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Politics & elections, 1920

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The Elections. Labour and the Progressives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 7

The suggestion that Progressive members, who may hold the balance of power in the newly-elected Legislative Assembly, will be free to support a Labour Government in the…

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Sugar and Wool. Dissatisfaction with Governments Action. Reference in Federal Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Mr. Tudor, in the House of Representatives to-day indicated that be would, on Tuesday next, move the adjournment of the House to discuss the Government's…

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The State Elections. The Counting Still in Progress

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 1

The political position is still unaltered and there may yet be startling changes. There is a tendency to regard such and such a candidate as elected because he…

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The Elections Messrs. Molesworth and Walker's Strong Positions. Uncertainty About Third Position. Mayor Fitch Leads in Penrith

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

Polling passed off quietly in Penritts on Saturday. Candidates and their supporters were active, and there was a liberal distribution of party literature…

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Agricultural Society Electioneering Literature. the Financial Position

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Nepean A. H. and I. Society was held at the Exchange on Wednesday evening. Mr. D. Fitch presided, and there was a…

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St. Marys the Election

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

Last Saturday's polling was about as quiet as any that has been held in St. Marys. Though people did not abstain from voting to the same extent as they…

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The Elections

The International Socialist · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2
Also in The Methodist, The St George Call

Of the Parties that contested the elections the A.S.P. seems to be the only one Unit is satisfied with the results. The A.L.P. is annoyed over not getting "a working majority"…

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Elections. Mr. Cann Elected for St. George Parramatta Count Complete

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 13

Mr. George Cann (Labour), for St. George, has the honour of being the first member to be deciared elected a member of the Legislative Assembly under the proportional…

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State Elections Final Figures St. George and Parramatta

The Sun · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 5

The figures for the St. George electorate were finalised at the Chief Secretary's office in the early hours if this morning, with the result that the…

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Election Results. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 12

Sir,--In analysing the results of the recent election, it is futile to cast stones at tile proportional system. By these who have studied public affairs, and especially the action…

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Election Chances Discussed Details of the Various Electorates—The Doubtful Seats Who Are the Probable Successful Candidates?

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 1

Now that the counting of the first preference votes has been practically completed, thus enabling calculate on of the approximate quota, which every…

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The Soldier Candidates Probably Sixteen in New House

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 3

Although about 50 soldier candidates contested scats for the election, very few of them were returned. The whole of the Citizens and Soldiers' candidates,…

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Lessons of the Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 March 1920 · page 4

THERE has seldom been an election so full of Illuminating lessons as the State campaign the final result of which is still in doubt. And if those lessons are rightly learned there will be some consolation in the fact. There is little consolation in immediate prospects…

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To-day's Sporting Editor of Athletic Sporting, REG. L. (Snowy) Bakes, Australia's Champion All-round Athlete the Turf Easter Prospects Candidates and their Doings

Evening News · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

The Gosford Club's Cup Meeting to be held to-morrow in the last of the registered fixtures preceding the A.J.C. carnival, but on that day many…

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New Zealand By-election. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 7

Sir James Allen, who has been appointed High Commissioner in succession to S[?] Thomas Mackenzie, has resigned the Bruce seat. The by-election will take place on April 14…

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Elections. Premier's Defeat Confirmed. Former Members Rejected. Messrs. Colquhoun, Lane, Thomas, and Morton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 7

A numbor of important election results were made available by the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. E. B. Harkness) last night. Whilst in some electorates the counting has…

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The Speakership. Mr. Bennett Not a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 7

Mr. W. Bennett, referring to the report that he was a possible candidate for the Speakership, told a "Herald" representative yesterday that this was quite unfounded. Ho was not…

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The Elections. Old Members Defeated. Premier and Chairman of Committees. Maybe Dead Heat Between Parties. What of Byron and Sturt?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 5

Yesterday's official election figures disclosed the defeat of the following members of the last Parliament:-- Mr. HOLMAN, Premier (Nationalist,…

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