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Politics & elections, 1921

2,035 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 102

Polling Place for Kurnell

Evening News · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 4

One hundred and fifty-one years after Captain Cook stopped on to Silver Beach at Kurnell the residents are to be granted the facility of a polling booth…

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Parliament. the Censure Motion. Vote to Be Taken This Week

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 10

Members of the Legislative Assembly may make up their minds for one or two late sittings this week. The Government has decided that the censure motion debate shall…

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Industrialists' Party To Control Parliament

The Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 8

Mr. Garden, the secretary of the Labor Council, in conjunction with Mr. Willis, secretary of the Commonwealth Council of Action, has called a…

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Citizens' Reform Selecting of the Election Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 4

No effort is being spared by the Citizens Reform Association in the selection of suitable candidates for the forthcoming municipal, elections…

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Elections—perhaps! What Mr. Dunn Meant

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 11

A message from the country published in the Saturday press, gave the impression that he expected early elections. Mr. Dunn explained when he…

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Spring Racing Gallops at Randwick Shaking Up Guineas Candidates

The Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 8

Although the course proper was available at Randwick this morning, with the hurdles 20ft. out, the fast work was confined almost exclusively to…

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Bishopric of Grafton Election on

The Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 9

On Thursday morning the Anglican Synod will meet at Grafton for the purpose of electing a successor to the late Bishop Druitt…

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The Unemployed. Petition to Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 10

About 20 women, some of them with children, and about 200 men held a meeting outside Parliament House yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Walsh said there was plenty of food…

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Parliament. the Censure Debate Charge and Counter Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 11

Pull galleries night after night show that unusual interest, is being taken in the present session of the State Parliament. Last night the capacity of all the galleries was taxed to…

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Parliament Lottery Bill Certain Mr. M'girr Takes a Hand the Constant Galleryite

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 7

To people who have to attend Parliament the proceedings, especially when a censure motion, is in progress, are more often than not apt to be boresome…

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Compulsory Voting Means Compulsory Labor "A.l.p. Will Never Lose" Can Labor ever be beaten [?] a State election

Evening News · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 1

A theory has been [?] that if advantages [?]…

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About the Derby Furious Reads Best of Sydney Division Many Candidates Discredited by Recent Form

Referee · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 3

It is doubteful whether we know a great deal more about the possible result of the A.J.C. Derby than prior to Saturday last. In the Chelmsford Stakes…

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City Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 12

The A.L.P. executive has decided to hold a selection ballot on Saturday next for the election of two Labour candidates to contest the Camperdown Ward at the City Council…

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The Senate. Labour Party's Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 10

The secretaries of A.L.P. leagues and affiliated unions were notified yesterday by the general secretary of the A.L.P. that a ballot would be taken to select three candidates to…

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Epsom Efforts. Candidates Considered

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 1

The running of Beauford and Green stead will be found in the notes on Tattarsall's races. WITH WYNNE, by Cooltrim (imp.)—…

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The Spring Handicap. Metrop Candidates Perform

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 1

Most of the runners in the race are in the Metropolitan, while two are Derby colts, and their doings will be found noted for the column for the…

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Senate Election Labor Selection Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 6

The general secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. Carey) yesterday issued a circular letter to secretaries of all Labor leagues aud affiliated unions drawing attention to the ballot to be…

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Parliament Meets This Afternoon's Sessions

Evening News · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 7

When the Legislative, Assembly met this afternoon, Mr. [?] the deputy leader of the Opposition, walked in with what appeared [?]…

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Parliament Afternoon Sitting The Censure Motion

The Sun · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 7

The Legislative Assembly sat at 2.30 this afternoon. Mr. Oakes presented an enormously bulky petition from the unemployed…

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Sectarianism in Parliament. the Duty of Protestantism

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 15 September 1921 · page 20

Readers of the Parliamentary reports in the daily papers may have noted that the sectarian firebrands are as indecent as ever in their attacks…

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