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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 126

Election Meetings on Sundays

The Methodist · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 10

We have pleasure in giving publicity to the following:—(To the Editor of the "Herald." Sir,—Without expressing any opinion on…

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THOS. J. LEY The Nationalist Candidate for Hurstville

The St George Call · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 1

Driver S. Rogerson, 7th Field Company Engineers, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogerson, of Blakeburst, now on active service in France…

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The Coming Election

The St George Call · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 3

The electors of St. George and Hurstville, in a week from to-day, will have to decide whether they will support the National movement or the P.L.L. party…

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Election Echoes "P.l.l. and I.w.w."

The St George Call · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 6

In speaking of the relationship between the P.L.L. and the I.W.W., I may perhaps be permitted to quote a stanza composed by an obscure local poet, who…

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State Elections Hotels Must Close

The Sun · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Harkness, stated to- day that as the result of a reference to the Crown Law authorities of the question. whether hotels in uncontested…

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Election Posters

The Sun · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

The tramway department is much concerned about the practice of posting election placards on tramway poles. The removal of the placards necessitates a good deal of…

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Federal Elections. Votes of Civilians Abroad

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.--It was officially staled yesterday that it had been found impracticable to give to the cabled request of Australian residents in England that they should…

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State Elections. P.l.l. and I.w.w. Premier on "Patent Facts."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 12

The Premier yesterday referred to Mr. John Storey's resurrection of a statement made by him in August of last year, that "there was absolutely no connection that be could trace…

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The Hawkesbury Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 4

The three candidates for the Hawkesbury. seat, viz., Messrs B Hall (the selected Nationalist), Bruce Walker (Nationalist), and T C Arthur (Labor…

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Takes Leave of Parliament MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 18 March 1917 · page 4

The House of Representatives concluded after a brief sitting to-day. A bill to allow soldiers to vote at the elections was received from the Senate and…

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For Glebe a Soldier Candidate

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 March 1917 · page 3

Staff-Sergeant W. H. Clutton, the National candidate for Glebe, is expected to poll well against Mr. T. Keegan, the sitting member. Mr. Keegan is the…

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Saturday's Vote State Election Campaign All Hotels to Close Chances Favor National Party

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 March 1917 · page 3

Next Saturday the question will be decided which party is to govern N.S. Wales—the National or the P.L.L. There are 90 scats, in eight of which candidates have been returned…

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Macquarie Seat Federal Labor Candidate Bathurst

The Sun · Sunday 18 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Coates addressed a meeting in favor of the State Labor candidate, and at the conclusion Mr. Martin, secretary of the municipal employees, moved that the…

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The New Regime Czar Must Abdicate General Elections Promised One Man One Vote London

The Sun · Sunday 18 March 1917 · page 1

The new Foreign Minister (M. Miliukoff), interviewed by Reuter on Thursday, declared that the new Government considered it indispensable that the abdication…

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Hotels on Polling Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 8

Hotels in all electorates must close on the 24th instant…

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Polling Day. Hotels Must Close

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 4

The Chief Electoral officer, str. E.B. Barkness. states that, as the result of a reference to the Crown law authorities of the question whether hotels in uncontested electorates…

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Fedeeal Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 6

The Senate sat throughout Friday night dealing with the Votes for Soldiers Bill. As a rasult of its dellberations, which extended over 16 hours, one clause was altered by the…

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State Elections

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 4

The longer the election campaign for the securing of seats in the Parliament of N.S.W. continues, the clearer it becomes to the section of the population which does its…

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Election Squabble. the Phillip Campaign. Canvasser Fined for Assault

Evening News · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 3

[?] is the [?] for use in the [?]…

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Soldiers' Ballot Papers. No Candidates' Names. "The [?]Terial" or Opposition."

Evening News · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 5

[?] the Sydney Domain on Sunday afternoon [?] Grant said that [?] Government and forced through sv [?] the vote to soldiers and others on active…

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