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Politics & elections, 1915

1,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 90

Electing a Mayor. Candidate's Complaint

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 8

Considerable interest was manifested in the election of Mayor at Enfield last night, there being a big attendance of ratepayers. It was whispered before the meeting that matters…

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Castlereagh Election. Country Party's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 8

Discussing the references made to himself in the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. Ball informed a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" that during the evening a meeting of…

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Castlereagh Election Nominations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 43

The following candidates were on February 6 nominated for the Castlereagh seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly: -- ARKINS, James Guy Dalley…

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Successful Bursary Candidates

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

The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded busaries, tenable at the Sydney University, to the candidates named, based on the leaving certificate examination held last December…

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A Newmarket Candidate

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 39

Despite hot weather and some opposition there was a very solid crowd at Canterbury Park on February 6. Backers opened well by supporting Herringbone down to 5 to 4…

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West Australian Parliament. Ministers' Salaries

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--Mr. Connolly, Liberal member for Perth, moved a resolution for reducing parliamentary allowances to what they were four years ago, reducing the pay of the…

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State Parliament. Norton Griffiths Debate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

Twenty-four hours after everybody knew all about it, Mr. Holman made the announcement in Parliament, yesterday, that this session will terminate on Friday. The formal notification…

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Dr. August Scheidel. Papers in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 9

Some time ago questions were asked in the Legislative Assembly regarding Dr. Scheidel, managing director of the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company, whoso position as…

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State Parliament. Murray Waters Bill. Second Reading Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly last night the main business was the second reading of the Murray Rivers Waters Bill. INCOME TAXES…

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Objected to Crooks. in or Out of Parliament. Domain Orator Bound Over

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 3

A Domain speaker, Vincent Pennington, described as a worker in the appeared in the summons division of the Central Police Court this morning, charged with using insulting…

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State Bye Election in Victoria

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 25

It is not the province of a correspondent of a Catholic paper to touch on party politics, but for the Bandigo East sea, which was…

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City Bursaries. Secondary Schools. The Successful Candidates

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 25

At a meeting of the Bursary Endowment Board on Tuesday afternoon the allotment of 300 bursaries, tenable at State high schools, and registered secondary schools, was…

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Enfield's Mayor. Resentment at Election

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

There was much excitement at the special meeting of Enfield Council, called for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year. The room ws crowded with ratepayers, and…

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By-elections. Bendigo

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 15

The by-election for the Bendigo seat in the Federal House of Representatives resulted in a win for the Labor candidate, Mr. A. J. Hampson, who resigned the…

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New Zealand. By-election. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

The official figures for the Dunedin Central by-election give Mr. Statham (Govt.) a majority of 107 over Mr. Munro (Labour)…

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Bendigo Election. Senator Millen's Comments. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 6

Sir,--I think the Liberals are fairly entitled to regard the result of the Bendigo election as both encouraging and significant. It is true Labor still holds the seat, but it is equally…

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Buffoonery in Parliament

The Land · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 6

On Monday night the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales had under discussion "A Bill to regulate the Bee Industry; to prevent the spread of disease in bees; and for purposes incidental thereto or consequent thereon." This measure contains clauses full of harrassing…

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State Parliament. Norton Griffiths Scheme. Dodging Discussion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 8

The first hour in yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Assembly offered an interesting example of how the innocent same of "beggar-myncighbor" may be played. For 50 minutes…

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State Parliament. Closing Session. Control of the Meat Supplies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 8

The Legislative Assembly sat last night there being evidence that the session was rapidly drawing to a close. The most important business was a bill…

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N.S.W. PARLIAMENT The End of the Session Two Views on the Shires Franchise

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

The two parties in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly are combining to bring the session to a close to-day. The premier said on Wednesday that it…

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