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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 92

Victorian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Monday.--The State Parliamentary session is to open to-morrow afternoon, and it is exported to last well on towards the end of the year…

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Recruiting Campaign Attitude of Labor Party. Parliament to Adjourn

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon the Government will give notice of motion for the adjournment of the House on Thursday next to enable members to participate in the…

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Victorian Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The State Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor (Sir' Arthur Stanley). In the Assembly the Address-in-Reply…

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Last Night's Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. Brockfield (S[?]urt), moved that it was a matter of urgency that the standing orders should be suspended to permit of a resolution for the…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 12

The State Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor in his speech said the prosecution of the war was still their paramount duty…

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State Parliament. Private Members' Day

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 10

The Government was not in a business mood yesterday, doubtless owing to the absence of the Premier, and to the desire not to submit to the Assembly any further contentious…

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Railway Employees. Mr. Fraser Replies to Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 10

The Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Ball, yesterday tabled in the Legislative Assembly a reply by the Chief Commissioner for Railways to statements mado in Parliament…

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The Farmers' Parliament. Conference in Sydney. Presidential Address

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 9

The N.S.W. Farmers' and Settlers' Association began its annual conference at King's Hall, Hunter-st., Sydney, on July 8. It was the 25th annual meeting, and the president, Mr…

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State Parliament. I.w.w. Prisoners. a Recruiting Resolution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 11

No Government business was transacted in the Legislative Assembly last night. On a party division, the House rejected a proposal by Mr. Brookfield, to reapen the cases of the…

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Progressives. Talk of Breaking with Nationalists. Threat for Next Elections Farmers' Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 10

The question of any political alliance and ofi ita attitude in the future was discussed by the Farmers and Settlers' Association at its annual conference yesterday…

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In the Imperial Parliament Confessions of Labor Ms.P. and Ministers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 41

When more than forty years ago, David Shackleton was earning a few weekly shillings as half-timer in an Accrington mill, he would have been a bold prophet who had predicted that one day…

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The I.w.w. Men. Motion in Parliament. Commission Asked For

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Brookfield moved the adjournment of the House to enable him to discuss the appointment of a Royal Commission to…

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"Not a Bit of Good!" Farmer's View of Parliament State Governorships Attacked

The Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 6

A proposal to do away with State Governors and State Parliaments was rejected by the Farmers and Settlers in conference today, but the subject received a pretty severe…

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Civic Elections. Labor Anxious to Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 12

Aid W. P. Fitzgerald (lender of the Labor Party in the City Council) made reference yesterday to a suggestion that several Labor aldermen proposed approaching the…

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State Parliament. Aid to Allies. Registration of Unions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 5

The Assembly's sitting yesterday was devoted to miscellaneous business and to preparing the way for the month's recess, in view of the adjournment tonight for the recruiting…

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State Parliament. Recruiting Pledge. Letter From the Governor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Ball, said that he was unable to understand the notices of wholesale dismissals…

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Governor and Politics. Letter From His Excellency. Debate in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 4

Prior to the discussion of a motion of which the leader of the Opposition had given notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Acting-premier Mr. Fuller read the…

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I.w.w. Trials. Demand for an Inquiry. Allegations in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 7

Mr. Brookfield, on the motion for adjournment, said that Scully, who was a most material witness for the Crown in the I.W.W. cases, had made a written statement,…

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The I.w.w. Cases. Mr. Brookfield Moves in Parliament. Attempt to Secure Royal Commission Fails

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night Mr. Brookfield, claimed privilege to move as a matter of urgency that a Royal Commission be appointed to…

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In and Out of Parliament: Why the Man on the Land Is Breaking Away From the "Nationalists," Australia's Seven Governments Sow the Whirlwind

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 18

The "Herald" is deadly frightened about the mood of the Progressives, and it is entreating them not to break with the "Nationalists." It warns them of the…

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