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Politics & elections, 1921

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Victoria Park To-day Candidates' Form Selections

Referee · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 6

Eleven races will be decided at Victoria Park this afternoon—the first at noon and the last at 4.30 p.m. At her last start Eulahess carried 10.2…

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S. A. Elections. Two Liberals Unopposed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 11

The nominations for the State, elections were declared to-day. Two Liberal candidates for Yorke's Peninsula have been returned unopposed for the Legislative…

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W.A. Elections. Anti-labour Forces to Co-operate. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 11

With the final results from Menzies, giving the seat to Mr. Mullaney (National Labour party), the issues of the elections are decided except in one constituency, Yilgarn. Here the…

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The Autumn Campaign. Candidates Considered. Some Notes on the Cracks

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 1

Rosehill races on Saturday brought out quite a lot of the best horses now in training, and their performances were eagerly watched as a guide to their…

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Spick and Span. Mr. Hughes in Town. Country Party Advance West Australian Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Whether it is due to the threatened menacing political changes or to the improvement in his health, or to both, the Prime Minister was in town today,…

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Imperial Conference. Parliament to Discuss

The Australian Worker · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 18

There is every reason to believe, that it was the intention of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) to leave Australia to attend the Imperial Conference next June…

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W.A. Elections Perth

Evening News · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 7

The State elections for Pilbarra will be hold on March 2d; for Roebourne on M[?] Kinnberleg on April [?] When completed the probable state of…

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West Australian Elections. Little Change Likely

The Australian Worker · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 9

Thoro seems to have been very little change in the political position in West Australia as a result of the general elections' held last Saturday. The…

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W.A. Elections. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 9

Several additional election returns were received to-day for the Yilgarn seat. Mr. Corboy (O.L.P.) defeated the sitting member, Mr. Hudson, by 41 votes. Mr. Troy was easily…

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Returned to Power. West Australian Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--The party issues on the general elections are now settled. The party strengths are:-- Labor[?]…

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Railway Building. Proposal to Transfer Control Parliament Must Decide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

"I have not yet submitted to Cabinet the Proposal that the control and direction of railway construction work shall be transferred from the Railway Commissioners to the Public…

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Leader of the House Mr. Bonar Law Retires Tribuies in Parliament LONDON

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 1

Mr. [?] George announced in [?]…

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Hawkesbury Horses' Prospects Fair Fields & Interesting Racing Autumn Candidates in Action

Arrow · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The fields promise to be fair at Hawkesbury to-morrow, and the racing should be up to the average. A deal of the old glory has faded from the…

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Ambitious Politicians. South Australian Elections

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The nominations for the Parliamentary elections in South Australia were made on Tuesday last. Two Liberal candidates for Yorke's Peninsula have…

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Hospital Election. to Be Challenged. Bundarra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 9

Respecting the ballot for the president and vice-presidents of the Bundarra District Hospital the hospital solicitors, Messrs. Avern and McIntyre, have advised that only those…

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Country Promotion League. Election of Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 9

The executive report presented to the adjourned annual meeting of the Country Production League made special reference to the assistance rendered by the league in regard to…

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Dominion Parliament. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 13

The debate on the Address-in-Reply in the House of Representatives was concluded to-day. An amendment by the Labour party in opposition to Mr. Massey going home to attend…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Henry Herbert Haines The Star Repatriator of Berrigan What He Thinks of the Digger

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 19

Berrigan Shire, in Southern New South Wales, has a Repatriation Committee which consists of seven members. So far as six of these members…

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Dental Examinations Successful Candidates

The Sun · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 3

The following are the successful candidates at the examination (modified) which commenced on February 18, the names being In alphabetical order, and…

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Mothers and Babies Mr. McGirr Talks of His Work Scheme for the Re-assembling of Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 March 1921 · page 3

Mr. McGirr, Minister for Health and Motherhood, has been busy lately preparing the necessary machinery for financing and carrying out the…

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