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Politics & elections, 1920

2,352 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 118

State Elections. Soldier Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 6

The Sailors and Soldiers' National Federation has decided te endorse the following selected candidates to contest the forthcoming State elections:…

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State of Siege. Uproar in German Parliament. Berlin, January 31

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 4

There was a stormy scene in the Prussian Parliament during the discussion on the abolition of the state of siege. The Independnt, Socialists and Ministerialists tried to shout…

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The Municipal Elections

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 4

Saturday's municipal elections were disappointing for the smallness of the vote polled showed the indifference of the electors own vital interests The candidates did their part. They offered in sufficient abundance to ensure fairy spirited contests in most districts. Yet the starting fact remains that…

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Hungarian Elections. Socialist Complaint. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 7

A message from Milan states that the elections for the Hungarian Constituent Assembly resulted in a great majority tor the Monarchists…

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Paisley By-election. Odds on Asquith. London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 7

Women are taking an important part in the Paisley by-election. Lady Bonham Carter's success as a speaker has induced other candidates to seek women's aid. Lady Astor is…

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Paisley By-election. Women Speakers Prominent. London, January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 5

Women are taking an important part in the Paisley by-election. Lady Bonham Carter's success as a speaker has induced other candidates to seek woman's…

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State Elections Independent Nationalism in the North. Mr. Nesbitt's Frankness

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

The Nationalists in the northern portions of New South Wales have no slavish attachment to or reverence for the party machine, and have a habit of…

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Elections. Progressive Party. Campaign Launched. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 6

In the Theatre Royal, Tamworth, the campaign of the new Progressive party in New South Wales in connection with the forthcomings State elections was launched. Speeches…

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Office of Lord Mayor, the Method of Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 6

As a community our general ideals of government are British; and the British system is that, while the people rule, they do so through representative bodies, and not by…

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U.S. SOCIALISTS Debs Again Candidate VANCOUVER

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 1

Eugene Debs, who is serving a sentence of 20 years imprisonment for sedition, has been unanimously endorsed as the Socialist candidate for the,…

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Municipal Elections Position of Labor Extreme Element Beaten

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

More Labor candidates contested the municipal elections this year than at any other period, and the Interest in the contests was especially keen…

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Soldiers' Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

The following candidates selected by the Sailors and Soldiers' Notional Federation have been endorsed by the National Association:-- Balmain, Captain G. R. Richardson; Bathurst,…

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State Elections. Awaiting Announcement of Date

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

Practically the whole of the preliminary work connected with organising the electorates for the purposes of the State campaign bus now been completed by the various political parties,…

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Mayors and Presidents. Coming Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 10

Under the new Local Government Act, municipal and shire councils will have the whole of the month of February in which to elect their Mayors and presidents. The Minister…

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Municipal Elections. No Revolutionary Change. How Labour Pared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 11

Out of 92 Labour candidates who went to the municipal polls in the County of Cumberland on Saturday 24 were elected. The principal successes of Labour in the…

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Municipal Elections. Mayors and Presidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 8

Under the new Local Government Act, 1919, municipal and shire councils will have the whole of the month of February in which to elect their Mayors and Presidents…

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Elections. Progressive Party. Candidates for City Seats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

In a statement issued yesterday, Mr. H. [?]. Williams, campaign director of the Progressive party, said:- "The intention of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Early Assembling. Federal Parliament. Tariff Probably in March. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 7

The Federal Parliament will be opened formally by his Excellency the Governor-General either on Wednesday, February 25, or Thursday, Feb. 26, probably the latter date. The…

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The Coming Election

Watchman · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 6

Sir,—I was shocked to find that at the recent Federal election over half the members returned from New South Wales are Laborites. It is hard to…

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The Elections

Watchman · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

The general elections are over, and in his connection, L.O.L. No. 12 recorded he following resolution:—"That this [?]dge convey to the Protestant Political…

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