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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 126

Bogus Election Claims THE P.L.L. Party Now Pose As Loyalists. and the Farmers' Friends

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 1

The policy speech delivered last week by the leader of the P.L.L. party made two claims, that the P.L.L. party was still the Labor party.—in the…

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Parliaments, Parties and Political Policies. the Commonwealth The Election Nomination the Senate and House of Representatives

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

The- nominations for the Senate and House of Representatives closed on Thursday last. The date of the election is Saturday, May 5th…

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Durham State Election. Mr. Bonnatt [?] the Winner

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

The second—ballot contest for Durham seat in the N.S.W. state Parliament took place on Saturday. Mr. Brown, the sitting member and endorsed Nationalist…

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State Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 12

The majority secured by Mr. C. W. Oakes over Mr. Fingleton, the retiring member of the State Parliament for Waverley, has been still further increased by the counting of the…

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Federal Elections. the Case for the Nationalists. Mr. Cook at Epping

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 9

Mr. Joseph Cook (Minister for the Navy) spoke to an enthusiastic audience, presided over by Mr. Langston, in the Epping School of Arts, last night. He said the war had made…

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Women in Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 20

Mrs. Seery and Mrs. Greville, who are both well-known to WORKER readers as members of the organising side in Labor politics, are both standing for Parliament…

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Reduction of Parliament

The Sun · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 5

"That in view of the comparatively small population of Australia, less than 6,000,000, and the establishment of the additional Commonwealth Houses of Representatives and…

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State Parliament. to Open on

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 7

Members of both Houses of the State Parliament have been called together for noon on Tuesday next, April 17. This, as was recently pointed out in the "Herald," is the…

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Commerce Parliament. Country Chambers' Annual Conference. To-day's Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 9

The fourth annual conference of the country Chambers of Commerce of New South [?] will open to-day. The following are among the more important of the…

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The Fateful 5th of May the Elections

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 26

The liberty and happiness and prosperity of the people of Australia are once more endangered. We do not say that in any spirit of party politics. When conscription…

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Election Aftermath. Orange

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 6

At the local police court. James Lougthnane was proceeded against by Mr. S Kearney, the well-known local solicitor, for using insulting languages to him in the vestibule of the Roman…

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Tasmanian Topics. the Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 20

Staff-Sergeant Foster has dutifully climbed down from the Senate fight at the bidding of the Cook-Hughes "Nationalists." He held a meeting and denounced…

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The Federal Fight. Campaign in Full Swing. Ten Candidates Returned Unopposed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 7

The Federal campaign is now in full swing, and candidates are actively engaged expounding the policy or views they believe in to the electors. The Prime…

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Labor's Candidates. Some of the Men Carrying the Flag. Senator Watson

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 7

Senator Watson, who is seeking re-election in the forthcoming Senate contest, is best known for his work among the Newcastle miners—where his name is a…

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New South Wales Elections. the Second Ballots. Nationalists Lose Durham Seat

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 4

The second round of the second ballots took place last Saturday, and resulted in the National Party losing the Durham seat in the State Parliament…

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State and Federal Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 23

Dear Worker,—The policy arid principles of the Party are the same in both State and Federal…

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Absent Trans-australian Railway Workers. Votes Necessary for Labor Candidates

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 16

We have received the following telegram from Kalgoorlie:— Owing to the cessation of work on the Trans-Australian railway several…

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Federal Elections. Senate Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 6

"I notice with a great deal of pleasure," said, the Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council (Senator Millen) yesterday, "that the, 'Herald' is persistently emphasising…

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The Late State Election. Enmore and Newtown

Co-operator · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 4

Messrs. F. E. and F. M. Bourkewrite as follows:— “Kindly allow us, through the columns of the “Co-Operator,” to…

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Federal Elections. Empire Problems. the Nationalist Viewpoint

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 5

There were about 400 present at the meeting held last night at the Petersham Town Hall, when Mr. W. E. Johnson, M.H.R. opened his campaign in Lang. Ald. Wheatley (Mayor of…

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