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Politics & elections, 1919

2,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 115

Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 7

The Federal Parliament is to reopen on June 25, and Acting Prime Minister Watt announces that during the course of the session the Government will bring…

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Tasmanian Elections. Labor Loses a Seat

The Australian Worker · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 7

The Tasmanian State elections eventuated last Saturday, and as far as can be ascertained up to date the position is—Nationalists, 17; Labor, 13. The…

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Tasmanian Elections. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 7

The general election scrutiny and distribution of votes proceeded within the Denison Division, which includes Hobart, to-day, and resulted in the Nationalists and Labourites…

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Tasmanian Elections. the Members for Denison

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 5

ROBART, Wednesday.--The final result of the Denison election is in favor of Messrs. J. H. Cleary (Lab.), Sir Eillot Lewis (Nat.), J. C. M'Phee (Nat.) W. Sheridan (Lab.), R…

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Federal Parliament Opens June 25

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 15

The Acting Prime Minister has announced that Federal Parliament will reassemble on Wednesday, June 25…

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Federal Parliament Short Sitting Predicted Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 5

The A ting Prime Minister, M. [?] stated friday that although if [?] first [?] that the Federnal [?] should meet in Sydney neat ween it have…

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Petersham Petition Lodged Was the Election Valid?

Evening News · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

The petition against the validity of the late Peteraham election has been lodged with the clerk of Parliament, by Captain Carmichael, on behalf of the petitioners…

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Elections, Victorian Legislative Council. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 7

Elections were held to-day for six of the seats in the Legislative Council. The net result was a gain of one seat for Labour that was formerly held by the late Mr. D. Melville,…

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Voting Reform. Preferential Voting. Senate Elections. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 6

It is understood that the Federal Cabinet will submit to Parliament early in the session a proposal to substitute preferential voting for the present system of elections for…

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Petersham Election Petition Lodged

The Sun · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

The petition against the validity of the late Petersham election has been lodged with the Clerk of Parliament by Captain Carmichael on behalf of the…

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Labor Conference Meets. Transfer to Trades Hall. Harmony in View of Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 4

The postponed annual conference of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party will be opened to-morrow afternoon at the Trades Hall…

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State Parliament. Prorogued to July 7. Petersham By-election Petition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 10

A proclamation issued yesterday further prorogued the State Parliament to Monday, July 7 next. Although Cabinet has not yet formally considered the matter. Ministers…

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Petersham. Petition to Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 16

An announcement published in yesterday's "Government Gazette" sets out a petition to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, asking for a review of the recent by-election…

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State Parliament. Further Prorogued Till July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 16

A Government proclamation further proroguing the State Parliament until July 7 was published yesterday. It is probable that the two Houses will be…

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Reform for India Bill in British Parliament London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 1

The House of commons has read a second than the lai[?] Hill which is on the [?] Che[?] ford report…

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Those Courts-martial Release and Remittance Required Federal Parliament's First Duty

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 23

Mr. Hughes insisted on an arrangement, the practical effect of which was that it was impossible to execute an Australian soldier There are five main facts which it…

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Farmers Will Nominate Candidates Temora

Evening News · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 3

A conference of delegates to the Coolemundra District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held at Temors, decided to run straightout as a political…

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Tasmanian Elections. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 17

The voting in the Franklin Division resulted in equal party representation. The following candidates were elected: J. W. Evans, A. Hean. W. H. Dixon (Nationalists), D…

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New Parliament in Tasmania Nationalists Regarded as Sure of a Majority HOBART

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 5

When the count in the general election is concluded it is considered that the strength of parties in the new Parliament, will be: Nationalists 17, Labor…

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Labor Candidate for Waverley

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. J. S. Campbell was selected by the Wavcrley Labor League as the Labor candidate to contest the Waverley seat in the Legislative Assembly at the next…

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