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Politics & elections, 1921

2,035 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 102

RADIATORS Parliament Exempted No Need for Them

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 6

The shivering city man, ton cold to say unkind things about the Lord Mayor, who has prohibited him turning on his radiator during office hours…

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Closing of Metal Mines. Discussion in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

The closing of the metal mines throughout Australia formed the subject of a debate in the House of Representatives last Friday…

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Ulster Elections. Triumph for the Unionists

Watchman · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

The Ulster elections resulted in a more sweeping victory for the Unionists than was expected, every one being returned…

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Socialists' Control in Yucatan. Workers' Victory at General Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 17

The Yucatan (Mexico) elections were marked by bloody fighting, 300 deaths, and frantic appeals of the capitalist candidates to the Central Government for…

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The Queensland Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 5

Queensland local government until recently had a most conservative franchise. It has now gone to the other extreme, and next month the first elections under the new system…

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G.N. Hurdle Rage Candidates at Work MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 8

Merry Bob, the Grand National Hurdle candidate, was out at Caulfield this morning, and worked strongly on the sand. His trainer (P. McArthy)…

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Parliament Prorogued

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 7

A proclamation appears in to-day's "Government Gazette" further proroguing the State Parliament from June 7 till July 19…

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Mrs. Farr Leaves. Question in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The case of Mrs. Farr again cropped up in the House of Representatives to-day. The Acting-Minister for Home and Territories said that the result of…

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Ulster's Parliament. Opening This Month. London, June 2

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 7

The Belfast "Newsletter" says it is expected that the King will open the Ulster Parliament at Belfast on June 21…

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Ulster Parliament King to Open Irish Papers Suppressed LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 3

The correspondent of "The Times" at Dublin says that as a penalty for publishing false statements regarding the military General Strickland has…

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Australlan Cloth. Mr. Jowett's £5 Suit. Critically Examined in Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 9

Much interest was occasioned at Federal Parliament Houso to-day when the member for the Grampians, Mr. Jowett, appeared in the £5 suit which had been made for him…

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Tributes in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 13
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In the House of Representatives this morning, Sir Josoph Cook referred to the late Mr. Pago as one of the most respected and beloved members, who was without an enemy in…

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State Parliament. Prorogued Till July 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 12

All doubt as to whether or not the New South Wales Parliament would he called together again before the return from abroad of Mr. Storey, Premier, was set at rest…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament. Remove the Cyanider! Will the Federal Executive of the R.S.S.I.L. Act? No More Proof Needed

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 23

The mystery of how the trick is done, is one of the aspects that bewilders the victims of the master cyanider. "As in a glass darkly" the victim sees…

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City Council Elections Labor Nominations

Evening News · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 4

[?] following nominations for [?] Messrs. [?]…

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Melboune Council Election. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 13

By a majority of 513 votes, Mr. J. Stack, selected Labour candidate for the vacancy for the Hopetoun Ward of the City Council, caused by the death of the late Cr. O'Moarn,…

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Municipal Candidates A. L. P. Selections

The Sun · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 8

Messrs. P. D. Buckley, G. Curry, J. Dean, E. Glasgow, B. McDonnell, and Aldermen P. V. Stokes, R. D. Bramston and J. J. Doyle were last night…

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Secret History Another Peace Loan Coming -- Promotion for the "Boy" Judge -- Model Farm for Governor-General -- What Does Mr. Poynton Know? -- Another General Election in Q.

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 9

It is understood that the Ziffs of the Queensland bench are soon to be given another shock by the appointment of Mr. Justice McCawley as Chief Justice…

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A Political Intrigue Progressives Seek John Storey as Leader of Middle Party Scheme for Dissolution and New Election

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 June 1921 · page 1

The latest political engineering in New South Wales is of a sensational character. It involves no less a disruption than the cleavage of the present Labor Ministry…

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