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Politics & elections, 1916

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 102

Privilege of Parliament Powers of the Speaker South Australian Incident

The Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 5

Mr. Willis, formerly Speaker of the New South Wales Assembly, referring to the action of the leader of the Opposition in the South Australian' Parliament in objecting to…

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Parliament Opens Governor's Speech Women as Members Work for Returned Soldiers

The Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 6

If the Governor had dropped a memorandum to Messrs. B. B. O'Conor. J. D. Fitzgerald, and N. J. Buzacott, Ms.L.C., asking them to open Parliament for him as he had another…

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List Session. of N.s.w. Parliament. Opened To-day Governor's Speech Read by Commission

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 6

The last session of the 22rd Parliament of New South Wales was opened at noon to-day. The absence of the Governor from the State caused the ceremony to be shorn of its full…

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An Electioneering Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 8

Inevitably the last session of any Parliament becomes an electioneering effort on the part of members, but especially so when the Government is afraid of the…

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Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 3

The Legislative Assembly [?] all this week and part of the [?] with the Address-in-Reply. After this has been [?]ed, either on Tuesday or Wednesday of next…

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Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 12

Mr. Levy asked the Minister for Labour and Industry in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon whether he had received official intimation to the effect that all the colliery…

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Parliament. State Session Begins. Notice of Censure Motion. Official Opening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 12

Parliament was opened yesterday at noon in the presence of a majority of the members of both Houses and, a very large number of invited guests. In the absence of, the…

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Honor the Heroes. the Great Jutland Battle. Thanks of Parliament. Urged by Duke of Rutland. London, Tuesday Night. '

Evening News · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 5

In the House of Lords this evening the Duke of Rutland asked whether the Government intended Immediately to move the resolution of thanks of Parliament to Admiral Sir John…

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State Elections. Labour Party

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 8

Mr. P. C. Evans, general secretary of the P.L.L., dealing yesterday with the arrangements being made by the Labour party in connection with the coming elections, said that at…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Coursing at Werribee. Waterloo Cup Won by Brown Hawk. Racing at Caulfield — Australian Jumping Candidates at Play — Australian Hurdle and Steeple Selections — Gossip of the Game. MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 5

Coursing has always loomed largely in the [?]nity of Sports between Victoria and New South Wales, and the recent Waterloo Cup reunion at Werribee was…

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Election Void. West Australian Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 10

PERTH, Thursday.--The Full Court to-day definitely decided that the East Province Legislative Council election, in which Mr. Hamersley Liberal, defeated Mr. M'Cabe, Country…

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State Elections. Paddington

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 10

At a well-attended meeting of the Paddington Liberals, held in St. George's Hall, Glenmore Road, Mr. J. White presided, and Mr. C. W. Oakes delivered a vigorous address., Mr. T…

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South Australia. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 17

The Government created a record for this State by asking for £800,000 in the first Supply Bill. Years ago £400,000 was generally sufficient to meet current…

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Parliament and the People

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 3

PARLIAMENT is a very important institution, and the ceremony of opening it, after a recess, has many quaint and curious features, of interest to dressmakers and…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Final Session Opens

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 17

The last session of the present N.S.W. Parliament opened on July 18. The Governor's speech announcing the programme for the session stated that…

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Privilege of Parliament Is the Governor a Stranger? Speaker Meagher's View

The Sun · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 4

An interesting constitutional question has been opened up by the action of the leader of the Opposition in the South Australian Assembly (Mr. Peake) objecting to Sir…

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In and Out of Parliament: Why Gloom Shadowed the Opening of the Final Session. The Greyest Days in Old Macquarie Street

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 16

Our State Parliament was opened for the final session on Tuesday in a much more democratic fashion than is the general custom. The State Governor was away, a commission…

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N.s.w. Elections. Preparing for the Campaign

The Australian Worker · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 18

P. C. Evans. General Secretary of the New South Wales P.L.D., makes the following statement regarding the preparations in hand for the next State elections:—…

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Local Government. the Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 4

In January next all the aldermen [?] shire councillors will go out of office and general elections will be held. There will be about 19[?] vacancies in 185 councils for…

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Local Elections Deferred Action in New Zealand Wellington, N.Z.

The Sun · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 8

The Government proposes to defer for 12 months all local body elections which would ordinarily take place before August, 1917, and also to provide for the appointment of…

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