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Politics & elections, 1915

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Labour Sweeps the Polls. South Australian Elections. Liberal Government Defeated

The Land · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

Keen interest was evinced in the general elections in South Australia on Saturday. The number of Assembly members has been increased from 42 to 46,…

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Parliament

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 2

Parliament has been further prorogued till the end of April, and [?] account of the Premiers' Conference, the probability is that it will not meet…

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Victorian Parliament. Life of Price of Goods Board

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The State Parliament is to meet on April 20, and ten days later the term for which the Price of Goods Board was appointed will expire. Opposition to the…

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A Good Year. Holy Catholic Guild. First Irish Parliament

Evening News · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 5

There was a hopeful note in the report of the Warden General (Mr. Eugene O'bullivan) and the executive of the Australasian Holy Catholic Guild of St. Mary and St. Joseph,…

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Mosman Election

Evening News · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 9

The [?] to all the extraordinary vacancy for [?]ral Word in the Mosman Municipal Council [?] by the death of Alderman W. J. [?] as follows:—Dalton Carrell,…

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How the A.j.c. Candidates Have Shaped a Review of the Form Recently Displayed by the Principal Horses Engaged in To-day's Events Some Points for Backers

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 3 April 1915 · page 1

All roads will lead to Randwick this afternoon, when the A.J.C. commences its Autumn Meeting, and although even if there is not a Duke Foote or a Piastre in the w.f.a. class,…

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Labor Conference. To-day's Proceedings. the Business Paper. Members of Parliament As Agents

Evening News · Monday 5 April 1915 · page 6

The business of the annual conference of the New South Wales Political Labor Leagues was resumed this morning at the I.O.O.F. Hall. Mr. R. D. Meagher, president, was in the chair,…

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Federal Parliament. the Coming Session

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Both Houses of Federal Parliament will meet on Wednesday week. Members of the Ministry, all of whom will probably have returned to Melbourne by…

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Federal Parliament. Next Session. Mr. Fisher and Premiers' Conference. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 12

To-morrow week when the Federal Parliament meets there will be no speech by the Governor-General, and, consequently, no Address-in-Reply. Parliament adjourned on its…

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South Australian Elections. a Labor Ministry Formed

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 4

On Wednesday the South Australian Premier Mr. Peake, tendered the resignation of the Ministry. The Governor then sent for Mr. Crawford Vaughan,…

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Japanese Elections. a Win for the Government

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 4

The Japanese elections resulted in a majority of forty for the Government. The success is considered to be due to Count Okuma's popularity as Premier,…

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Elections Fixed for May. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 12

Election day has been fixed for May 22…

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Candidate for Dalley

The Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1915 · page 6

It is likely that there will be a big contest for the selection of a Labor candidate for the Dalley seat, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Robert Howe. A special…

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Politics in Queensland. The Elections. BRISBANE, April 6

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 19

The leaders of the two great political patries have now expounded their policies, and the election campaign is in full swing. The programme of the Liberals, as…

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Dalley Seat. Mr. Carmichael Requested to Stand. the Probable Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 8

Mr. Carmichael, M.L.A., the ex-Minister for Public instruction, has received a number of invitations from the representatives of Labour "bodies in the Dalloy Federal…

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The Agent-generalship. Several Candidates

The Sun · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 5

Asked to-day if there had been any fresh development in connection with the vacant Agent Generalship, Mr. Holman said he had no announcement to make…

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Federal By-election. the Dalley Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The date of the by-election to fill the vacant scat in the Feral Parliament caused by the death of Mr. R. Howe, late member for Dalley, has not yet…

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The Labor Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 6

So far the names of several person who wish to secure the selection for Dalley in the Labor .Interest have been mentioned during the past day or two. Prominent amongst these are Mr…

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The Referenda. Will Wall Until the General Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

The view of members of the Commonwealth Parliament now in Sydney is that the Federal Labor party's referendum proposals, while they may be brought…

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Federal By-election. Dalley Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 6

With regard to the by-election for the Dalley scat, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Robert Howe, the Labor party is taking active measures to set its electoral house in order,…

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