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Politics & elections, 1921

2,035 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 102

South African Elections. Capetown, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 9

Mr. F. S. Malan, Minister for Mines, has been returned for Malmesbury; Mr. H. Burton, Minister for Finance, for Ladysmith; and Sir Thomas Watt, Minister for the Interior, for…

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South Africa. Election Returns. Labour's Losses. Capetown, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 9

A feature of the elections so far has been the Labour losses. Labour only retained seven seats and gained two, making a total of nine as compared with 21 last Parliament…

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Smuts Safe Majority Assured South African Election CAPETOWN

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 1

South Africa ............ 65, Labor ................... 9 Nationalist .............34 Independent ..........., 1…

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W.a. Elections. Close Contest Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.--Writs for the general elections will be Issued on February 12. Nomination day is on February 22. " The position, respecting the parties is…

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South African Elections. Capetown, February 9

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. F.S. Malan, Minister for Minos, has been returned for Malmesbury; Mr. H. Burton, Minister for Finance, for Ladysmith, and Sir Thomas Watt, Minister for the Interior, for…

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The Election Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

The Parliament of the Union of South Africa consists of a Senate and a House of Assembly. There are 40 members of tho Senate and 130 of the House of Assembly, made up as follows;--…

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Call to Parliament. Melbourne Labor Move

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Melbourne Trades Hall Council to-night passed a motion that, in view of the serious industrial position prevailing, and the widespread unemployment,…

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Winning Political Power. Through Parliament or Soviets

The Australian Communist · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Editor, “Australian Communist” The - article entitled “Where We Stand,” in issue December 24th, seems a new…

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Canberra. Temporary Parliament House. Suggestion of a Senator

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

On behalf of the Canberra Vigilance Committee of New South Wales Federal members, Senator Gardiner has just been inspecting the works In progress, in hand, and to be put in…

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Canberra. Progress Already Made. a Senator's Report. "Present Parliament Should Meet There."

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

Senator Gardiner, who is visiting Canberra, says be can see no reason why the present Federal Parliament should not meet there. His report will be submitted to the Canberra…

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W.A. Elections Country Party Prospects a Split in Labor's Ranks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

The election campaign in Western Australia is in fall swing, although the nomination day is still more than a week away. The Premier and the…

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The Sydney Morning Derald. Friday, February 11, 1921. South African Elections

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

The returns of the South African elections are still incomplete, but the figures available suggest that General Smuts has strengthened his position to an extent…

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Tasmanian Politics Legislative Council Election HOBART

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

The final distribution of votes in the Derwent by election for the Legislative Council resulted as follows:-- L. M. Shoobridge (Nationalist) 574…

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Sigh of Relief Result of Union Elections "Great Peril Past" Stable Government Assured Capetown, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

The state of parties in the South African elections so far is:-- South African Party...76…

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The South African Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

A year age the South African elections ended in the return of 44 Nationalists, 41 members of. the South African Party. 25."Unionists. 21 Labor members, and 3…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Resch's Gratitude "Won't Discuss Anything With 'Smith's Weekly'" Argument for Prohibition

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 19

Few firms should feel a deeper obligation to Australia than Resch's Brewery. The father of the family went behind barbed wire during the war, 'tis true. But for some insufficiently explained reason he was released…

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V.C. Candidate Rose From the Ranks Workhouse Boy's Career LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

One of the qualifications advanced in favor of Captain Robert Gee, the probable Coalition-Unionist candidate for East Woolwich, is that, like Mr…

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Common Prayer Proposed Alterations Parliament's Sanction Needed LONDON, February 11

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 1

The sanction of Parliament will be necessary to legalise the changes in the Prayer Book as proposed by the Court of Convocation…

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Tariff Session Federal Possibilities When Will Parliament Meet? MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 2

Although Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, has given the assurance that the Federal Parliament will be summoned not later than the second week after…

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Test By-elections Coalition's Popularity Is It Waning? LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1921 · page 1

The by elections, pending at, Cardigan, Woolwich, Penistone, and Moseley are regarded as typical divisions as affording an indication of the extent…

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