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Politics & elections, 1921

2,035 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 102

City Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 12

In three weeks from to-morrow the voters of the city will have the duty and privilege of electing a new council. The prepared rolls cannot be superseded by…

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City Council Elections Belmore Ward Personal Sketches

The Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 3

It is expected that tho City Council elections will take place on December 1. There are 13 wards, and the contest will be…

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The Plague Keeping Sydney Free Discussion in Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 7

Dr. Arthur moved the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly to discuss closer co-operation between the Health Department and the various local authorities to…

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Bubonic Plague Debate in Parliament Dr. Arthur's Suggestions

The Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 7

Dr. Arthur moved the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly this afternoon to discuss the danger of bubonic plague and the advisability of…

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A Brief Story, with a Picture, of Grattan's Parliament

The Catholic Press · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 16

The demand of the Irish people to-day is complete self-determination. Prior to 1916 the Irish Parliamentary Party were prepared to accept a very skim-milky kind of…

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Wild Dog Menace. Bill in N.s.w. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 20

The Wild Dogs Destruction Bill, which was passed by the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly last week, proposes to take over control of the rabbit-proof fence…

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City Council Elections Bligh Ward Candidates

The Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 9

Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal and Mr. R. W. Caldwell (Civic Reform) are opposing Aldermen J. Farrell and C. Bridges (Labor…

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Idle Ships Commonwealth Line World-wide Problem Parliament to Consider

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister, in a statement in the House of Representatives to-day, said that it was quite true that certain of tho Commonwealth steamers were…

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Ticket-selling. Sweeps and Raffles. in the Streets. Statement in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 6

An answer given by the Attorney-General to a question by Mr. Arkins—that raff[?]es could be held at bazaars without applying for sanction from a Government department, but…

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Kentucky Election. Six Killed, 20 Injured. New York, Nov. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 7

A message from Jackson (Kentucky) states that six were killed and a score seriously wounded in election riots in a small village, near Jackson…

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City Elections. Bill in Assembly. "Gag" Applied. Uproarious Proceedings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 7

Further discussion in committee of the Legislative Assembly on the City Corporation Amendment Bill was responsible for proceedings of an uproarious character last…

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Eleven Killed Election Gun-fights Kentucky's Fatal Poll Democrats Win in New York VANCOUVER

The Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 8

The State elections yesterday left Kentucky's population 11 less by violent death and 14 wounded. The most fatal election gunfights were in…

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The Foolishness of Parliament

The Land · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 10

THE increase in their salaries does not seem to have had the effect of increasing the sense of responsibility of members of the State Parliament. Levity, ill-timed hilarity, callous cynicism, unbridled flippancy, would seem to go largely to the making of the atmosphere of Parliament…

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Wild Dogs Bill in Parliament Drastic Provision

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

In his Wild Dog Destruction Bill, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Loughlin) throws a new responsibility on the landholders…

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King Speaks Washington and Ireland "Critical Problems" Parliament Prorogued LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 1

Parliament was to-day formally prorogued until January 1. The King, in his speech, said good progress had been made towards the…

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King's Speech to Parliament Hopes from His Son's Visit to India Belief in Peace in Ireland London. Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 1

The [?] Chancellor read the King's spech to both Honses of Parliament assemblid in the House of Lords…

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Prominent Candidates for Kensington the Rover Discusses the Programme

Arrow · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

Fifteen races will be run at Kensington to-morrow—the first at 12 o'clock. Baby Clare has not shown decent public form since coming from the horses,…

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ECONOMY-EFFICIENCY Reform Party's Platform for Council Elections

Evening News · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

Anticipating the early issue of Labor's manifesto for the City Council election, the Citizens' Reform Association has launched its platform. and on Tuesday…

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City Elections. Financial Issue. Rating Margin. £2,000,000 Loan Proposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 8

There is no valid reason for the belief that the City Council elections, fixed by statute to take place on December 1, will be postponed in consequence of the proceedings in the…

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Hungarian Crown. a New Candidate. London, Nov. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 9

A Budapest message reports that the Assembly carried the third reading of the Crown Forfeiture Bill. Only 70 out of 220 present voted, the antl-Karlists abstaining as a…

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