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Politics & elections, 1915

1,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 90

Canberra Parliament House. Designing Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- The received conditions of the architectural competition for Federal parliament House at Canberra have been made available…

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Questions in Parliament. Improved Travelling Conditions

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. [?] (Q.) asked the Minister for the Navy in the House of Representatives on Thursday whether adequate arrangements had been made for the…

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Royal Military College. Examination of Candidate

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 2

The annual examination for entrance to the Royal Military College of Australia, will begin on October 18. Applications of intending candidates must be…

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Parliament Amd Six O'clock Closing. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 7

Sir,—Is the Parliament not to do anything here to restrict the liquor traffic? While Russia France and the mother couutry, in their emergency caused by war have taken drastic…

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Rowing Presentation of Pennants at Annual Meeting Election of Officers

Referee · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 11

At the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the New South Wales blowing Association at the N.S.W. Sports Club on Thursday, that grand old enthusiast, Mr. Q. L. Deloitte, was in the…

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Waverley Council Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1915 · page 15

The Bondi Vigilance Association has decided to withdraw the nomination of the association for the by-election of the Waverley Council, being of opinion that the present is not a time…

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Queensland Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Contracts with the Enemy Subjects Bill was read a third time. Mr. Theodore's motion for the introduction of…

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Tasmanian Topics. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 18

The House of Assembly, after putting through a Foods Commission Bill, a Bursaries Bill (the Lord knows when Bursaries will be paid!), a Scenery…

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Queensland Parliament to Adjourn

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- In Caucus to-day the Government party decided to adjourn Parliament to August 24, owing to the forthcoming exhibition and the movement for the recruiting…

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Anti-enlisters. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Sir William Irvine called the attention of the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives to-day to the fact that in Melbourne, Sydney, and elsewhere…

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In Parliament Railway Employers Wages Board

Co-operator · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 5

In the Assembly on July 20th Mr. T. S. Crawford (Harri[?]kville) said: 1 desire to ask the Assistant Treasurer if he remembers…

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A Year of War Motion in Federal Parliament. Fight to the Bitter End. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 6

When the House of Representatives met to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Fisher, moved the following motion:— "That we, the Representatives of the…

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Queensland Elections. to the Editor

Watchman · Thursday 5 August 1915 · page 2

Sir,—In recent issues of "The Watchman" there appear several letters re "Queensland Elections," evidently written by some who can see nothing good outside…

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Queensland Parliament

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 4

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly on Wednesday the Contracts with the Enemy Subjects Bill was lead a third time…

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Term of Parliament Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 5

There is no confirmation of the report that the Caucus has decided to extend the duration of Parliament for twelve months. Apparently the decision was to introduce a…

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Extension of Franchise, Petitions to Parliament

The Land · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

The Secretary of the Shires Association reports that he has received a large number of petitions from Shire Councils to be presented to both Houses of…

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Prolonging Life of Parliament. Another Referendum. a Caucus Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Federal Labor Caucus to-day decided to submit another referendum bill to the people. A majority of its members are in favor of…

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Clarence By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 6

Mr. W. A. Zuill, one of the candidates for the Clarence, announces himself as an Independent Liberal. GRAFTON, Thursday…

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The Greek Elections

The Sun · Sunday 8 August 1915 · page 3

The result of the Greek elections gives M. Venizetos a clear majority of 63 votes over all possible combinations. The returns are as follow:-…

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