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Politics & elections, 1915

1,786 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 90

Australia Day Funds. the Administration. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 10

Several pointed questions relating to the administration of the various patriotic funds were put to the Premier in the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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Trotting in Australasia Country Trotters Win in Sydney Fast Times at Victoria Park on Windy Day "Thousand" Candidates Compete— Good Sport at Goldfields— N.Z. Trotting Cup Cootamundra Horses at Victoria Park

Referee · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the Australian Trotting Club's meeting at Victoria Park on Friday, and in the crowd were many country sportsmen, down for the Randwick carnival…

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Presbyterian General Assembly. Election of Moderator

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 12

At a meeting of the Presbytery of Sydney last evening a return was received from the clerk of assembly. Intimating that the voting in the presbyteries of the State for the office…

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City Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the Cook Ward electors was held at the Congregational Schoolroom, Devonshire-street, in support of the candidature of the Lord Mayor (Alderman Richards) and…

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A Caulfield Cup Candidate

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 3

Lavendo is a horse that is much fancied for the Caulfield Cup. At Flemington in August Lavendo ran last in a Welter Handicap. Later on be scored in a second…

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Spring Campaign Candidates

The Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 7

Reputation, a horse who sustained his name at Randwick…

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Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.-- Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, replying to a question in the House of Commons regarding the massacres in Armenia, referred to…

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Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Carmichael asked the Government to bring under the notice of the Federal authorities or the Recruiting Committee the complaint that the most serious…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Land Legislation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 11

Two measures of interest and importance to the man on the land-- the Rural Tonants' Improvements Bij and the Closer Settlement (Super Tax) B[?]J.--were debated in the…

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Parliament. War Situation. Tribute to Fallen Members

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 7

LONDON. Wednesday.-- The House of Commons was crowded after a fortnight's adjournment. Members in the lobby warmly discussed the grave situation in the…

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Spring Campaign Candidates Review by Early Bird

The Sun · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 4

Lllyveil is an Imported horse, aged, by Martagon from Chiffon; owned by Messrs. J. C. Petersen and P. A. Connolly: trained by F. Musgrave. Engaged in the Melbourne…

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Tasmanian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 9

HOBART, Wednesday.--In the Assembly to- day the motion protesting against the holding of the Federal Referendum in December was lost on a party vote…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Hobart, Thurday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly a motion protesting against the holding of the Federal referendum in December was lost on a party vote. A bill to prolong the life of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 8

A large number of questions of a not over important nature bad to be disposed of before the Legislative Assembly was free to go on with its business yesterday. Then the Legislative…

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Parliament's Eclipse. Speeches in the Dark

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 8

It is chronicled that the late Mr.Daniel O'Connor, for many years a member of this Legislative Assembly, in the course of a me morable debate, described an ex-Minister as…

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British Parliament. War Committee. Prohibition' on Cotton. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 15

The House of Commons was crowded after a fortnight's adjournment. Members in the lobby warmly discussed the grave situation in the Balkans,…

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State Parliament. Sunday Trading Hill. Early Morning Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 9

The debate on the Sunday Trading (Refreshment Rooma) Bill which had been recommitted was further considered in committee by member of the Legislative…

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Compulsory Agriculture. Super-tax Bill in Parliament. Minister's Argument

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 14

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night, the second reading of the Closer Settlement (Super-tax) Bill was moved by the Minister for Lands,…

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City Elections. Where Are the Candidates?

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

Within the comparatively brief spare of about six weeks the triennial elections of aldermen to serve in the 13 wards of the city will take place…

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