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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 159

Police at Polling Booths

The Sun · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 9

While it is not anticipated by the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) that anything beyond the usual little polling day skirmishes will take…

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Women in Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

Mrs. Wilson (the silent candidate). contesting the Western Suburbs seat, has some arguments in regard to women in Parliament. She says:-- "Although have been silent from the…

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Points for Electors Polling Booth Difficulties. What Labour Stands For

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

Polling for the general elections will take place to-morrow. Upon every elector there rests a moral obligation to vote. Not to vote is to ensure that democracy will exist in…

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Bump Me Into Parliament. (Tune: Yankee Doodle.)

Communist · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 6

Come listen, all kind friends of mine I want to move a motion, To make an eldorado here, I've got a bonzer notion…

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Polling Day-To-Morrow,saturday,25th march a Final Appeal the Women's Vote May Save the Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

It is possible that the present issue may still be In time to serve an a reminder of a great duty—the duty of voting. In recent letters, women…

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The Election Jewish Candidates

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

The Hon. Daniel Levy, B.A., LL.B., again asks the suffrage of the electors of Sydney Mr. Levy has represented the people truly and well for 21 years—first…

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Women's Aims Arts and Interests Polling Day— To-Morrow, Saturday, 25th March Around the Shops Curtains for the Home at Makers Prices

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

In last week's issue, Aunt Merrythought mentioned that she had seen some curtain samples marked at very low prices, but as the paper was just…

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Anticipations Counting the Chickens Election Forecasts

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

The late sir george reid had a habit of regarding every political defeat as a "moral victory" but he never anticipated a defeat—at all events, if he…

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ROSEHILL A.J.C. CANDIDATES To-morrow's Tips

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

The acceptances-193-received yesterday for the six races on the Rosebill programme must constitute a record for a suburban [?] and the club's…

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State Elections Hotel Trading House

Evening News · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 9

Mr. J, D. Durhan secretary of the U.L.Y. Association writes to draw attention to the fact that under the provisions of the Liquor Act. Notice [?]…

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Preferences. the Labour Breach. Candidates Defy the Executive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 9

The A.L.P. executive decided yesterday to warn a number of Labour candidates again that their endorsement would be withdrawn if they continued to seek a first preference…

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To-morrow's Elections. Final Appeals by Party Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 9

To-morrow being polling day, party leaders are making their final appeals to the electors as printed below…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, March 24, 1922. Wry the Election?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

In the ordinary course the election which is to be [?] to-morrow would not have been broupht on until about this time next year. The twenty-fifth Parliament of New…

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The Oxley Electorate. Some of the Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 10

Retiring Member…

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The Campaign. Election Prospects. OXLEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 10

It would almost seem as if this is the swarming season for Progressives in the Oxley electorate. At any rate cight of the 14 candidates are Progressives—a circumstance…

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City Council. Fresh Election If Labour Wins. Ald. Lambert's Prediction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 11

Alderman Lambert, M.P., ex-Lord Mayor of Sydney, in an address at the annual picnic of the Sydney branch of the Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union, which was held at…

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"Wisdom of Solomon" Gap Electioneering Is It a Hoax?

The Sun · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 10

An old brown coat, containing a copy of "The Jewish Gazette," an election notice, and three pennies, and a brown hat, were found on the edge of the…

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An Election Contingency

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 6

The Minister for Local Government is apparently determined that no shire during his tenure of office is going in for any accursed system of economy. The Marthaguy…

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Council on Strike Waiting for Election Result Warren

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 5

The Marthaguy Shire Council has not yet struck a rate for the current year. Since its inception the council has found a rate of [?]d in the £ sufficient to carry on reads and [?]…

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Unpolled Votes at Last Election a Timely Warning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 8

"Just as unpolled votes put tho Dooley M'Girr Party into power two years ago," said Mr. C. IV. Oakes, deputy-leader of the Coalition Party, yesterday, "so polled votes will…

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