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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 159

Cricketers' Candidate Syd. Smith Considering

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 7

Mr. Sydney Smith, junr., who successfully managed the last Australian Eleven, has been asked by several influential people of the electorate of…

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"Thick As Flies" Sydney Labor Candidates

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 7

Nominations will close on Thursday at 6 p.m. in connection with the Labor ballot for five seats in the Sydney electorate. The ballot will be…

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Seamen's Union Election of Officers

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 2

The ballot for the election of officials of the N.S.W. branch of the Seamen's Union resulted as follows:—Secretary: Thos. Fleming, 1125 votes; Robt…

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British Politics Unionists Oppose Election New Party Prophesied London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 1

The Unionist Reconstruction Committee met at the Carlton Club to-day and resolved to protest against a general elecion being held before the…

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British Elections Not in February Mr Lloyd Lgeorge's Decision London, January 17

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 9

The "Evening. Standard" understands that Mr; Lloyd George .decided after conversations with Mr. Chamberlain, Lord. Birkenhoad,,and other Ministers, against an election in…

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A Truce Called Mr. M'girr and Mr. Dooley Hostile Motion Not Proceeded with Early Elections Now Inevitable

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 9

The fight between Mr. Dooley and Mr. M'Girr has ended-- for the time being. One of the stormiest Caucus meetings in the history of the Parliamentary Labor Party resulted yesterday in a truce being called after Mr. M'Girr had…

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The Number of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 8

Sir.-- Those who control the party machines naturally do not wish to have anything done that will minimise their power. That is only human. So the word goes out that the number…

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Public Servants Representation Wanted Should Sit in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

A claim that Government servants should have representation in Parliament was one of the features of yesterday's sitting of the Public Service…

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N.s.w. State Elections. Candidates Being Selected. Should the Elections Be Postponed?

The Australian Worker · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 18

All auctions of the Labor Movement are now centring on the worU of preparing, for the elections, and the next few days should see the campaign in full swing…

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Public Servants. Right to Stand for Parliament. Legal Opinion Sought

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 9

At the annual conference of the Public Service Association, which was continued yesterday, it was decided to obtain legal advice as to the eligibility of public servants to stand…

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Without Prejudice Rights of Public Servants Retired Officers for Parliament

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

On the questions of Parliamentary re-presentation, the Public Services Association Conferences adopted the following resolution from the Federal…

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In and Out of Parliament. M'girr in Chastened Mood. the Youthful, Punch of Mr. Dooley. Caucus Stands by Dooley

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 18

Mr. M'Girr went roaring into the Caucus on Tuesday, and came out as gently as a fleecy lamb. He found what most shrewd Laborites already knew, that the…

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Democratic Party. to Contest Elections

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 21

The executive of the Democratic Party has decided, after an exhaustive discussion of the political situation, to contest all metropolitan five-member seats, as woll as…

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Coalition Wins Election Seat Held Against Labor LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

The Conlition Government has [?]tained the Tamworth Con[?] Warwickshire as the result of a [?] election…

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Labor and the Elections

The Australian Worker · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 11

CYRIL JAMES opens an aggressive article in "The Nineteenth Century" by asking: "What is wrong with the Liberal Party?" and proceeds: "It certainly is…

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Mr. Ralston, K.C. Candidate for Ryde

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

Mr. A. G. Ralston, K.C., senior member of the Bar Council of New South Wales, and a former acting Supreme Court Judge, stated tills afternoon that…

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Speaker a Candidate Supporter of Coalition

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 7

The Speaker, Mr. Daniel Levy, M.L.A., announces that he will contest the Sydney Electorate in the interests of the National (Coalition) Party…

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Mr. Levien a Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. R. H. Levien, who for many years represented Tamworth in the State Parliament, announces that he is a candidate for the Namol electorate, as a Progressive opposed…

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Progressive Move. Candidates for City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 10

Although the central council of the Progressive party agreed, upon receipt of the Graziers' Association report, to withdraw candidates from metropolitan seats, it now seems…

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Elections. After the Labour Storm. Mr. M'girr Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 9

The political atmosphere yesterday was more peaceful than it has been for many weeks. It seemed as though the defeat of Mr. M'Girr…

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