism Preferred to Masseyism

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

Considerable interest is being taken in the by-election for Dunedin Central (N.Z.), between Mr. Munro (Labor) and Mr. Statham (Government), who was…

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Mayoral Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

ANNANDALE.—Alderman E. Bogan. GLEBE.—Alderman S. L. Cole. GRAFTON.—Alderman W. E. Johnson. SOUTH GRAFTON.—Alderman R. D. Bawden…

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Castlereagh Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 8

Speaking at Narromine In support of Mr. Blacket as the Country party candidate for Castiereagh, Mr. Ball, M.L.A. declared that neither the Country Party nor the Liberal Party could…

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Parliament Opened

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 16

The Duke of Connaught, Governor-General of Canada, opened the Dominion Parliament on February 4. In his opening speech he pointed out that the…

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N.S.W. Parliament. the Norton Griffiths Scheme

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 44

One of the most important announcements made in the New South Wales Parliament last week emanated from the Premier, who said the Government had virtually come to an…

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Norton—griffiths Ten Millions Involved. Questions in Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

Some- ? information about the Norton [?] affair was obtained in the Legisitive Assembly this afternoon. The leader of the Opposition asked the Premier a series of…

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State Parliament. New Motor Traffic Bill. Inflammable Liquids

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 12

The Legislative Assembly yesterday got through a lot of business before it adjourned. Several mensures were introduced, and the Inflammable Liquids Bill was taken almost…

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State Parliament. Truce Controversy. Council and Public Health

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 10

There was come indirect reference to the position of the Country Party in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, when, by way of a question without notice, Mr. M'Girr, the solid…

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The Victorian Autumn Handicaps Private Form of Candidates

Referee · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 1

The V.A.T.C. Autumn Meeting" commences on Saturday next, and the Oakleigh Plate will be disposed of on that day. In view of the Newmarket Handicap being a much better…

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Mayoral Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 12

ASHFIELD.—Alderman Hammond. VAUCLUSE.—Alderma[?] Sautelle. ST. PETERS.—Alderm[?]m Bradshaw. ERSKINEVILLE.—Alde[?]man W. Robinson…

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Wheat Bill. Mr. Hall's Defence. Castlereach Election. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 12

The Attorney-General, Mr. D. R. Hall, accompanied by Senat[?]r Grant and Mr. Arkins, the Government candidate for the Castlereagh, addressed a largely-attended meeting…

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