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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 159

Distance Work Galahad's Morning Task Candidate for St. Leger

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

Long distance gallope are so few and far between in the ordinary course of training nowadays that. whenever a horses is sent over a journey of more…

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Hurdle Horses. Big Races Ahead. Some New Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 5

While the Newcastle Cup meeting was being run the ordinary suburbanites had a field day at Canterbury. The trotters were the only opposition, so the pony…

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Melbourne's Lord Mayor Cr. Swanson's Re=election MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 3

Though the election for the office of Lord Mayor of Melbourne will not take place until October 9. and the new Lord Mayor will not enter on his term…

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State Problems Debt and Taxation Why Labor Lost Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 4

"I have Joined Sir George Fuller in his Government in order to ald him in the serious task of helping this State to turn the corner and to start again on safe and sane lines in the…

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To Oppose Mr. Hughes Labor Candidates Melbourne, Monday[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 6

The Victorian executive of the Australian Labor Party has approved of the nomination of Messrs. R. A. Crouch and T. Jude in connection with the selection of a Labor candidate to…

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Parliament Prorogued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 12

A proclamation was issued yesterday proreguing Parliament until June 6. It was not definitely decided by the Cabinet at its meeting yesterday whether Parliament would…

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New States. Parliament Must Decide

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 20

Referring to the question of creating new States in the Commonwealth, the Prime Minister "(Mr. Hughes) stated at Grafton last Saturday that the Federal…

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Musicians' Union Election of Officers

Evening News · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Musicians Union the following officers wore elected:—president T. A. Ric-ketts: vice-presidents. H. Koy and…

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Eight-hour Committee. Election of Officers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 14

The inaugural meeting of the Sydney Eight-Hour Committee was held in the Trades Hall last Saturday. Delegates representing 70 Unions were in attendance…

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Elections. Mr. Watt's Forecast. Withing Five Months. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 12

"In the fulness of time the Federal elections must take place withing eight or nine months, but, judging by exterior symptoms, it looks as if they will take place in four…

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New President Shires Association Election

The Sun · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 7

By a majority of one vote, Councillor A. Perrott (Kuring-gal Chase) was elected president of the Shires' Association, at the delegates' conference…

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Federal Election Mr. Parkhill Asked to Stand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 6

At the Chatswood Town Hall last night a requisition signed by more than 2200 electors was presented to Mr. Archdale Parkhill. general secretary, of the National Association of New…

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Striking Comments on Pope Pius Xi. English Press Sees Era of Prosperity. "Election of plus XI. an Outstanding Fact of Magnitude to the Whole World."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 7

London, March 9.— If the secular press of England had been directed by Catholics as a distinctly Catholic press, it could hardly have given much more…

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Senate Election. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1922 · page 10

Nationalists in Victoria have selected Senators W. Plain and W. K. Bolton and Mr. George Swinburne as their candidates for the Senate election…

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Question in Parliament

The Propeller · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Vol. Molesworth, M.L.A. for Cumberland, asked the Secretary for Public Works if he had considered with Cabinet the…

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Federal Parliament Prorogued Till June 29 MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 7

The next session of the Federal Parliament is expected to begin on Thursday, June 29. Both Houses were prorogued on May 17, and at a special…

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Parlimernts Parties and Policies Macquarie-st Parliament Prorogued Unemployed Members

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 2

Parliament has prorogaed nominally for five weeks but if custom is [?] to acnally for two months or longer At the close of last weeks [?]…

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Early Federal Elections. Mr. Watt's Forecast—Within Five Months

The Land · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 11

"In the fulness of time the Federal elections must take place within eight or nine months, but, judging by exterior symptoms, it looks…

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Water Board Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 5

Polling for the election of a representative of the suburban municipalities and shires in place of Sir Thomas Henley, who resigned on his appointment as Minister for Works…

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Anti-labour. Parties Co-operate. Queensland Elections. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 8

The adjourned, meeting of the conference between the National and Country parties, to consider the allocation of the five outstanding electorates was continued to-day at…

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