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Politics & elections, 1920

2,352 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 118

Election Reminders

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

Don't be afraid of the seeming intricacies of the new voting system. All that is needed is to STUDY IT BEFORE YOU VOTE. Also make sure of getting your local How-to-Vote for Labor card. Remember that if all the workers vote next Saturday the…

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Labor's Candidates

The Australian Worker · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

B. C. OLDE FOR WESTERN SUBURBS. At the bye-election for Petersham last year Mr. Olde reduced the Nationalist majority from 2500 to 256, a result which…

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Election Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

Vote National on Saturday, and place power and responsibility in the one party which ca[?] hold the reins of government as an alternative to the Labour party…

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Election Prospects Result Depends on Preference Votes. Nationalists' Chances Good

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

Any attempt to predict the result of the polling on Saturday next must be based upon the figures of previous elections. In view of the fact that an entirely new system of…

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Early Elections Terms of German Settlement Boches As Disturbers of Peace Statesman's Emphatic Declaration London, March 15

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 1

Prolonged negotiations preceded the settlement of the German crisis. The principal proviso of LONDON, March 16…

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Accredited Candidates

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 7

A complete list of the accredited candidates of all the parties, and those not officially endorsed by any party, appears on page 8, and will…

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The People's Day Polling To-morrow. Friction Amongst Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

The election campaign will terminate to-night, and to-morrow the people will have their say. The hours of polling will be between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m…

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State Elections Polling Day—Saturday, March 20 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Instructions How to Vote Number for Every Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

The State elections will take place on Saturday, March 20, and the polling booths will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. A change has been made in the manner of…

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Women in Parliament

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Dr. Mary Booth, who is a candidate in the North Sydney electorate, told a gathering of supporters that women had proved themselves to be of more…

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No title State Elections the Great Task Imposed Upon the Electoral Officers. the Polling Returns

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

It is expected that, with a few exceptions (including absent votes), the totals of the whole of the primary votes cast at the state elections will be…

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Where to Vote The Metropolitan Electorates To-day's Polling Places

The Sun · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 7

The following is tho list of to-day's polling booths in the metropolitan electorates:-- BALMAIN…

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Sugar Agreement Approved by Parliament MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 5

The House of Representatives has approved the sugar agreement reached during the week at the conference arranged by the Prime Minister in…

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To-morrow's State Elections Some of the Candidates

The Sun · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 6

Lieut. F. P. Killeen, North Shore SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. Dr Stopford…

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Island Shipping. Questions in Parliament. Negotiations for Mail Service. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 8

"My attention has been drown to a mews paper report of a statement said to have been made by Sir James Burns about discontinuing the service between Australia and the Pacific…

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Parliaments and Political Policies Federal Affairs the Work Op Parliament Delayed by Futile Chatter

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

The Commonwealth parliament has now been in session for three weeks, and has done nothing. It has talked, talked, but its achievements are…

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Council News. a Disputed Election

The Land · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 5

There appears to be some dissatisfaction in Blue Mountains Shire over the recent, election in B Riding. The three Councillors were declared elected…

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Progressive Party Candidates. the Two Browns

The Land · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 8

To the Editor. Dear Sir,—The photo over my biographical sketch in last issue is not that of yours truly. Please draw atten'tion to…

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Turf Topicals Rosehill Candidates : Autumn Meeting Gossip. Rawson Stakes Favorites

Arrow · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

If Artilleryman runs to-morrow afternoon in the Rawson Stakes, the chances are he will be one of the hottest favorites on record, although numerous…

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Breaking New Ground the Interest Charged to Selectors. the Oxley Candidate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

That old battler for the "Farmer and Settler," Mr. Eugene F. Rudder, is contesting the Oxley electorate as an Independent, and in the course of an…

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Elections. Case for Labour. Mr. J. Storey's Message

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 9

To-morrow is the people's day of power. You must decide by which party you shall be governed for the next three years. On the one hand there is the Australian…

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