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Politics & elections, 1916

2,023 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 102

American Hughes. Republican Candidate's Planks. New York, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 5

Judge Hughes, in [?] the Republican [?] for President, advocated the introduction of [?] to a sufficient extent to maintain the [?] an standards of living…

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State Elections. a Split. Bathurst Liberal-progressives

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 5

BATHURST, Monday.--There is a split between the Liberals and Progressives at Bathurst. At a meeting of the Farmers and Settlors' Association exception was taken to…

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N.S.W. Parliament

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 18

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on the night of July 25 the Acting Premier (Mr. Cann) obtained two months' supply, the appropriation amounting to £3,942,850…

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Tasmania. Parliament Opens. Hobart (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 14

The first session of the nineteenth Parliament opened to-day. The Governor's Speech stated that 9300 men had enlisted. Ministers proposed to provide for absorption of returned…

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Coalition. Rumored Federal Move. Extending Life of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 8

A rumor was current in political circles in Sydney yesterday that a movement was afoot, with the sanction of the Prime Minister, for the formation of a Coalition Federal Government…

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Victoria and the War. Motion in Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 12

The Legislative Council has adopted a resolution, expressing the inflexible determination of Victoria to assist in carrying on the war to a successful conclusion…

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State Elections. Woollahra Liberal Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 15

The four candidates for selection for the Woollahra seat in the Liberal interest addressed the electors in the Ocean Street Congregational School Hall last night. The chair…

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Parliament House Designs International Adjudicators Russian Replaces German MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 5

Mr. O'Malley, M[?]ter for Home Affairs, stated to-day that the Federal Cabinet, on August 1, 1916 approved that the architectural competition in connection with the…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Racing at the Valley. Australian Hurdle and Steeple Candidates in Evidence. Jack Rice and Merrimax Fail Again. Bullawarra Wins the Steeplechase. Gossip of the Game. Melbourne

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 5

The shades of the Jumping season which presage the Spring campaign of classic racing ere fast closing. The drop curtain act will take place at Caulfield. the final…

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British Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 7

Mr. Asquith announced in the House of Commons that a bill would be introduced to prolong the life of Parliament, together with proposals for a new electoral register…

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Life of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, announced that a bill to prolong the life of Parliament would be introduced concurrently with the proposals for the…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 8

A proclamation was issued to-day [?] ing Parliament to meet on Tuesday, August 22…

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In Parliament. Railway Blacksmiths

Co-operator · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Lang (Granville), said: “I would ask the Minister for Railways if he Is aware that a largo…

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Canberra Parliament House. Creating the Design

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Federal Cabinet has approved of the architectural competition in connection with Federal Parliament House, Canberra, being resumed in the form…

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Questions in Parliament. Fourteen Men Shot Without Trial

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 16

In the course of the discussion following Mr. Dillon's speech in Parliament on May 21, in which he brought charges of brutality against the military in Dublin…

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New Zealand Parliament Life to Be Prolonged Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 6

The Government intends to introduce legislation to prolong the life of the present Parliament for twelve months…

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Chamber of Commerce Elections

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

At the council meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday, Mr. A. A. C. Cocks, M.L.A., was elected president, Mr. Walter J. Keep…

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Ministerial Elections. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 7

Writs for the Ministerial by-election were issued yesterday. Nomination day for the Assembly and Council elections has been fixed for August 9. Polling day for the…

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In and Out of Parliament : Mr. Holman and His Colleagues with a Pistol at Their Heads. How Labor in New South Wales is Preparing for the Campaign

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 12

Judging by the position of the Labour party in the State of New South Wales to-day, union is not always strength, but can be at times a source of considerable…

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State Parliament. Wheat Pool. Discussion in Parliament

The Land · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 9

Mr. Ball, in the course of a long speech, said that neither the Acting Premier nor the Minister for Lands had in any way attempted to answer the…

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