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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 92

Racing Budget Autumn Campaign Candidates at Work Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

The leading candidates for the Autumn events have been Kept busy at Caulfield this week. Half a Glass did two good distance gallops…

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Buckburn, V.c. Nationalist Nominee for S.a. Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 7

There is a gallantry off the field of battle which, in its operation, makes for the elevation of any profession with the exercise of which it is associated. The National Party of South…

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State Parliament. Resumes To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 6

At 4.30 p.m. to-day the session of the State parliament, adjourned in September last, will be resumed. The Government's intentions with regard to the session are to deal with…

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State Parliament. Resumption To-day. a No-confidence Motion

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

The session of the New South Wales Parliament, adjourned in September last, will be resumed this afternoon. During question time in the Legislative…

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Lively Times Ahead Resumption of Parliament No-confidence Motion

The Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

When the Legislative Assembly this afternoon resumes the session adjourned over the Christmas vacation, the leader of the Opposition, Mr. John Storey, after the usual…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters. Field of Politics Commonwealth Parliament the Programme of the Next Session

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), in the House of Representatives on Friday last, made an important speech in which be set forth the programme that it was…

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Queensland Elections the Government Making Preparations. the Probable Date

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

It Is anticipated that the date of the Queensland elections will be Saturday, March 23rd. The Government has made no definite announcement upon the…

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The Degeneracy of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 6

The censure motion tabled in the State Parliament, yesterday affords another grinning example of the absurdity and unworkableness of the party machine in its latest…

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Commonwealth Parliament. The Government's Proposals

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 18

The Supply Bill was passed by the Senate in the early hours of January 25. The House of Representatives met in the afternoon to receive the Supply Bill, and subsequently…

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State Parliament. Notice of Censure Motion. Mr. Abbotts' Resignation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 6

More than the usual Interest was taken ln yesterday's reassembling of Parliament. Business was resumed at the stage at which It was left before the Christmas adjournment…

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State Parliament. Both Houses Meet. Motion of Censure. Mr. Abbott to Retire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 11

When the State session of Parliament was resumed yesterday the leader ot the Opposition (Mr. John Storey) gave notice of a motion of censure on the Government. This…

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A Producers' Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

THE committee appointed to advise the Government on wheatgrowing and stockraising has handied several important matters which great ability and speed. The…

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Censure Motion in the State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 7

Formal business having been disposed of the censure motion of which the leader of the Opposition (Mr. John Storey) had given notice, was proceeded with in the Legislative…

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N.z. Parliament. Proposal to Extend Term

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--In all likelihood a proposal will be made to extend the term of the New Zealand Parliament another year. Parliament has already been extended…

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State Parliament. Censure Motion Debate Heated Arguments. the Coal Contract

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

The Opposition censure motion in the Legislative Assembly was, of course, uppermost in the minds of members yesterday. Half an hour's skirmishing took place…

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In and Out of Parliament: a Chat About Censure Motions Past and Present. a Canadian Christmas Greeting to Mr. William Morris Hughes. A Voice From Canada

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 22

The following letter from the Hon. Charles Murphy, who was associated with Sir Wilfrid Laurier as his Treasurer in his recent Ministry, has been received by Mr. George…

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Local Government. the Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 5

"On some day between the 1st and 15th days of February in each year every council shall elect a president or mayor." These are the words of the Act, and in obedience, to…

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New Zealand Parliament. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

It is understood in political circles that a proposal will be made to extend the life of Parliament for a further period, probably till the middle of next year…

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State Parliament. Government's Policy. Opposition Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

After the political pyrotechnics of the preceding night, when all kinds of charges of maladministration on the part of the National Government floated through the Chamber, the…

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