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Politics & elections, 1920

2,352 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 118

State Elections. Premier at Newcastle. a Good Reception

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Premier addressed a large meeting from the balcony of the Grand Hotel to-night, and had a very good reception. The Mayor (Ald. Gibson) presided…

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St. George Electors. Polling Day, Saturday, March 20

The Propeller · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

VOTE NO. 1 FOR J. G. ANDREW, the ONLY CANDIDATE who has fearlessly made CHEAPER LIVING the dominant part of his policy…

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Egyptian Move Protectorate Question Resolution by Parliament CAIRO

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

The legislative Assembly of Egypt has "Uno[?]cally" and a resolution declared the British Protectorate established over Egypt…

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State Elections the Disciplining of the Indiscreet Labor Candidates. the I.w.w. Prisoners

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

The Labor party has quickly come to a decision respecting those candidates that were determined to take an independent line upon the subject of the…

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Queenstate Augury of Lively Times in the Queensland Parliament. the New Acting Premier

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

During Mr. Theodore's visit to Europe, which is expected to occupy six to eight months, Mr. Fikely will be Acting-Premier and Treasurer of the…

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War Service Homes. Questions in Federal Parliament. the Question of Fees. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

The Minister representing the Minister for Repatriation, Mr. Poynton, told Mr. Gregory (W.A.), in the House of Representatives, that under the agreement in which the…

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Progressive Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Adams (The Murrumbidgee) has made a name for himself in the past few years by his active and able advocacy of the interests of the people…

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Progressive Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 19

A son of Mr. William Crapp, of Underwood, this Progressive candidate for the Northern Tablelands, is a native of Goldsworth, where he was born in…

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Progressive Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 8

Mr. Barton Addison (Cumberland) is one of the numerous men of this State who, while having a natural penchant for life on the land, have been driven…

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Progressive Party Candidate

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 7

Mr. W. G. [?] one of the Progressive candidates of the Maitland [?] torate, is a native of [?] He is a farmer and is the third [?] of…

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Progressive Party Candidate

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 7

Lieut-Colonel Michael Bruxner is one of the Progressive candidates for Northern Tablelands. He its a native of the Northern Rivers district, having been…

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Progressive Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 8

Mr. Hugh Main, of Retreat Station, Illabo, New South Wales, who is standing for Parliament at the coming State elections in the Cootamundra electorate…

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Progressive Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 14

Mr. Missingham (Byron), who is now president of the Shires' Association of N.S.W., has held a seat on the executive of that body since its inception. In 1914…

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Progressive Party Candidate

The Land · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 15

Lieutenant-Colonel Rutledge (Goulburn) owns Gidleigh station in the Bungendore district, and is well known and highly esteemed there. The same family…

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African Elections Smuts Returned Again Labor Gains Seat CAPETOWN

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

The results of the flections in the urban constituencies so far are as follows:— Unionists, 18…

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Next Lord Mayor Election on

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 6

A special meeting of the city Council will be held as early as possible to appoint a new Lord Mayor in piece of Sir Richard Richards…

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Progressive Men For The Country. More Of The Candidates

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 5

What the country needs politically, is representation in Parliament by country men who know and believe in the country, and will fight…

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Elections. Clear-cut Issue. Premier at Glen Innes. (By Our Special Representative.) Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

The Premier left Newcastle at midnight, reached Glen Innes at 2 this afternoon, and motored 40 miles to Inverell. After addressing a large and representative meeting there…

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Election Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 8

Possession of the vote carries a responsibility as well as a right. That responsibility is not properly discharged when men and women vote out of pique or friendship, rather…

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British By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

The Horncastle by-election resulted:— Captain Hotchkin (Coalition Unionist), 8140; Pattison (Liberal), 6727; Holmes (Labour), 3443…

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