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Politics & elections, 1916

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 102

State Elections. Castlereagh Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 10

COONAMBLE, Tuesday.--Mr. C. V. M'Carry (acting-secretary Coonamble P. L.L.) has been informed by Mr. Evans (general secretary) that the P. L. L. executive has decided on the request…

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Bingara Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 18

The Bingara by election will take place next Saturday, June 10. The candidates are George Roy William M. Donald, ex M. L. A. (Independent) and Alfred M'Lelland (Labor). The…

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Where to Vote. Saturday Next. List of Polling Booths. in City and Suburbs

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 3

ALEXANDRIA.—Alexandria, Public School-Waterloo, Town Hall. ANNANDALE—Annandale, Colonnade Hall, Johnstone-street: Forest Lodge, corner [?]…

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In and Out of Parliament: the Old Brigade and the First Federal Parliament. The Extraordinary Changes Fifteen Years Have Made

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 17

A patient develler into the political past reminded us the other day that only 29 members of the first Federal Parliament still serve their suffering country. It does…

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Parliament in a Hurry Error in Sunday Trading Act Must Eat Goods on Premises

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 5

A rather peculiar position has been created in respect of the new Sunday Trading Act, which will nominally come into operation on July 1. As originally drafted, the bill…

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When Bingara Speaks the Meaning of the By-election

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 25

Cheered by the belief that Mr. M'Donald, the Independent candidate, will win in Bingara on Saturday next, people and papers of a Liberal complexion are telling us that…

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Victorian Council Elections. Labor Wins a Seat

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 10

Seventeen members of the Victorian Legislative Council recently retired by rotation, and at the elections on June 1, five of the seats were contested. One…

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Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 10

At the last meeting of the P.L.L. executive it was resolved that, as the Canterbury electorate council did not desire a selection ballot, Mr. G. Cann, M.L.A., be endorsed as the…

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Labor Optimistic Next Election Prospects Preparing for the Fight

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 7

Members of the Labor party look forward to the next general elections with more confidence than they did a few months ago. The wave of unpopularity which threatened at…

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State Elections. Mr. Oakes Selected for Waverley

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 9

An unexpected development took place last night in connection with Waverley Liberalism. The members of the local branch had been called together, amongst other things, to listen…

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Soldiers to Vote. General Election Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 6

It is the intention of the State Government to make provision for the soldiers absent on active service to vote at the forthcoming general elections…

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Slackers and Polling. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 11

Sir,—I want to again impress on friends of 6 o'clock the need of exerting their strong personal influence to bring all supporters to the poll on Saturday. As there is no general…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 10

A proclamation has been issued further proroguing Parliament to July 26. It is expected Parliament will meet early in August…

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W.A. Parliament. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 9

parliament stands prorogued until the end of June…

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Labour Candidates and Soldiers. "QUASI-SENTIMENTALISM."

The Land · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

At a special meeting of the Castlereagh electorate council of the Political Labour League last week a protracted discussion took place respecting the…

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Extraordinary Election at Albury

The Land · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

The strictures of the Local Government Act in respect to the nomination of candidates for election as alderman have been strikingly illustrated at…

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Liberal Candidate for Waverley

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. C. W. Oakes has been selected as Liberal candidate for the Waverley seat in the State Parliament. At a meeting of the [?] branch of the Liberal Association, Messrs…

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The Hyphenateds. U.S. Presidential Election. German-american Intrigues. Roosevelt on the Warpath London, Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

A Reuter message from Chicago [?] that the German-Americans are bitterly [?] to colonel Roosevelt in his candidature [?] editors of German newspapers in the central and…

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Election Tactics. Mr. M'donald Condemns

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 4

BARRABA, Thursday. -- Mr. G. R. W. M'Donald, at a meeting at Barraba last night, replied to a circular, issued from the "Worker" office, headed "Share Manipulation," containing…

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The Referendum Early Closing of Hotels To=day's Polling

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 5

Today the electors of Now South Wales are being given an opportunity to express their views in regard to the earlier closing of hotels…

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