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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 159

Women in Parliament No Place for the Young Grandmother's Advice Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 7

No woman under 40 years pf age should be allowed to enter Parliament. That is the opinion of Mrs. Cowan, the first woman legislator in the…

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In and Out of Parliament. Chat and Comment. the Democratic Party in the Field

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 19

Labor's New Leader.The Labor movement, no doubt, feels grateful to the daily newspapers for their opportune discovery of a new potential Federal-leader at a time when the…

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"Black and Tans" To Go Dublin Castle Orders Disbandment Southern Parliament Summoned LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 1

[?] the preliminary steps for the formation of a provisional government which will take over the government of Southern Ireland under…

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Getting to Work Griffith Calls Southern Parliament Meeting for Saturday Establishing Provisional Government London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 1

Mr. Griffith, the Irish President, is summoning the Southern Parliament elected last May to meet at the Dublin Mansion House on Saturday for the ratification of the Treaty and the establishment of a Provisional Government…

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Wanted: a Full Mandate. Labour's Opportunity in Coming Elections

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 24

Now that it has been decided that the general elections shall take place in March, it behoves Labour supporters throughout the State to close up their ranks, and see to…

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French Crisis Election May Be Held Why Briand Leet Cannes London

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 7

The [?] arising out of the discussions at Canners has become so serious in Paris that it IS…

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N.s.w. State Elections. to Take Place in March

The Australian Worker · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

Last week-end it was officially announced that the general elections for the State of New South Wales would be held early in March…

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The Elections. Labour Policy. Preparation of the Speech

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 10

The Premier has not yet fixed the date upon Which he will deliver his policy speech. In accordance with the custom which has prevailed in the Labour party for many years…

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The Elections Sir J. Carruthers Mr. Dooley in Reply "More Fitted for Comic Opera"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

Sir Joseph Carruthers' reasons for allying himself with the incompetent Nationalists read like a musty page from the dead and gone era of…

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Federal Parliament Prorogued

The Land · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 13

A notification has been published in a special issue of the Commonwealth Gazette that the Federal Parliament had been prorogued…

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Ireland. Southern Parliament to Meet. Withdrawal of Crown Forces. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

Mr. Griffith's Cabinet has decided to summon the Southern Irish Parliament on Saturday for the establishment of a provistonal Government…

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Free Ireland Provisional Government South Parliament to Meet View of Devalera London, January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

The Griffith Cabinet has decided to summon the Southern Ireland Parliament for Saturday, for the establishment of the Provisional Government…

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The New States Movement and the State Elections

The Land · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 8

SINCE the unfortunate coalition between certain members of the Progressive Party and the Nationalists, very strong expressions of opinion have reached this office to the effect that recent developments would result in a set-back to the New State movement of both north and south of New…

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The Progressives, the Country, and the elections

The Land · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 8

LARGELY, if not primarily, because of the manner in which politics are presented in the city daily press, the majority of the people in the country are still more or less in the dark as to what has happened, and is happening, to the Progressive Party. In most parts of the country…

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Vote for Every Candidate. Under the New Electoral Act—The Safest Course

The Land · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

The amending Electoral Act, which provides that a vote will be formal when the elector has shown as many preferences as there are…

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Prominent Candidates for Victoria Park Rover Discusses the Programme

Arrow · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

The first of the twelve events to be run at Victoria Park to-morrow is Scheduled to start at 11.30 a.m. A big field will contest the 14.0…

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Parliaments, Parties and Policies Macquarie St. a Labor Sensation Likely Elections May Be Later

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

The political situation is in a state of wholesale confusion. If there is a split in the Progressives, a rift in the Nationalists, there is a yawning…

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Political Preparations Producers and the Elections Important Meeting on

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 16

After Monday next, the political situation from the producers' viewpoint should be considerably clearer. The General Council of the Graziers…

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Elections. New Move. Postponement to Next Year. Mr. M'girr Gives Notice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

Mr. M'Girr, Minister for Labour and Industry, made another of his spoctacular surprise moves in the Labour caucus meeting yesterday afternoon…

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