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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 92

State Parliament. End of the Session

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 11

The State Parliamentary session ended yesterday morning at daybreak. At 10.15 o'clock on the previous night the Legislative Council sent to the Assembly the…

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Queensland Elections Brisk Voting Soldiers' Proxies Introduced Candidate Mobbed Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Election day is clone and cloudy in Brisbane, and polling in proceeding briskly but quietly. It will be a busy day for the Premier and…

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Upper Hunter By-election. Labor Party Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 10

It was announced at the close of the meeting of the executive of the Labor party, last night that as the result of the ballot in the Upper Hunter electorate. Mr. S. Toombs,…

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South Australia. Nominations for the State Elections. 116 Candidates for 46 Seats

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- The nominations for the State elections on April 6 were received to-day, and they were numerous, especially for the House of Assembly…

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Dynasty Downs Cup Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Eight were left to compete for the Club Handicap. 11 furlongs, Alice Kenilworth being withdrawn. Several are engaged in the Sydney Cup…

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Rosehill Races. Run Saturday, March 9, 1918. Doncaster and Cup Candidates Snow King and Dynasty Take the Double. Poor Jumping Contest. Boots Rags a Brace. Bant Disables and Destroyed. Times of Starting

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

First Hurdle, 14 starters — 1 55 Maiden Stakes 21 starters — 2 26 Auburn Stakes, 24 starters. 2 59 Nursery, 1st div. 17 starters 3 38…

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Queensland Elections Ryan Government Returned to Power Soldier Candidates Turned Down Opposition Leader Defeated Brisbane, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 2

The elections have resulted in a win for the Ryan Government. The returns are not yet complete, but present indications go to show that the industrial extremists will come back…

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Ryan's Triumphal March Queensland Election Result Sweeping Labor Victory Majority of Thirty Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1918 · page 2

It is apparent that the Government will be returned by as large a majority, if not larger, than before. Crowds are surging through the streets…

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The Polling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 6

The polling at present stands as follows, the retiring members of the Legislative Assembly being distin[?]hed by an asterisk:- ALBERT.—J. Appel (N.), 2224; W. Lawson (L.),…

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Austrian Parliament. Czechs and Poles Angry. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

A stormy scene look place in the Austrian Chamber. Herr Vishovsky, a Czech, declared that it was notorious that the Bolsheviks' proclamation was…

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Racing Carnival. Gossip Of Track and Club. Victorian Candidates Appear

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

M[?] is back from [?] with [?] and First Class [?] this morning [?] is…

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Queensland Election. Solid Win for Labor

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 5

As the result of the Queensland general [?] held on Saturday, the Ryan (Labor) Government goes back to power with an [?] majority. The returns are not complete…

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Waterford Election Sinn Feiners Circumspect London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 1

A message from Dublin says that 200 additional police, fully armed, will assist during the election at Waterford to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. John…

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Water Board Elections Polling on

The Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 6

Under the provisions of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Acts, Messrs. Thomas Henley, M.L.A., and Joseph C. Pepper have been nominated as candidates to fill a…

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N.S.W. PARLIAMENT The Holman Administration the Record of the Closing Session

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5

After an all-night, sitting on Thursday night, following upon the brief sittings earlier in the Week, the N.S.W. Parliament ended its session. Just prior…

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A.J.C. Carnival. Candidates Criticised. The Jumping Events

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5

The [?] events to the decided at the [?] racing [?] prove to be [?] Some fine [?] are [?]aged, and [?] track doings point to several…

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The Egg-Laying Season a Good Prospect for Big Records. Many, Candidates

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 10

There appears to be little doubt that the present world's record of 310 eggs in in one year established by Messrs, Mor[?] Bros. White Leghorn pullet in the…

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The Upper Hunter Seat the Selection of the Party, Candidates. Mr, Cameron the Nationalist

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5

At a meeting of delegates from the branches of the Nationalist party, in all parts of the Upper Hunter (N.S.W.) electorate held in Muswellbrook on…

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South Australia's Day Nominations for General Elections. Election Day, April [?]

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 5

The nominations for the South Australian male election on April 6th were received on Friday last. They were numerous, especially for the House of…

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Queensland Elections. Position Unaltered. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 8

St. Patrick's Day was observed as a public holiday to-day throughout the State, and very few additional election returns came to hand, but what few were received did not…

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