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Politics & elections, 1915

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Racing Men's Interest Centres in Rosehill Spring Candidates Probably to Be Among Runners Good Fields Promised for To-day Woorak Epsom Favorite: General Turf Notes

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 1

ROSEHILL will open its two days' meeting this afternoon, and conclude next Saturday, and with no pony opposition, there should be a treat crowd present. The entries are all…

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To Oppose Mr. Cook. Labor Woman Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 8

The Parramatta Federal Labor Council has selected Mrs. Gallagher, of Parramatta to oppose Mr. Joseph Cook for Parramatta constituency…

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Clarence By-election Victory for Mr. Zuill Grafton

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1915 · page 4

The by-election for the Clarence seat in the New South Wales Parliament, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. M'Farlane, took place to-day, and resulted in a victory…

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Drummoyne Election

Evening News · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 7

The poll to fill the [?] vacancy in the West Ward, [?] by the death of Alderman Hill, [?] Saturday, and resulted in the election of [?]…

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National Service. Protests in Parliament

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 3

The N.S.W. Premier continues to receive letters from country recruiting associations advocating compulsory enlistment. In the House of Representatives on Friday, the Navy Minister promised inquiry regarding allegations by one member that men at the front were being…

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Petition Presented Scene at Parliament House

The Sun · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 6

Several thousands of persons congregated in Macquarie-street outside Parliament House this afternoon to witness the ceremony of presenting the petition in favor of the early…

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Clarence Election

Evening News · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 5

The final returns for the [?] are:—Zu[?] Majority for zu[?]…

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Election Car Capsizes. the Boy with the Axe. Nine Passengers Injured

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 4

While a motor car was proceeding from one of the polling booths at Grafton on Saturday afternoon, a tyre burst and the car turned over twice. The occupants, The eight-year-old son of Mr. J. A. Palmer, Tasman's Peninsula (Tas.), while chopping wood, accidentally cut all the toes off one font of his little sister, and…

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Petitions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 11

Unusual interest was taken in the preliminary proceedings of the State Assembly yesterday due to the fact that the advocates of the early closing of hotel bars were ready with…

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"A Coward Parliament."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 2

"We have reached this stage now," said the Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, the C.E. temperance reformer, at a packed meeting at, the Sydney Town Hall on Monday night…

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State Parliament. the Senate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 10

The Speaker announced in the Assembly yesterday the receipt, through the Premier's office, of a letter from the Prime Minister in reply to a communication, convoying the resolution…

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Parliament and the War

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 3

Ex-Mayor Stimson, speaking at Cabramatta on Saturday, said it was greatly to be deplored that Australian Parliaments had not risen to the occasion in…

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State Parliament. Hotel Closing. Mr. Brown's Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 12

The question of the early closing of hotels during the war was brought before the Legislative Assembly prominently last night. A monster petition, containing 144,000 signatures,…

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Closing of Hotels. Battle of Petitions. Scene in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 10

The appearance in the Legislative Assembly last night of the two-mile petition containing 144,000 signatures, and praying for the closing of hotels at 6 o'clock during the war, produced…

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Hail Venizelos! Greek Parliament Opened. Picturesque Gathering. Change of Ministry. Athens. Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 1

The first parliament under the new condition of Greater Greece was opened [?]. The scene in the Chamber was a [?]…

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Ex-Member of Parliament Arrested. A German Spy Gets into fine House of Commons. His Extraordinary Confession

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 3

Recent Cable:—Tribich, who in 1910 was M.P. for Darlington, in the House of Commons, under the name of Ignatius Tribich Lincoln, and whoso sensational confession that he had acted as a spy for Germany was published in the New York newspapers in June, has been arrested in New…

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Golden Hop Shows Epsom Form in Good Company at Rosehill: Cagou and Relievo Are Beaten Several Spring Candidates are Seen Out at the Meeting—Boureong a Sprinter Above Average—Allaru Successful

Referee · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 1

ROSEHILL is a popular track with racegoers, and with perfect weather and no "pony" opposition a large attendance on Saturday was only to be expected. It struck me that speculation was more spirited than at…

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Spargo Whips Taylor Candidate for Hill's Featherweight Crown only Saved from Knock-out by Stoppage of Bout Winner to Meet Melville

Referee · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 9

George. Taylor, prominent candidate for I Jimmy, Hill's, crown of featherweight champion of Australia, bit off a lot more than he could I chew in attempting to defeat Jack Jannese and…

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Labour Candidates. P.l.l. Executive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 11

At the last meeting of the P.L.L. executive, presided over by Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, M.L.C., Mr. V. Molesworth was endorsed as the selected Federal Labour candidate for the…

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Clarence By-Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 August 1915 · page 45

The by-election for the Clarence seat in tho New South Wales Parliament, which was rendered vacant by the death of Mr. M'Farlane, took place on August 14, resulting in a [?]…

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