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Politics & elections, 1921

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West Sydney By-election. Alderman Lambert Wins

The Australian Worker · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 18

The West Sydney by-election resulted in an easy win for the Labor candidate, Alderman Lambert. The total number of votes polled were…

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West Sydney Election. Mr. Henry Satisfied

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 9

The formal declaration of the result of the poll for the election of a representative for West Sydney in the House of Representatives took place on the steps of the Town Hall…

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Labor Insists Another Irish Peace Conference Government's Position Possibility of Early Election London, September 6

The Sun · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Belfast states that O'Duffy, a Sinn Fein liaison officer, in a speech at Armagh, said:--…

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Candidates Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 4

To-day the Citizens' Reform Association closes its appeal for men to nominate as its candidates for the forthcoming city elections. It is .specially desired that business…

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Candidates Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 September 1921 · page 5

To-day the Citizens' Reform Association closes its appeal for men to nominate as its candidates for the forthcoming city elections. It is specially desired that business…

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Palestine Questions in Parliament

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 5

Major Steel asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arc the official language in use in Palestine; whether Hebrew if one of these language, is placed first…

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In Parliament Search for Precedents

The Sun · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 7

When Lord Northcliffe, as "a distinguished representative of the House of Peers," was given a seat on the floor of the House yesterday afternoon, he…

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Parliament. the Censure Debate Lord Northcliffe Present

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 10

It had got abroad early that Lord Northcliffc had been invited to attend yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Assembly. The resuit was that the strangers' galleries were…

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Imperial Conference. "Problems for Federal Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 8

An carly opportunity will be taken by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) after he returns to Melbourne to present to the House of Representatives his report on the work of the…

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At Randwick To-morrow All the Spring Candidates in Action: Their Chances Reviewed

Arrow · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 3

Tattersall's Club only require good feather to-morrow for their meeting to be one of the most successful in their history. It is unfortunate that several…

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Opening of Spring Racing Carnival at Randwick How the Derby Candidates are Standing Their Training

Arrow · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 1

The results of Tatt's meeting to-morrow will have far reaching effect on the quotations for the big Spring races, as practically all the horses in the betting…

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Nationalist or Labor—which? the Victorian Country Party As the Result of the Elections Must Choose Its Company

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 September 1921 · page 1

The result of the Victorian elcetious provides food for very serious thought, not only in the minds of the men on the land in Victoria, but also to the…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Vocational Training Scandal For Whose Benefit Does Department Work Trades Hall Officials or Digger

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 23

When the vocational training scheme was introduced, it was assumed that every man who went through the schools would be absorbed into the…

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General Elections. May Come Sooner Than Anticipated. Mr. Dunn's Forecast. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 13

Last evening the members of the Wellington branch of the Labour party entertained the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) at a banquet, Messrs. Lavelle, Blakely, and…

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Senate Elections Official Labor Nominations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 8

Mr. W. Carey, general secretary of the A.L.P., officially announced last night that 12 nominations had been received for the league and affiliated union selection ballot to decide…

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Early Elections Minister's Reference Labor Party's Loyalty

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 10

"WELLINGTON, Friday.--Last evening members of the Wellington branch of the Labor Party entertained Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, at a banquet. Messrs. Lavelle, Blakeley,…

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Defaming Parliament Mr. Dooley's View KATOOMBA

The Sun · Sunday 11 September 1921 · page 5

Mr. Dooley, the Chief Secretary, speaking last night at the first annual reunion of the Katoomba and Leura Chamber of Commerce, deprecated the…

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In the Lazy Parliament Another Week Wasted Mr. Ley's Heroics and Mr. Loxton's Apologies

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 September 1921 · page 3

Another week has been wasted in the Lazy Parliament. As a general rule the time spent in the discussion of a motion of censure serves some useful…

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Elections at the Cape

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 September 1921 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Saturday.—As a result of the Capetown by-elections, Labor has captured two of the Government seats, thus increasing the strength of the Labor…

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City Council Candidate

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 September 1921 · page 3

Ald, L. T. Courtenay, of Mosman, has announced his intention of standing in the Civic Reform interest for the Phillip Ward at the City of Sydney municipal…

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