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Politics & elections, 1920

2,352 stories in Sydney's papers · page 91 of 118

Endeavor Parliament. Apologies Not Needed. Citizenship Rally

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

The Christian Endeavor Convention yesterday afternoon took the form of an Endeavor Parliament, with Rev. W. P. Phillips as "Speaker." The idea of the parliament was to…

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Nothing Doing. Mr. Watt Preserves " Silence. Statement in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. A. Watt, ex-Federal Treasurer, who dramatically resigned from the Cabinet when engaged upon on intricate financial arrangement on behalf of the Commonwealth in…

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Work for Parliament Profiteering Main Bill Budget Next Week

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 6

How Parliament should he occupied in the immediate future engaged the attention of the Cabinet to-day. It was resolved that every effort should be…

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Queensland Elections Close Toowoomba Contest BRISBANE Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 5

[?] To-day from the Port Calls [?] give the following figure.— [?]…

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Water Board Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 9

The Minister for Works (Mr. Estell) recommended the Water and Sewerage Board to approve of postal voting for the election of representatives of suburban municipalities,…

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Queensland Elections. Latest Results. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 9

The present position in regard to the elections is:—Nationalists. 12; Country party. 20; Labour, 40. There is a possibility of the Nationalists…

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The Irish Issue Pivot of Presidential Election How Democrats Lost Votes U.S. Favors Dominion Solution London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Washington states that the Presidential election hinges on the issues of Ireland and the League of Nations…

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Queensland Elections Position Is Unchanged Nationalists' Hopes BRISBANE

The Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 7

The election results have not materially altered, and the state of the parties is unchanged. The following return is to hand:--…

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Water Board Elections the System of Voting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

The Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage yesterday received a communication from the Minister for Works, Mr. Estell, in reply to a suggestion by the board…

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Victorian Elections. Interest in Local Option Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Monday.--Although the paucity of live political issues has not focussed public interest on the State elections to a great degree, it is expected that the poll on…

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Women in Parliament. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 11

The Western Australian Legislative Council, by 18 votes to 2, passed the second reading of the resurrected bill to authorise women to sit in Parliament…

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Wireless. Installed at Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 11

The engineers of Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd., have completed the temporary wireless installation in the Queen's Hall at Federal Parliament House. For the first time in its…

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Lotteries for Money. Chocolate Wheels and Charities. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 10

The question of lotteries and chocolate, wheels was raised in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon. Mr. Fitzpatrick wanted to know to what…

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Double and Triple Voting Elections in Queensland BRISBANE

Evening News · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

The Issue is still in doubt at Charters [?] Kennedy, Maranos, Port Curtis, and Toowoomba but it seems certain that the Labor candidate for Rosewood, Mr…

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The Latest Turf Information City Tattersall's Races. Candidates Considered

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 2

Hurdle Race, about 2 miles, and the top weight is Breastwork 11.4. This fellow is a sure jumper, and the two miles will suit him, but some others…

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Victoria. General Elections. Eleven Returned Unopposed Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 12

Nominations were received to-day for the 65 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Eleven retiring members were re-elected unopposed, namely, the Speaker, Mr. J. E. Mackay, Sir…

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Victorian Elections. Farmers Contesting 25 Seats

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Nominations closed to-day for the State Legislative Assembly elections. Three Liberal, seven Labor, and one Farmers' Union seats are uncontested…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 10

In the Legislative Council yesterday Sir Joseph Carruthers presented an interim report from the select committee on the condition of the agricultural industry…

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Mr Watt Returns. Will Make Statement in Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 7

Mr. W. A. Watt, ex-Federal Treasurer, returned from England on the R.M.S. Niagara last Monday morning. In an- swer to inquiries made, he said he had…

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State Loan. Exemption From Federal Tax. Questions in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 6

A series of questions as to whether the income from the State loan in course, of flotation would be exempt from Federal and State taxation was addressed by Mr. Oakes to the…

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