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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 126

Exciting Scene. Equity Judge Attacked. "You Are Unfit to Sit." Parliamentary Candidate's Outburst

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 5

An [?] scene, one which is per-[?] [?] in the history of the law courts in Sydney, occurred in the Equlty Court this morning…

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Federal Elections Mr. Cook and the Tudor Policy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 7

Adverse weather did not deter the Minister for the Navy (Mr. J. Cook), the selected National candidate for Parramatta, from carrying out his programme last night at…

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Glebe Council Election

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 6

But little interest was taken in the election held yesterday for an alderman to fill the seat in Glebe Council made vacant by the resignation of Aid. M'Ennally. Mr. T. Glasscock…

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Federal Elections. From Trench to Ballot Box. Polling in England. Blind Soldiers Record Votes. London Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 1

Felling in connection with the Federal clostions is procesting briskly at Horseforty road. Salisbury Plain and olber British contres. and it is expected that all notes will be recorded…

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The "Win-the-war" Election. Nine Reasons for Voting National

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 7

(1) Because Australia can't afford to lose the war. (2) Because the P.L.L. does not care who wins the war. After opposing…

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Methodist Church Candidates for Presidency

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 7

The General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia will meet in Melbourne in the middle of this month, and its deliberations will extend over about ten days. There…

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Public Servants Anxious Treatment After Elections Rumors Denied

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 5

The conference of the Commonwealth and State Public Service organisations held at Sydney on April 4 passed the following resolution:-- "That tile Prime Minister be asked…

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Electioneering in Egypt

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 12

THE LETTERS ARE MADE OF NEWSPAPER AND PASTED ON A WATERPROOF SHEET…

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Women in Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 11

Miss Rankin, in the U.S.A. Congress, is the" first woman member of that body. The vote before the House as she took her seat was "war." A foolish gibe in a Sydney…

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In and Out of Parliament: Will the Desperate Tactics of the Fusion Party Succeed ? A Character Sketch of " Critchley " Parker, Sectarian Pamphlet Monger. T [?] Much Politics

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 18

The Federal political campaign is practically finished, and the people of New South Wales will be glad enough when the numbers go up. We have had a surfeit of…

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Central Queensland. The Labour Candidate

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 30

Mr. F. M. Forde, the Labour candidates for Rockhampton, opened his campaign on Saturday night (April 28) at a large and enthusiastic meeting, addressed by the…

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Manifesto of the Socialist Labor Party Senate Elections, 1917

People · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 4

In their work "The Development of Modern Europe" (which is used as a textbook at the University), Robinson and Beard describe the Socialist Movement as "the greatest…

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

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 7

Mr. Edward Findley, a Victorian Labor Senator seeking re-election, was born at Bendigo 52 years ago. After representing Melbourne for a short period in the State…

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The Outlook Bright Eight Hours Day in Melbourne. Laborites Discuss the Coming Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 9

President R. H. Gill, of the Eight Hours Committee, occupied the chair on Saturday night, April" 21, at the social tendered at the Melbourne Exhibition…

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Our Women Candidates

The Australian Worker · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 12

With its sincerity of purpose, and true to its aims and ideals, Labor has selected no less than two women candidates to contest Federal seats in the forthcoming…

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25,000 Election Officials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 6

One of the Senate candidates was recently reported to have stated that improper practices occurred at polling booths in connection with the voting at Federal elections, and…

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Attack on Candidate. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 7

As Mr. Maxwell, the Win-the-War candidate for Fawkner, and his wife and daughter were leaving a hall at South Melbourne on Wednesday night in a motor car a liquid…

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The Federal Elections

Co-operator · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 3

“We urge you not to be swayed by side issues, but to think or your native or adopted land Australia, and which political party is, on its record, most likely to make it possible for that land to be the home of an upright, happy and progressive people.”—Frank G. Tudor…

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Soldier Senate Candidate. Union Wants Resignation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.--The council of the Railway and Tramways Union has notified Lieutenant Bryan, Tudorite candidate for the Senate, that it would be pleased to receive…

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State Issue Over Again. P.l.l. Members As Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 6

"The electors who repudiated the P.L.L. and their I.W.W. supporters by returning the National Government triumphantly on March 24," said Mr. D. R. Hall, State…

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