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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 126

The Wheat Pool. Farmers Speak Out. Hint About Elections. Deputation to Mr. Hughes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Prime Minister to-night had a long interview with representatives of the Federal organisation of the Farmers and Settlers' Association mainly as to…

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Federal Elections. Political Examinations. Questions Answered

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 12

The political examination paper set in Thursday's "Daily Telegraph" created considerable interest. The chief trouble appeared to be that when a third party was called in to…

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Election Issues

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

Though, the omens fortell a favourable verdict at the Election on the 5th May we must beware of the insidious effect of over confidence. Few…

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Federal Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 6

In furtherance of the candidature of Mr E S ,Carr for Macquarie (Federal) Electorate, and the Nationalist Three for the Senate (Messrs Millen, Thomas…

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Nepean Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

Mr R B Orchard (M.H.R. for Nepcan in last Federal Parliament) reports splendid prospects in connection with his election campaign for…

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Mr. Hughes' Message No Conscription This Parliament the National Attitude Defined

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, yesterday, wired to the Sunday Times the following message from Melbourne concerning the attitude of the National Government on Conscription:— "I will make the attitude of the Government quite clear by five…

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U-boats of the Senate Blockade of the Australian Parliament Disfranchising Two Million Electors

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 9

"Vote for Labor selections for the Senate. If you do this you need not fear the result of what might be done if the Nationalists are returned in the House of Representatives. If we have a Labor majority in the Senate we will throw out the Nationalist legislation as fast as they send…

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Convicted Themselves P.l.l. Candidates in True Colors Their Sentiments on Loyalty

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 3

The National Party has unearthed a number of statements by prominent members of the P.L.L., which make interesting reading in view of recent protestations of their loyalty by…

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Soldier Candidates Must Speak Only in Mufti Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 3

The following military order was issued to-day: "Members of the Australian Imperial Force who are candidates for election as members of Parliament must not wear uniform when…

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Federal Elections National Campaign Reports the Visible and the Invisible Opposition Morale Weakening

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1917 · page 4

The organising committee of the National Campaign for the Federal election has received a number of progress reports from the electorate organisers, as well as from…

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China Talks War. Question for Parliament. London. Monday Morning

Evening News · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 5

The [?] of the Morning [?] says that a cont-[?] of the Minister Government of [?] commeutly to river of there d[?] on Garmany…

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Some Fights in N.s.w. Parliament (Continued From Page 11.)

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 15

and it wasn't half as good as this go!" Here the incident was ended by Mr. Haynes leaving to send away Press Wires, headed Another Ministerial Defeat, while Crick called after him,…

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Some Fights in N.s.w. Parliament a Spectator's Account of Two of the Mills

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 11

I have read recently several accounts, purporting to be authentic, of old-time impromptu N.S.W. Parliamentary scraps, but none of those correctly described any of which I was an…

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Federal Elections. Prospects of Victory. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 8

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said tonight that the prospects of victory for the win-the-war party were most satisfactory:- Continuing, Mr. Hughes said:—"I have…

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Farmers and the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 6

That some farmers are far from satisfied with what the Government has done to enable them to realise upon their wheat in war time must be freely acknowledged…

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The Kaiser's Great Election Rally in France and the All-australia Response That Gave the Prussians an Adverse Vote. Electioneering with Bayonet and Bomb

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 1

The Australian army in France has recently come through a terrific struggle with the German army opposite the Australian section of the line, and with other…

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An Electioneering Battle the Kaiser's Support for His Party

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 1

Nawa Items It now transpires that the heavy German attacks on the British front final week) were only aimed at the Australian part of the line, and it is understood that the battle was intended to influence the Australian Commonwealth elections…

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State Election Results

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 3

Mr. John Folpp, Hillside, Bylong Road-side, via Rylstone, writes:—"I would get he without your valuable paper the 'Found and Settles,'If it cost [?] annum, Well,…

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The Senate Three N.S.W. Nationalist Candidates Sterling Men with a Wide Appeal

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 3

"New South Wales does not know its leading men." said Mr. Watt, the Minister for Works and Railways, when speaking in Sydney recently, and the remark…

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The Pool and the Election. The Farmer Elector and His Choice

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 5

The wheat-growers of Australia may be better off than they would have been had the Commonwealth Government not come to their aid by establishing the…

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