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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 159

"Stink Bomb" in Parliament. Uproar in the Czech Assembly

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 3

A sitting of the National Assembly of Czecho-Slovakia on Monday broke up in disorder as the result of a discussion of the suppression of a newspaper…

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Basic Wage Board of Trade and Power to Review What Did Parliament Mean? Debates Must Be Ignored

The Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 8

Mr. Watt, K.C., representing the Government, before the Board of Trade today continued his argument with the object of convincing the…

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The Three-year-olds Some Ukely St.leger Candidates

Arrow · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 1

The fields for the V.R.C. or the A.J.C. St. Leger are never large. In fact, it is over fifty years since the number of…

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National Candidates Selections Complete Next Week full Ticket for Each Seat

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

It is expected that the selection of candidates by the National electoral conference will be completed by the and of next week. It is proposed to run a…

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Election Activities Progressives Busy

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Last night, at Lakembs, a meeting was convented by Progressives. After an address by Mr. Ley, M.L.A., the gathering unanimously approved the agreement…

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The Elections. Caucus Meeting. on Premier's Launch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 9

Members of the Ministerial party spent obout three hours on the harbour yesterday with Mr. Dooley. A party meeting was held aboard the launch Promier…

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Election of Pope Preliminary Ceremonies Gasparri's Chances Possibility of Conciliation LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 7

A message from Rome says that the conclave ceremonies for the election of the Pope opened today. The 50 cardinals present, headed by the Swiss…

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New Zealand Politics December Elections Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 3

There is every indication of the official Liberal Opposition uniting with the small National Progressive and Moderate Labor parties with a view…

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Penshurst By-election. To the Editor of "The Propeller."

The Propeller · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

' Sir,--Permit me through your valuable columns to reply to Mr. Gilford's remarks contained in your last issue, in regard to the above. Mr. Gifford…

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Penshurst Ward Election. Result of the Poll

The Propeller · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

An extraordinary election to fill tho vacancy in Penshurst Ward of Hurst- ville Council, caused by the death of Alderman Sanbrook, took place on…

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The Elections. The Time Drawing Near. the Harris Park Branch

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

We notice the annual meeting of the Harrls Park Branch is again postponed. We are told certain officers cannot attend Possibly. Rumour has it however,…

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A Cumberland Nationalist Mr. Car[?] and the Elections

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

Addressing a meeting of Liverpool Natoinalists last week Mr. K. S. Carr, M.L.A., dealt at length with the financial position of the State and the…

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The Elections. A.l.p. Sydney Selection. Fresh Ballot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 13

The A.L.P executive last night rescinded its previous dccisior endorsing the four sitting members and Ald. Bramston as the selected candidates for the…

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Election of Pope Doors Bolted and Sealed Preliminaries Ended London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 1

A message from Rome says that the ceremonies preliminary to the conclave for the election of the Pope ended at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, when…

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Sporting Review Programmes and Selections for Canterbury Park and Rosebery--notes on Form of Prominent Candidates General Gossip Canterbury Park Form, Notes. and Selections

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

So many were the nominations, and few the withdrawals, for the meeting at Canterbury Park this afternoon, that divisions were made necessary in the Maiden Handicap and Park…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Man Who Wasn't Dead Strange Case of Private Donald Miller Tragic Fight Through Asylums to Prove It Argued His Own Existence in the Flesh

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 25

Owing to a razor left behind by a man who suicided in Sydney Harbour having been identified as his property, Private Donald Miller, late of the 19th Battalion, has been fighting for four years -- fighting through asylums and convalescent homes -- to prove that…

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Election Turmoil Detached View Beat Mr. Dooley by Sacrifice of Candidates Present Crisis Surveyed

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1922 · page 5

Amongst the anti-Labor forces there are loud and insistent calls for a "united front," and other alleged organisations to victory, and political organisations with…

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Nationalism Falters Filling Graves That Labor Dug Tricky Election Manoeuvres Live Industrial Policy Badly Needed

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 February 1922 · page 1

"We dig our graves ovary day," once said Campbell-Bannerman, Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, "but before we fall in them Bonar Law Jumps in and fills them up." Over and over again the Dooley Administration, with Mr…

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Election of Pope Chimney's False Alarm Curious Procedure London

The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1922 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Rome says that the parked charabancs of many English and American tourists, some seated on camp stools…

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Premier's Policy Speech Elections to be Held Early Secret That Has Been Well Kept Fuller on Labor and Taxes

The Sun · Sunday 5 February 1922 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) intends to deliver his policy speech next week. Yesterday Mr. Dooley said he would open his campaign about the middle of…

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