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Politics & elections, 1919

2,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 115

New Lord Mayor. Election To-morrow

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 5

Notices have been issued to the alderman of the City Council, convening a meeting for to-morrow, at noon, for the purpose of electing a Lord Mayor in succession to the late Ald…

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The Petersham Fiasco Capt.-chaplain Wilson's Nomination Fails. No Soldiers' Candidate

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

Nominations closed for the Petersham (Sydney) by-election on Saturday last. An unexpected development was the rejection by the returning…

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Nationalist Candidate. No Sympathy with Captain Wilson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 7

A crowded meeting was addressed by Major Shillington in the Empire Hall, Lewisham, last evening. Major Shillington, who had a mixed reception, two interrupters being…

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Election of Lord Mayor. Takes Place To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 6

There will be a meeting of the City Council at noon to-day to elect a new Lord Mayor of Sydney in the place of the late Alderman English, who was elected to the position in…

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State Rights. Next Election Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--In an address at Sale, Mr. G, H. Wise, Assistant Minister for Defence, said there was a growing desire for a little more uniformity In government…

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New Lord Mayor. Election To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

A special general meeting of the City Council will be held at noon to-day to elect a successor to the into Ald. English. As was the case when the Lord Mayoral…

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Victorian Parliament Prorogued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Victorian Parliament has been further prorogued till April 22. The recess will probably he extended a month at a time till the beginning of July…

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Buildings and Works. Parliament House Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 9

As a rule whon Parliament goes into recess the work of patching up the historic Payliamentary building is put in hand. The services of the Government architect have…

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Petersham. Cabinet Declines to Interfere. Election to Go On

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 11

Further pressure was brought to bear on the Government yesterday to interfere in the matter of the nominations of candidates for the Petersham by-election in order to…

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Petersham Election Campaign.—prawning in Sydney Harbour

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 6

Major Shillington was born at Cbley, in the Bogan district, 44 years ago. He was educated at the Wellington Public School, and entered the Civil Service first as a school teacher at Dubbo, and later as a clerk in the Treasury. Leaving the latter position, he followed farming pursuits in the Gunnedah district. He served with the 6th A.L.H. in Egypt and…

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Petersham Election Government Goes Ahead. Crown Law Officers' Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 9

As a result of a deputation (introduced by Captain Carmichael) from the Soldiers and Citizens' Political Federation yesterday morning the Premier promised that the legal…

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Petersham Bye-election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 3

Nominations were received on March 8 from candidates for the Petersham seat in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, rendered vacant by…

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Casino Extraordinary Election

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 16

The extraordinary election to fill a vacancy in the local municipal council resulted in Mr. Theo. Reddacliff receiving 66 votes, and Mr. A. Olive 48…

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Petersham By-election. Soldiers' Candidate Disqualified. Labor's Campaign Opened

The Australian Worker · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 7

The by-election at Petersham, occasioned by the elevation of Mr. J. J. Cohen to the judiclary, is now in ful swing, and the electorate is flooded with an army of…

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London To-Day. "Tell Me If England Is Much Changed " Sidelights on the Elections: by Edith Callaghan. London, Jan. 10

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 26

"Ten me if England is much changed, urges a friend in a letter just received from dear old C.S I shall tell her very much" The…

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A.L.P. PREPARING Selecting Candidates

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

The secretary of the A.L.P. executive states to-day that the following nomination for [?] ballons had been endorred and subject to being found in…

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The Newmarket the Final Acceptors a Big Field Prospects of Candidates MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 3

When final acceptances closed for the Newmarket and Cup yesterday 26 remained in the sprint race, and 14 in the Cup…

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The Newmarket Handicap Prospects of Candidates

Arrow · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 1

The Newmarket Handicap is shorn of a good deal of its interest to followers of racing in this State through the withdrawal of all but three Sydney…

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Field of Politics the Electors Grouping for the Next Elections. the Progressive Party

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 March 1919 · page 4

At a conference, of members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in Dubbo (N.S.W.), on Wednesday, the political attitude of the association was…

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