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Politics & elections, 1916

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 102

Methodist Conference. Pastoral Sessions. The pastoral sessions of the Methodist Conference were continued yesterday. CANDIDATES

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 6

Rev. F. W. Hynes presented the report of the examination of candidates for the ministry, and the following were received:--Messrs. D. F. Almond, F. N. Biddle, P. H. Curtis, A. J…

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State Bursaries. Successful Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 6

The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded bursaries, tenable at the Sydney University, to the candidates named below, based on the Leaving Certificate Examination held last…

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A Brilliant Day in the Life of the House of Commons Speaker Lewther. [Somtime a Member of the House of Commons ; none a [?] of Sydney] "The British Parliament was Opened by Commission

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 7

This was a recent announcement in the Australian newspapers, and it must have puzzled many Australians who are unacquainted with the procedure of opening…

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Questions in Parliament

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 8

The action taken by Senator Pearce was mentioned in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. The Attorney-General was appealed to…

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Scene in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 10

Heated argument, resulting in the removal of one member from the House, marked the close of the discussion on the motion for the introduction of the Liquor Referendum Bill…

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Parliament and the Tote

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

According to the unofficial report of Caucus proceedings which the Daily Telegraph was wicked enough to print, a Totalisator Bill will bo introduced by a private member of the Labor party; the Government will give it a fair chance for a fair vote; and it will be in no sense a party measure. So we may have the issue properly tried…

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New Zealand Parliament. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 8

Parliament will meet on April 27, to consider the pending visit of Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward to London, war finance, and a system of fulfiling future reinforcement [?]…

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All-night Sitting. State Parliament. North Shore Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The State Assembly sat until nearly 6 o'clock yesterday morning discussing various Government measures. The Minister for Works at 3 a.m. moved--…

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Flour, Wheat, and Fodder. Price-fixing and the State Purchases. Questions in Parliament

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 8

The Attorney-General set Mr. Fitzpatrick's mind at rest with regard to the allegation that a member of the Necessary Commodities Commission (Mr…

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Presidential Elections

The Land · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

Cr. M. Brown, who has not missed a shire meeting in nine years, has been elected President of Jemalong Council at Forbes…

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Conservatorium. Scholarships Awarded. the Successful Candidates

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

Mr. Griffith Minister for Education, announced this morning that the scholarships instituted [?] connection with the Conservatorium of [?] have been awarded, with the exception of…

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The Liberals. Preparing for Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 10

Interest in the next general election is now becoming general throughout the Libeial organisntions. An impetus has been given by recent by-elections, by the arrangement…

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State Parliament. North Shore Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday evening the Police Appeal Bill was read a third time and passed. The Weights and Measures Amendment Bill…

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Liquor Fight. the Referendum. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 10

The circular issued by the Licensed Victuallers' Association regarding the sale of liquor referendum, and published in "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday, was brought under the…

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Democratic Voice in Parliament. Suppressed From Hansard. Germans in Public Service Haynes Forces Staggering Division Holman Helpless to Avoid Exposure

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 6

Mr. HAYNES (Willoughby) [5.5]: under standing order 395 I desire, as a matter of urgency, to move: That it is a mutter of urgent necessity…

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Red Plague Campaign The Clergy of All Denominations Back the " Sunday Times" Policy "The Children Must Be Taught" "Parliament Must Legislate!"—"back to the Gospel"

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 March 1916 · page 9

Last week, taking the report of the Sydenbam Commission as a text, we began a campaign of publicity upon the dread disease of sex euphemistically referred to as the "Red Plague." That we were fully justified in our efforts may be judged from the following whole-hearted opinions in support, given a "Sunday…

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East Herts Election Blow for Government London

The Sun · Sunday 12 March 1916 · page 4

The East Herts election, which resulted in the return of Flight-Llcutenant Billing, was a heayy reverse for the Government, who sent influential Unionists and Liberals,…

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State Parliament. Liquor Referendum

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 6

The State Parliament will resumo its sittings to-morrow. The Liquor Referendum Bill has practically passed the Assembly, and will probably he…

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Portuguese Parliament Greets War with Cheers

The Sun · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 1

The Allied Ambassadors attended the sittings of both Portuguese Houses of Parliament when war was declared by Germany. The announcement was greeted with frantic…

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"Nine O'clock." Hotelkeepers Suggest Compromise. Appeal to Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 6

The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, Mr. John T. Donnison, made a statement last night in regard to the coming early closing fight for which the…

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