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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 126

The People's Day. Partisans Await Verdict. Bitter Election Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 10

The shouting and the tumult dies, the captains and would-be captains have retired from the forefront of the battle. And to-day the people hold sway. It is their day…

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Federal Elections. Preparing the Roll

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Oldham, chief electoral officer for the Commonwealth, questioned as to the probable dimensions of the rolls, explained that, although the alterations…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, March 24, 1917. To-day's Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 2

POLLING DAY is hard upon as, and the call of duty comes right home to every man and woman in the State. Anti-National candidates have been very…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, March 24, 1917. To-day's Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 4

POLLING TO-DAY, and the electors are faced with a simple proposition. All the incidental charge and countercharge, the lying, muckraking and scandal, that…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, March 24, 1917. an Undesirable Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 6

ACCORDING to a statement made by Minister Groom in the Federal Parramatta, last week, Mr. J. S. Garden does not appear to be a very…

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The Hawkesbury Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 3

In connection with the candidature of Mr Bruce Walker for the Hawkesbury, Mr John Haynes (M.L.A. for Willoughby Electorate) delivered a…

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Around the Booths Orderly Polling

The Sun · Sunday 25 March 1917 · page 2

The polling was carried out with an orderliness characteristic of the elections of recent years. There were many exchanges of badinage, but it was of the good-natured rather…

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Trench Electioneering Falls Very Flat LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 25 March 1917 · page 5

The Tudorites, under the leadership of Mr. M'Grath, M.H.R., are organising a vigorous election campaign. The soldiers do not appear interested…

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Members of the New Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 10

Mr. S. HICKEY (PL.L), Alexandria. Mr. W. O'BRIEN (P.L.L.). Annandale…

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State Elections the Result and the Lesson

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 4

The Nationalists have won. A solid working majority is certain. Yet a dispassionate analysis of the complete and incomplete returns reveals something more than the superficial deductions of the Premier…

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Election Defeat Only Temporary. P.l.l President Explains

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Doyle president of the P.L.L. and the winner of Phillip seat from MR. R. D. Meagher, said that he was satisfied the later party was going to be in opposition, and that…

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Federal Elections. Labour Manifesto. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 8

The election manifesto of the Australian Labour party has been issue. The manifesto, after reviewing the events lending up to the cleavage in the parts, says…

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The Elections. Premier on the Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. Holman, commenting last night on the results of the polling, said: "I fool that the most important aspect of the overwhelming victory which the National…

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Elected and Leading Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 7

Appended is a list of the personnel of the new House of Assembly, as disclosed by the polling returns to date. It must, however, be remembered that in the list the names o[?]…

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Senate Candidates National Selection Thomas, Millen and Pratten

The Sun · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

The Nationals have almost definitely decided upon their Senate candidates for the forthcoming Federal election. Although many names have been mentioned as likely…

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Late News. Federal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 8

BROKEN HILL, Sunday.--Mr. M. P. Considine, president of the A.M.A., has been selected as P.L.L. delegate to contest the Barrier at the Federal elections…

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"Senate Elections and a Referendum." to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 8

Sir,--It appears that neither of the programmes of the Federal political parties gives the electors of New South Wales or Australia at the forthcoming elections any opportunity…

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Federal Elections. Labor Campaign. Policy Next

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

The Federal Labor Party's campaign will be opened on Thursday night next, when Mr. Tudor, leader of the party, will deliver his policy speech in Richmond (Melbourne) Town…

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Voting. a Quiet Election. Politics in Earnest

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

What a monosyllabic sort of an affair Saturday's elections were! Are you on the roil? Yes…

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The Election Result

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

The State has good reason to congratulate itself on the result of the elections, which ensure to it sane and stable government for at least three years to come. The majority…

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