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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 159

The Elections Mr. Wearne Attacked Sir J. Carruthers to the Rescue Charge Against Farmers' and Settlers' Officials

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 5

Is there a jehad in existence against Mr. Wearne by officials of the Farmers and Settlers' Association? Sir Joseph Carruthers says yes; and he…

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Bolsheviks and Parliament

Communist · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 8

Some of our “ex-I.W.W.” friends condemn the tactics of the Communist Party regarding the use of bourgeois parliaments. They cite the case of the Bolsheviks, who, some…

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Will They Talk Less? Women in Parliament HOBART

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 3

Now that women are eligible as candidates for the State Parliament keen competition is threatened amongst them at the general elections…

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Penshurst By-election. Four Candidates Nominated

The Propeller · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 4

An election to fill the vacancy in Penshurst Ward, Hurstville Municipality, caused by the death of Alderman Sanbrook, will, take place to-morrow…

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Boycott Labor Candidates Threat by Unemployed

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 3

The unemployed have been [?]…

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The Date of the Election Mr. Dooley Says That He Will Keep Faith No Fear of Selection Ballots

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. pooley today re[?]ted his as[?] that the Government had no int[?]tion of staving off election day till next year…

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The Elections. No Date Fixed. But Parties Organising

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 7

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) did not make any announcement yesterday regarding the date of the elections. He is determined to keep the information a close secret until he delivers…

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The Coming Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 8

Sir,—On the eve of an election our Progressives and Nationalists are fighting one another instead of joining forces and helping us to overthrow the ring which is strangling…

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St. George Candidates

The St George Call · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 4

We understand that Mr. J.C.S. Cordell, B.A., LL.B., barrister-at-law, will take the lists in the interest of the Progressive Party. We are promised that…

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Five Labor Candidates

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 7

A ballot of members of A.L.P. branches and affiliated unions resident in Botany will be taken to-morrow, for the selection of five Labor candidates…

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Ryde Ballot Ten Candidates Offering

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 7

At Ryde 10 candidates are offering themselves for selection in the Labor interest. The sitting member (Mr. Greig) and Mr. W. H. Hutchison are…

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Short and Sharp Preparing for Election Campaign Manifesto-makers at Sea

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 7

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) has made up his mind that Parliament shall meet again well before June. "There is not the slightest doubt of…

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The Selections Labor Ballots Candidates Fear Treachery Private Detectives Engaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 6

The selection ballots of the A.L.P. State electorate councils, to decide who should carry the Labor banner at the forthcoming elections will be…

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Red Tape Blamed Impotency of Members of Parliament

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

"It is pretty bad when this locality cannot be served with water, when it is only three miles away from the supply," said President George Lalor…

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Can You Pick the Ninety New Members of Parliament? in the State General Elections " Evening News" Prize Competition First £1Oo—second £5O—third £25

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

The "Evening News" has [?] this [?] public interest in the [?] of the [?] and to give the people [?]…

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Ulster's Rights Safe To Keep Own Parliament Suggested British Boycott London

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

[?] speaking at a [?]…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament the Dress Rehearsal Putting the Sigh in Cyanide

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 23

SCENE: Any District Department of Repatriation. TIME: Cyaniding time. PERSONS: Any Chief Medical Officer for a District who is obedient to the "pernicketty and penurious" "save every penny" mandate from Chief…

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The Nationalist Selection. Awakened Interest.—A Big Batch of Candidates

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

Although immediately prior, the elements had raged somewhat boisterously the meeting of the Granville Nationalists held in the local town hall on Wednesday,…

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The Great Secret Mr. Dooley and Election Day Probably Early in April

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 6

Every member of the Labor Caucue is going about carrying the burden of a fearful secret On Tuesday last the [?]…

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Shortage of Candidates

The Methodist · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

THE Rev. J: S: Richards, of Bury, South Africa, thus expresses himself in the " Methodist Churchman": "While ministers should be secured from penury, he did not think it was…

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