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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 159

Labour Debacle. Boards of Guardians Elections. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 13

The results of the elections for the Boards of Guardians in the London area indicate a Labour landslide. The Labour party has lost fifty seats so far. Twenty-one boards are now…

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Crushing Defeat Labor Goes Out Poor Law Elections London

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 1

With the exception of Poplar and Shoreditch, where they gained respectively five and six seats with increasing majorities also successes at…

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Election Dispute Groundless Assertions Harkness's Comment

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 6

A very definite intimation was given by the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Harkness) this afternoon that there were no grounds for certain assertions…

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Sporting Review the Hawkesbury Meeting -- Recent Form of Prominent Candidate -- Victoria Park Trots -- Selections -- To-day's Fixtures. for Hawkesbury Form Notes, Selections, and Programme

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 7

Despite the fact that fields will be on the email side at Hawkesbury to-day, the racing in the majority of events promises to be keen, with winners difficult to locate…

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British Elections Deferred Tell Autumn London, April 6

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 11

In well-informed quarters it is asserted that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Chamberlain have definitely decided to defer the general election till the autumn…

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Mr. Ashford's Election Validity to Be Tested Dubbo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 11

Mr. Joe Clark, in a letter to Mr. Jack White, written in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, states that Messrs. M.'Tiernan and Sproule-regard his case as a very strong one. He has…

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Sydney Election Final Returns

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 5

Mr. Harkness, the Chief Electoral Officer, announced at 4 o'clock this afternoon that the final count in the Sydney electorate resulted is the…

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The Elections[?] Delayed Returns. Sturt Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 10

The chief electoral officer of the State (Mr. E. B. Harkness) has been advised by the returning officer at Broken Hill that the ballot papers from two polling places (Sidonia and…

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Federal Parliament "Meeting at Canberra'' Conference Resolution Mr. Hughes Sympathetic

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 7

"That notice be given to the effect that the first meeting of the Federal Parliament in 1924 be held at Canberra." This was the text of a resolution…

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Evening News" Election Competition]

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 7

As the returns form some of the electorates are still incom-plete, it has been found im-possible to proceed with the…

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The Elections. Sydney Contest. Mr. Minahan Elected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 10

Messrs. M'Girr, Jackson, Levy, Birt, and Minahan have been declared elected for Sydney. Information published some days ago…

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The Big Event. Candidates' Best Performances

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 7

Sydney Thousand, 12 furlongs, run April 20, at Victoria Park. Final acceptances will be declared 5 p.m. April 11. Horses left in:—…

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The New Party Federal Members Perturbed Effect on Elections Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 7

Labor leaders in Victoria ridicule the idea that in the formation of the Majority Labor Party [?] New South Wales Mr. Catts, M.H.R., will have a considerable following. Supporters…

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"No-election Party" In Federal Parliament Mr. Chapman's Views Plot to Defeat Redistribution

The Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 10

"There is always a great solid, silent party in every Parliament--a party that has no leader, and holds no meetings. It has no name, but it…

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Canberra. Parliament May Be Removed. "Within Two Years."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 13

It is hoped that the Federal Parliament will be transferred to Canberra within the next two years. The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) has…

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When Will It Be? Parliament at Canberra House to Decide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 13

The Prime Minister has promised to set apart a day early next session, when the Federal Parliament can discuss, and, if necessary, decide in what month…

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How Labor Lost the Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

IT is difficult to understand how any intelligent observer, inside A or outside the Labor Movement, can entertain the least doubt about the factors which led to the humiliating defeat of Labor in New South Wales on 25th March last…

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N.s.w. Elections Labor Government Resigning. Additional Returns From Electorates

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 9

Last week-end the N.S.W. Governor (Sir Walter Davidson) called on Mr. Dooley it the "Icasia" private hospital. Bondi, and a discussion of the political situation took…

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N.S.W. ELECTIONS. Latest Results

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 18

The counting of the Lord Howe Island votes has resulted in Mr. P. J. Minahan (Lab.) being elected as the fifth member for the Sydney electorate…

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The Elections. Sturt. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 13

The delayed returns from Whcalbah and Sidonia came to hand to-day. The returning officer expects to make the final result known at a late hour to-night. It is expected hero…

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