Polling Day a Half-holiday
The N.S.W. Electoral Act provides that the day appointed for polling day shall be a public holiday as from twelve o'clock noon on such day. To-morrow…
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Polling Day. Hints for Electors
For the guidance of elector in New South Wales [?] the Chief Elector [?] Mr. E. R. [?] The [?] of polling are from [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Election Day. Where to Vote To-morrow, City and Suburban Polling Places
Polling for the elections will take place in New South Wales to-morrow, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. The following is an official list of the polling places in the city and suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Parliament. Brisbane
The resignation of Mr. John Adamson of his seat as representative for Rockhampton in the Queensland Parliament has been handed to the Speaker of the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliaments, Parties and Political Policies. the N.S.W. ELECTIONS Polling Day On Saturday How Absent Electors May Vote
A person absent from his electorate on polling day, Saturday, March 24th, may vote as an absent voter at any other polling booth within the State upon making…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Essence of Politics. Politics are all essence just now. Everything is in the melting-pot. We are emerging from the frying-pan of a State election into the fire of a Federal contest, which must be the theme of this feature of the "Land" for several weeks. Tamworth and Castlereagh. the Soldier Candidates
The candidates whom all decent citizens, irrespective, of party or class, desire to see returned at the head of the poll for Tamworth and the Castlereagh,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Election Points. Who Hatched Price-Fixing? Mr. Walter Bennett Blames the P.L.L.
In an election speech at Paterson, Mr. Walter Bennett left no doubt on the minds of his audience as to where he was upon the price fixing question…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.s.w. Elections. the Final Word. From Both Leaders
The Premier [?] marks to make regarding the forecast of the leader of the Labor party Mr Holman said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Randwick Election
Mr. R. N [?]Lean, president Randwick Political Labor League, writes:—I see in this morning papers that Mr David Storey, at the Sydney Town Hall, last night, said that the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →P.l.l. Candidates. Periods in the State
"The bitterness with which my old leader, Mr. J. S. T. M'Gowen, is boing opposed," said Mr. Holman last night, "has turned my thoughts to the men who fought for Labour in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Elections
Since his return from the Cootamundra electorate on Wednesday, the claims of wheatgrowers have been closely occupying the attention of the Premier. A deputation brought…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leaders Appeal Mr. Holman and Mr. Storey Vote for the Selected National Candidate
Wherever a National candidate has been nominated, he has been chosen with the utmost care and after the fullest inquiry. No injustice has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor's Election Forecast. Forty Certain Seats. Small Final Majority
The leader of the State Labor party (Mr. John Storey) is decidedly hopeful as to the prospects of his party on Saturday. With a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Polling Day
Polling for the election of members to the new State Parliament takes place to-day. A period of eleven hours, continuously from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., is allowed to electors to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Quiet in Suburbs Some Heavy Polling
The distinguishing feature of the day throughout the eastern suburbs and South Sydney was the tranquillity that reigned at the polling booths. Not a single disturbance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Australian Parliament. Perth
The Land Amendment Bill has been passed The maximum area of a pastoral lease was fixed at 1,000,000 acres. Mr. Johnston, ex-Speaker, was, by resolution…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →O B.u. and Parliament
army, navy, etc.—are possessed by Parliament, how is the O.B.U. or any other organisation going to bring its principles and ideas into force, if it does not first capture…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Candidates in the Fighting Line To-day. Polling-Eve Messages to the People.—Mrs. Holman's Special Message to the Women Electors
Confronted with an inescapable choice, thousands anil thousands of votes must leave the torn and wrocked Labor party that was, and follow the men who have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eve of the Poll. the Final Rallies. Both Sides Confident. Premier's Strenuous Campaign. Polling Day Weather
Fine generally, except for some showers in the south-east; cool and squally southwesterly winds…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An Unlovely Garden. Questions in Parliament. Was He Turned Down?
In the House of Representatives on Thursday of last week, March 15, 1917, Mr. James Gregory, member for Dampier, Western Australia, tabled the following…
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