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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 92

Millions Club. the Premier's Opinion. References in Parliament

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 4

The Millions Club received rather more than passing mention in the New South Wales Leg[?] Assembly last night. Mr. M'Garry (The Mu[?] asked…

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State Parliament. Federal Income Tax. Civil Servants and Politicians

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

After the storm created on the preceding evening by the introduction of the Sedition of the atmosphere of the Legislative Assembly last night was comparatively calm. The…

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Spring Candidates Screened

Arrow · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

This week at the Haymarket Theatre the sporting fraternity will have their desires whetted to see the horses they are dreaming about—the horses they…

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Welter Candidates

Arrow · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

Lothian has top weight, 9.9, in the Welter Handicap, for which 41 have been entered. Apparently he is better suited with mile races, but on his recent form…

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Maitland Cup To-morrow Form and Prospects of the Candidates

Arrow · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

The Maitland Cup Meeting, to be held to-morrow, has every promise of suc-cess. Splendid entries have been re-ceived for each of the events, and the…

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Field of Politics Farmers' Candidates Nationalist Government Criticised

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the Tenterheld (N.S.W.) branch of the Graziers Association on Monday, presided over by Mr. Clarence Smith, a motion moved by the…

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State Judiciary. Ministers Not Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 6

Rumors regarding the possibility of the Attorney-General and the Minister for Labor accepting State Judgeships formed the subject of a question by Mr. Dooley in the Legislative…

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Proposed British Elections. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

Lord Beaverbrook's newspaper, the "Daily Express," publishes a lender in which it makes no objection to a general being held in order to sec[?]re a Parliament pledged to…

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Posing As Martyrs Under Sedition Bill Agitators Seeking Notoriety and Ultimate Election to Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 September 1918 · page 5

Discussing the protests against the Sedition Bill, the Solicitor-General. Mr. Garland, asked yesterday:—"Why is it that Mr. Storey and his…

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State Parliament. Finance, Sedition, and Liquor. Electoral Reform

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 4

The bulk of this week in the Legislative Assembly will be occupied by the financial debate and the second reading discussion of the Sedition Bill…

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City Council Elections. Candidates Endorsed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 4

The nominations of Aid. Farrell and Mr. J. Bridges were on Friday night endorsed by the A.L.P. executive as Labor candidates to contest the Bligh Ward in the Sydney Municipal…

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Civic Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 8

The nominations of Messrs. Farrell and Bridges as Labour candidates to contest the Bligh Ward at the forthcoming City Municipal Council elections were endorsed at the…

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Federal Parliament. Session Resumption

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Speaker of the Mouse of Representatives, by proclamation In a special Common wraith "Gazette," Issued tonight, Axes Wednesday, September 18 as the…

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Federal Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 6

A "Commonwealth Gazutte" was issued to-day fixing Wednesday, September 18 as the day on which the House of Representatires will meet…

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State Parliament. Strenuous Work Ahead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 6

Members of the Legislative Assembly have not been called upon for much work in Parliament during the present session, as yet. Ministers now find themselves, however, in the…

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State Parliament. Financial Statement. Labor Leader's Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 7

Although the resumption of the financial debate was the principal business set down for the Legislative Assembly last night, there were short debates on several other questions before…

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Home Rule. Government Plans Miscarry Debate in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 8

Practically over since the commencement of thy present session of the State Parliament there have been two notices of motion on the subject of Home Rule for Ireland on the…

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State Parliament. Charges About Enlisting Financial Debate. Anti-home Rule Motion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 11

Progress was made with private members' business in the Legislative Assembly yesterday prior to the dinner adjournment, after which the debate on the Budget speech was…

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Engaged at Randwick Last Week's Doings of Candidates for Big Races

Referee · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 1

There was no meeting in the metro-politan area on Saturday to throw a little additional light on the possible re-sult of the Epsom Handicap or…

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City Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 12

Considerable interest is already being manifested in the City Council elections. A meeting of the supporters of Alderman Walker, who has represented Flinders Ward…

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