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Politics & elections, 1921

2,035 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 102

New State Movement. Support at Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 8

LISMORE, Wednesday.--Delegates from the north and north-west, representing the central executive of the new State movement, met at Lismore under the presidency of Mr. Abbott,…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 7

The Victorian Parliament has reassembled after a recess of about six months. The Governor's a Speech referred to the financial stringency, but emphasised that it would be…

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The Farmers' Parliament. Business Paper for 1921 Session. The following resolutions for discussion at the Annual Conference of the F.S.A., to be held next month, have been received from Branches and District Councils. Constitution. 1. Metropolitan

The Land · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 3

That nominations for the Annual Election of office-bearers shall be receivable by the Returning Officer up to four p.m. of the third…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament the Justification a Tale That Was Never Told

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 25

Before the war, Adam Heed had been one of the crack cross-country jockeys. On his return, after eighteen months as a prisoner in Germany, he began…

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"Stop Talking!" Parliament Invaded "Give Us Work and Food" CAPETOWN

The Sun · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 1

The prevailing state of unemployment was rudely brought to the, attention of the Assembly, this afternoon, when a number of former service men…

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Political Clouds Labors Difficulties Early Election Possible Hard Task for Storey

The Sun · Sunday 10 July 1921 · page 2

Recent happenings in the country have influenced political opinion towards the belief that before many months have elapsed the State may…

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Education. Not Reflected in the Parliament. Sir Edward-wittenoom's Opinion. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 9

Giving evidence before the Education Commission, Sir Edward Wittenoom said that as Minister for Education in 1895, he visited New South Wales and found that that State was…

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Election Prospects. Nationalists Preparing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1921 · page 4

YOUNG, Sunday.--The belief that an early State election is on the cards, and that the Nationalist Party is making it its aim to retrieve the lost cause of Nationalism in the…

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Border Railways. Extension Plan to Go Before Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 4

The proposed reciprocal arrangement between Victoria and New South Wales, by which each will agree that the other shall have the right to extend its railways across the border,…

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When Storey Returns Life of Parliament Visits to the Country

The Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 7

Though Labor members generally would not like to contest another election before their full term has expired, they recognise that what they refer to…

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Soldiers. Unemployed in Melbourne. March to Parliament House. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 13

A large body of returned soldiers again marched through the city to-day to Federal Parliament House, carrying placards bearing the words "We want work—not charity," and…

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The Tariff. Proposed Board of Three. Criticism in Parliament. (By Our Federal Representative.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 14

The House of Representatives was occupied to-day in a depate on the proposal of the Ministry to create a tariff board, whose duties will be to advise generally on all matters…

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Irish Colt in Derby. French Candidate Beaten

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 10

The Baldoyle Derby winner. Pucka Sahib, was sent over from Ireland to take his place in the Epsom, classic. His mentor is Dr. Col McCabe, and as that…

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Disarmament. Debate in Parliament. Imperial Conference News

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The suggested conference to discuss the question of disarmament and the paucity of official news regarding the proceedings of the Imperial…

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Empire Policy. President Harding's Invitation. Debate in Federal Parliament. Disarmament Welcomed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 10

A debate on the proposal of President Harding to call a conference to deal with the problem of disarmament and on other matters concerning the proceedings of the…

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Maranoa Election. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1921 · page 11

Both candidates for the Maranoa Federal election are meeting with difficulties in covering the immense area of Maranoa, which is far larger than the whole of Victoria. The…

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Federal Parliament

The St George Call · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

The closing days of the Tariff battle brought to their feet members who felt that the time of protest had arrived. On the timber duties, our Federal…

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Thirty Years in Public Life. Congratulations in Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 9

On the motion for the adjournment of the House of Representatives to-night, Mr. Ryan said ho wished to offer congratulations to Senator Gardine[?] N.S.W., and also to Sir Joseph…

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Two's Company Parliament' as Tete-a-Tete LONDON, July 13

The Sun · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 1

Only two members of the House of Commons and 11 Senators attended the opening of the Southern Irish Parliament at Dublin on June 28…

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The Farmers' Parliament. Business Paper for 1921 Session. The following resolutions for discussion at the Annual Conference of the F.S.A., to be held next month, have been received from Branches and District Councils. (Continued from last issue.) Repatriation. 1. Mount Russell and Gwydir D.C., Metropolitan, Peak Hill and Ashburnham D.C.

The Land · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

That conference protests against the inefficient method of settling soldiers on the land, and the great delay that lapses between the time…

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