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Politics & elections, 1915

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Delegate to the Irish Parliament. Dr. Chas. W. MacCarthy Testimonial

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 29

Donations already announced in these columns, £416 19s 6d. Collected by Mr. E. F Dwyer (Broken Hill), £5 16s. Total, £422 los Gd. Subscriptions may be sent to the hon…

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Hungary Tired. War Credits Rejected. Parliament Flouts Premier. London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 1

Count Tisza, President of the Hungarian Ministry, has failed to induce Parliament, to vote the credits demanded by the military situation…

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In the Australian Parliament. War and Financial Statement by Prime Minister Fisher

The Australian Worker · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 16

After a four months' adjournment the Australian Parliament threw open its doors on April 14, and business goes on as usual. There was no formal…

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Personal Sketches of the Political Candidates in Queensland Metropolitan Electorates

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 23

The general elections will be held a month hence, and the campaign is now in full swing. Great interest centres in the metropolitan group of electorates. It is in these that…

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Dalley By-election. Preferential Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 10

At a meeting of the executive of the Political Labour Leugue on Tuesday Mr. P. C. Evans, the general secretary, was apointed to assist the local returning officer, Mr. J. Morgan, at…

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Ministerial Election. Caucus Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 10

Three of the absent votes came to hand yesterday in connection with the caucus election of a Minister to succeed Mr. Flowers, M.L.C., as Vice-Presedent of the Executive…

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Farmers and Politics. Reviewing the Elections. Betrayed by Traitors. Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association opinion was divided as to the advisability of forming a third party. The secretary, in the course of his annual…

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British Elections. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 5

Replying to a question in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Lloyd George declined to make a statement concerning the advisableness of postponing the next general…

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Dalley By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 9

On Tuesday evening two meetings were held in .connection with the Labor candidates seeking selection for the vacant Dailey seat—one at Balmain and the second at Annandale…

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The Dalley By- Election. Mr. R. Corish's Candidature

Co-operator · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. R. Corish, who Is nominated in the selection ballot for the choice of a Labor candidate to contest the Dalley vacancy has been identified…

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The Dalley by Election

Co-operator · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 7

The ballot for the selection of a Labor candidate to contest Dailey will take place to-morrow. Following are endorsed nominees:…

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Answers. Appeals Board Election

Co-operator · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 4

H. C. T. asks to be supplied with the polling figures of the last Appeals Board election. They are as follow Tramways: Carroll 2539, Campbell…

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Victorian Parliament

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

The Victorian Parliament opened on Tuesday, and in the Governors speech his Excellency referred to the possibility of the deficit being even heavier than…

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The Workers. Holiday on Polling Days Wanted. Conference Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 10

The conference of the Political Labour League was continued at the I.O.O.F. Temple, Elizabeth street, last night, Mr. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C., presiding…

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State Parliament. Re-opening Delay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 10

The Premier stated yesterday the reason why the Government had changed its original intention to open the State Parliament during the middle of May. He said that it was to…

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State Parliament. Opening Adjourned Till June

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 6

The further adjournment of the opening of Parliament to June was referred to yesterday by the Premier, who said that the matter did not really call for any answer, as the…

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No Confidence Motion. in Victorian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The attack launched against the State Government by the leader of the Opposition was continued in the Legislative Assembly to-day. It was a dull debate,…

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A Question in Parliament. The Refreshment Bar

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

In the House of Representatives today, Mr. Thomas (N.S.W.) asked the Speaker, if, in view of the fact that the King had decided to do away with…

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Looting at Rabaul Serious Charges. Statement in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--During the past few months rumors of misconduct on the part of the Australian troops at Rabaul have floated down to Sydney and Melbourne…

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Rural Societies. N.S.W. Sheepseeders' Association. Election of the New President

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association was held on Tuesday, for the purpose of electing a president in place of the late Sir…

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