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Politics & elections, 1917

2,502 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 126

Federal Politics. No Developments. the Meeting of Parliament Further Labour Support for Mr. Hughes. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 7

The Federal situation is no clearer than it was a week ago. The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) and the leader of the Liberal party (Mr. Cook) were both in Melbourne to-day,…

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Shire Elections Labor Routed for Bulli

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

Labor received a shook at the triennial elections held last Saturday for the Shire of Bulli, a mining district. Not one of the candidates carrying the flag of the P.L.L. was…

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Shire Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 6

ABERCROMME.--B Riding: B. Quin 139, H. Ownes 122, J. Gummer 81, J. Sweetnam 56. BELLINGEN.--Bellingen Shire--B Riding: A. Raymond 227, S. J. Piggott (president) 173, A. Black…

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Parliament and the People

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 18

An unsatisfactory state of affairs continues to exist in the Commonwealth political arena, and the opinion is fast gaining ground in the electorates that since Parliament is apparently…

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Turf in West Australia Parliament & Bookmaker ; Canning Park

Referee · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

Now that the W.A.T.C. annual meeting is over, most of our best-horses have been placed on the easy list. Consequently the performers at the Canning fark Club's meeting were…

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Shire Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

The election of councillors to the various shires of the State took place on Saturday, with the following results:- APSLEY (Walcha).—A Riding: T. Crawford, D…

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P.l.l. and I.w.w. Sturt By-election. Mr. Brookfield Endorsed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 10

At a special meeting of the New South Wales executive of the Political Labour League it was unanimously decided to endorse Mr. Brookfield as the selected Labour…

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Parliamentary Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 12

The nominations of Messrs. J. F. Parker and J. Cooley, for the State electorate of Camden, were endorsed at a meeting of the N.S.W. executive of the P.L.L., and were…

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The Easy Seat Rush for Gordon Candidates Already Nibble

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Liberals with Parliamentary ambition are looking longingly at a plum which presently must fall to one of them. When Mr. Wade steps out of the Gordon seat (to take…

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Mr. Brookfield Endorsed. P. L. L. and Sturt Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

Mutters in connection with the Sturt by- election have been considered by the central executive of the P. L. L. After exhaustive inquiry into allegations…

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British Parliament. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

At the opening of Parliament On February 7 the Royal gallery in the House of Lords will be occupied entirely by wounded soldiers from the overseas Dominions…

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Queensland Parliament. No-confidence Debate. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 8

In the Assembly to-day the Treasurer [?] in answer to a question, that the amount [?] Government debeutures issued by the [?] Ministry in respect of purchases for [?]…

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Federal Parliament. to Meet Next Thursday. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Notices were sent out to-day by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, [?] members to the opening of Parliament on Thursday next…

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Meeting of Parliament. Thursday Next Fixed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 7

Although no official information has been given on the subject, it is understood that Thursday next, February 8, has been fixed by the Government as the day on which…

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Federal Situation. Imperial Conference Representative. Question Left to Parliament. Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 4

It is now certain that the Commonwealth Parliament will resemble next week. It is unlikely that the party differences will be settled before then. Several members of the…

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Catholic Activity at North Leichhardt. Additions to St Columba's Church. a Question for Members of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 17

Amid, considerable enthusiasm, the additions to St. Columba's Church, North Leichhardt, were blessed and opened by the Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday last. With…

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In and Out of Parliament:: the Federal Plotters and the Imperial Conference. What Australia Pays to Make Its Legislators Happy. Someone Must Go

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 18

There is a parrot cry that some Australian politician must go to the Imperial Conference. Mr. Hughes is quite vehement about it now, although for a time he allowed…

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How Roger Casement Was Reconciled to the Church. All the News From Rome Concerning the New Method of Electing Bishops. Rome, December 5. the Election of Bishops

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 12

While yet the terms of the Consistorial decree abolishing the terms as a method of choosing Bishops in the United States are fresh in our minds, we may find…

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Consult the People. Feeling in Favour of Federal Election

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 25

The political situation in the Federal arena remains obseure, although as the days pass by it is evident that Mr. William Hughes' hold on office is getting weaker,…

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Sturt By-election. Mr. Brookfield Endorsed

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 20

Mr. Percival Brookfield, who was selected in a ballot conducted by the Barrier District Assembly of the P.L.L. to contest the by-election due to the…

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