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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 92

Sydney Polling Booth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 8

Arrangements have been made for Queensland electors who may be in Sydney on Saturday next to record their votes as absentees at a polling booth to be established at the…

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Last Night's Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 8

The industrial Ar[?] its committee age in the New [?] Wales Legislation Council last night The [?]…

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State Parliament. Ending the Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 8

One hour sufficed for the business of the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. There were very few questions, followed by an informal discussion on the motion for…

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More Mad Militarism. Federal Parliament House Raided

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

HOW long is Australia going to tolerate the blundering arrogance of Hughes and Pearce? How long is it going to allow these two…

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State Parliament. Assembly's Waiting Game. Early Closing Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

Members of the Legislative Assembly, having no Government, business to engage their attention until the measures before the Legislative Council are returned to them, sat little more…

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To-day's Parliament. the Legislative Council. Deregistered Unions

Evening News · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

The President took the chair in the Legislative Council this afternoon at 2.30 Dr Nash asked whether the Government believed that the methods and machinery…

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The Scandalous Story of the Canadian Elections: How the Jingoes Won the Day. Some Political History Which Australians Should Keep in Mind

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 9

For some days, writes "Canadian" in a New York paper, the gang of peregrinating politicians attached to the Borden or "Unionist" Government has been filling the columns…

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Queensland Elections. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 7

The general election will take place on Saturday. The leader of the Opposition, Mr. E. H. Macartney, is confident the Nationalists in the next Parliament will predominate…

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Queensland Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 7

Mr. Gilmour (special correspondent of the Australian and New Zealand Press Association on the Western front) cables:—Sir T. B. Robinson (Agent-General for Queensland) and…

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Queensland State Elections. "The Cheap Chop." Government Party's Battle Cry. Review of Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--With the approach of the Queensland general elections, which are set down for decision on Saturday, keen interest is being manifested by both political…

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Queensland Elections. Polling Booth at Cha[?] House, Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

For the convenience of those electors from Queensland that will be absent from their state on polling day, March 10th, a polling booth has been established at…

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Queensland Elections Polling Day To-morrow Nationalists' Hard Task

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

The general elections are to take place in Queensland to-morrow, and the state of parties at present is--Labor 45, Nationalist 26, Independent 1. The independent is an…

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Polling Booths in This State

The Sun · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

Queensland electors may vote to-morrow at the polling places established in this State, which are at the Queensland Tourist Bureau, 1279 George-street, and at the military camps…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 8

All this week members of the Legislative Assembly have endeavoured more or less usafully to idle away time while they waited for the members of the Upper House to finish…

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Wheat Elevator. Papers Tabled in Parliament Story of the Negotiations

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

[?] and [?] last night [?]…

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The Sydney Cup Candidates Their Weights and Chances Discussed

Arrow · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 1

The Sydney Cup is nearly as hard a proposition as the Doncaster and is likely to remain very open until the, first day of the A.J.C. meeting is concluded, as there are no events…

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Field of Politics Queensland Elections P.L.L. Printing Done by State Printer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

At a political meeting, addressed by Mr. John Adamson at Paddington (Brisbane) last week, no fewer than five pamphlets were placed in the hands of…

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Ruffianism at Election Meeting. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

Disorderly scenes took place last night at a meeting of the National candidates. Shrotly after the commencement of an open-air meeting at Thompson Estate, East…

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Queensland Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 8

Much interest is being evinced by electors of Queensland who are at present in this State in the general election which takes place to-morrow, Saturday…

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Queensland Elections. Voting Arrangements in New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Much interest is being evinced by electors of Queensland who are at present in this State, in the Queensland general election; which takes place to-morrow (Saturday)…

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