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Politics & elections, 1916

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 102

Grand Nationals Candidates' Prospects Yesterday's Caulfield Form Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 18 June 1916 · page 2

With the Grand Nationals only a fortnight off, intense interest was centred in the jumping events at Caulfield this afternoon. Morning rain made the going decidedly on the…

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Denison Ward Election. Appeal to Be Made to Privy Council. Alderman Bridge to Sit

Evening News · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 3

Mr [?] Ration, sitting in Chambers at Darlinghurst this morning has told that Samuel Bowen intended applying to the Privy Council for apodal leave to appeal from the decision…

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City Council Election Bowen-bridge Case Further Appeal Likely

The Sun · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 5

An application was made to Mr. Justice Barton in Chambers to-day on behalf of Samuel Bowen for a stay of proceedings in the matter in which Alderman Bridge was…

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State Elections. Labor Selections. Castlereagh Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 4

It is generally believed in political circles that, despite the intervention of the Premier end the Minister for Lands, the ballot for the Labor selection for the Castlereagh seat will…

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Dressing the Window New Bills for Parliament Preparing for Elections

The Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

The State Cabinet to-day discussed the programme for the coming session of Parliament which will be opened about July 18. It will be the last session before the…

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Entrenching and Bombing. Successful Candidates

Evening News · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

The military [?] announce that the [?] [?] No [?] School of in truction in [?] bomb-throwing held at Liverpool [?]…

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State Politics. Liberal Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 8

Four candidates for the Liberal selection at Bathurst—Messrs. A. J. Brown, R. D. Morre, James Murphy, and R. W. D. Weaver— addressed the members of the local branch…

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World's Deliverer Future of United States Presidential Election Issue Vancouver

The Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

A message from London states that Mr. A. G. Gardiner, editor of the Daily News, writes that the preparedness issue in the United States means that the greatest Power on the…

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Election Appeal. Stay of Proceedings Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 3

Sitting in chambers, in the High Court, Sir. Justice Barton yesterday had before him an application for a stay of proceedings in the judgment of the High Court, in which Clarence…

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A Disputed Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 6

PERTH, Monday.—Mr. M'Cabe, country party candidate for Eastern Province of the Legislative Council, who was defeated by Mr. Hamersley, Liberal (sitting member) has petitioned the…

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State Elections. Mr. Olark and the Castlereagh

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

COONAMBLE, Monday.—Mr J.A Clark returned to coonamble to–day after having conducted meeting in the southern portion of the electorate in support of his candidature for the…

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State Parliament. Programme for the Session

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 8

Cabinet yesterday gave consideration to the programme to be submitted to the next session of Parliament. The principal new bill discussed was that conferring full constitutional…

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The "Sportsman's" Notebook. Reliable, Readable Records Siftings of Sport Polling For Pennies. Tommies Tearing Down the Ticket Tax

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 1

Recently a tax was imposed on all betting tickets, and it was readily recognised by all fielders that such tax was a hundred-fold…

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V.r.c. Jumping Races a Run Through the G.n. Candidates Recent Form Discussed

Referee · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 3

The V.R.C. Grand National weights were issued last week, and double-backers are already hard at work. Grand Fleet, who was allotted 11.13 in the Hurdle Race, has dropped…

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State Session. Getting Programme Ready. Cabinet Meetings. Elections and Referendums

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 12

Protracted Cabinet meetings are an invariable sign of the approach of a Parliamentary session. State Ministers were assembled in the Cabinet yesterday from 10 a.m.till late…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Grand National Weights. Preliminary Selections. Grand National Candidates at Play. Shot Out Silences Big Hurdle Race. Esteemed Captures Wanda Steeple. Royal Alice Wins Richmond Cup Again—Tragic Death of a New Zealand Trainer and Steeplechaser Morning. Sunstone=Wilga Disqualifications Revoked. Gossip of the Game. MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 5

The publication of the Grand National poundage adjustments has provided the f[?]ting public with a plethord of pabu[?] for the time being. There is a…

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State Elections. Progressives in Yass

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 10

YASS, Tuesday.--Political affairs are attracting a great deal of attention here and at various district centres at present. The Progressives are particularly active, the seat having…

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State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 6

A proclamation in yesterday's "Government Gazette" further prorogued the New South Wales Parliament till July 4. The Premier said yesterday that the date of the oepning…

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Reception at Parliament House

Evening News · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 7

A reception in honor of the Japanses raval officers was held at Parlia[?] this[?] Rear-Admiral [?] staff attended. The[?]…

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