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Politics & elections, 1918

1,824 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 92

British Politics. the Coming Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 7

The "Dally Chronicle" says the imminence of a general election has led unofficial liberals and unionists to arrange a conference this week with the object of maintaining a…

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Corangamite Seat. the Nationalist Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 5

MEUBOURNE, Thursday.--For the Corangamite seat in the House of Representatives, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. .1. C. Mani- fold. Mr. F. R. Coldham, solicitor, of Ballarat,…

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Coming British Elections. London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 5

The "Dolly Chronicle" says the imminence of a general election had led the unofficial Liberals and Unionists to arrange a conference this week with the object of maintaining…

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British Electoral Reform. Women's Eligibility for Parliament

Labor News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 2

A few years ago the British Government the majority of members of Parliament were bitterly opposed to the extension of the franchise to women. The…

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Members of Parliament and Seditious Utterances Black Flays Holman

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 6

The Hon. G. Black: When the hon, and learned member who has just resumed his seat was quoting parellels with regard to…

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Capitulation of Turkey. Reception of the News. Enthusiasm in Parliament. Townshend's Triumph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The news of the capitulation of Turkey was announced in both Houses of the Federal Parliament, and created a scene of the greatest enthusiasm…

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A Democratic Policy. Australian Labor Party. Sydney Municipal Elections. Labor's Manifesto

Labor News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 5

Polling Day, Monday, December 2, 1918. Hours of Pol1ing, 8 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SYDNEY…

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The Monaro By-election

Labor News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 1

The lamented death of the late member for the Monaro, Mr. G. T. C. Miller, has necessitated a by election for this good old Labor seat, and every Laborite should…

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New Zealand By-election Wellington Central for Freedom

Labor News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 1

The magnificent victory recorded for Labor and its candidate, P. Fraser, by the voters, of Wellington Central last Thursday (says the "Mao[?]land Worker'…

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Labor Victory in West Australia. the Swan By-election, the Conscriptionist State's Reversal of Form

Labor News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 9

PERTH, Wednesday, October 30.—The vote-counting in the Swan by-election, caused by the death of Lord Forrrest, is not yet complete, but the result is now…

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War the Politics. Election L[?]ture Rationed. LONDON, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 1

The Governments rationed the supply of paper for [?] at the general election. Lite[?] to the extent of one card and one [?] for each elector…

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American Elections. Republican Manifesto. New York

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 November 1918 · page 10

Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Taft have issued a joint election appeal, in which they state:--The Republican, majority of Congress would have welcomed the elimination of all politics by…

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Electioneering Pamphlets on a Ration Basis LONDON, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 November 1918 · page 1

For the coming election campaign the Government has put paper and literature for candidates on a ration basis. They are to be allowed one card and one…

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Monaro By-election Mr. Jack Bailey, Labor Nominee

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 November 1918 · page 2

Mr. Jack Bailey, farmer, has been selected and endorsed by the Australian Labor Party to contest the by-election in the Monaro electorate for the seat…

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City Council Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 November 1918 · page 5

Alderman William J. Walker, incorporated accountant, who has been one of the representatives of Flinders Ward in the City Council since 1909, and…

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Monaro Seat Labor Candidate Mr. J. Bailey Endorsed

The Sun · Sunday 3 November 1918 · page 4

A special executive meeting of the Australian Labor Party was held yesterday afternoon to select a candidate for the Monaro by-election…

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Monaro By-election. the Labor Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. Bailey, vice-prosident of the New South Wales branch of the A.W.U., was selected by the A.L.P. executive on Saturday to contest the Monare vacancy caused by the…

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Monaro By-election. Mr. Holman to Open Campaign

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 6

The Premier, Mr. Holman, left Sydney last night for Cooma, which is the centre of the Monaro electorate, to open the by-election campaign. Mr. Holman speaks at Cooma…

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Civic Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 8

The Lord Mayor announces that he will open his campaign this evening for Bligh Ward…

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State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 6

After private members' business in the Legislative Assembly, which concludes at 6.30 p.m. to-day, the Government proposes to take the Poor Persons' Legal Remedies Bill through…

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