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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 92

Loyalty Resolution. Debate in Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly the Premier submitted a resolution to record the inflexible determination of the Chamber to continue until victorious in the righteous war for…

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State Parliament. Next Week's Sitting. Problem of Electoral Reform

Evening News · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

[?] of the [?]…

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When Parliament Meets Budget Speech Later Royal Commission for Police

The Sun · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

The Treasurer, Mr, Holman, will not make his Budget speech when Parliament reassembles next week. He will not be ready until a little later in the session…

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Six O'glocker's in Brisbane. a Tory Game. Women Invade Parliament House

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 16

During the war in the old countries suffrage tactics have been tabooed, and the woman, especially, either through a fear of D.O.R.A., or a sense of duo perspective to…

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The Water and Sewerage Board Elections. Alderman Barlow and the Lord Mayor

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 19

Sir,—Ever since the notorious election for City' Council's representative on the Water and Sewerage Board I have endeavored to obtain an inquiry into conduct of the…

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Labor Council. President Makes Explanation. Election of Officers

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 13

Last Thursday' evening saw over 140 delegates present at the N.S.W. Labor Council meeting held at the Trades Hall Sydney the occasion being the nomination…

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Constable's Dismissal. Question in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Recently Senior-Constable Hallett was dismissed, after a departmental investigation of his behaviour in the force…

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State Parliament. Suppression of Sedition. Reduction of Holidays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 6

Further information as to the work of the Parliamentary session which is to be resumed next week was gleaned from the Premier yesterday. Mr. Holman said there is to be a…

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Parliamentary Candidates. Women Not Eligible. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 1

Mr. Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that the Crawn Law Officers in England Scotland and Ireland were unanimous in their [?] that women…

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The Land. "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Address: 7 O'Council Street, Sydney. Telephones—1521 City; Works, 880 Redfern. Telegrams—"The Land" Sydney. Friday, August 9, 1918. Preparing for the Next Election

The Land · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 8

DISTRICT Councils of the Farmers and Settlers' Association are becoming somewhat perturbed about the manner in which Nationalist conferences are being held in the country electorates to select candidates for the next general election. The Councils have very good reason to look…

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Women and Parliament. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 9

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Crown law officers of England, Scotland, and Ireland were unanimous in the opinion that women were ineligible as…

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State Parliament. To-morrow's Re-assembling. Police Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly will reassemble tomorrow, and the Legislative Council on the following day. The first important business to be taken will…

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The Turf. a Melbourne Cup Candidate. [?] in the middle

Evening News · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 2

By his unexpected success in the [?]distance Balaclava Stakes, at Caulfield on Saturday, Colbert called attention to his chance of winning the Melbourne Cup, in which he has…

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Meat Shortage. Appeal to Parliament. Larger Supplies in Sight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 7

When the Legislative Assembly meets this afternoon it is cortain that members on each side of the House will interrogate Ministers upon the meat position. Some very…

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N.S.W. Parliament. Quiet Week Expected. Preparing the Budget

Evening News · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 5

The New South Wales [?] work this afternoon [?] that the present week and [?] Members of both sides [?]…

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State Parliament. Resumes To-day. the I.w.w. Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 6

Members of the Legislative Assembly will meet at 4.30 p.m. to-day, when the session which was interrupted to allow members to take part in the recruiting campaign will be…

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Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 8

Mr. Evans, secretary to the A.L.P., said yesterday that the following nomination of candidates for selection had been received by the executive:—…

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The Soldiers Parliament

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 2

From this month's issue of Windsor Parish Magazine":—It's rumoured that the next State Parliament will be the soldiers Parliament—and so it should be…

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Parliament and the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 10

Already with the resumption of the State Parliamentary session there are indications of a revival of party differences and bitter political recriminations. For a short…

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State Parliament. a Brief Sitting

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 6

After a month's adjournment, to enable those members who felt that way to address the country on the recruiting platform, the Legislative Assembly met yesterday afternoon…

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