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Politics & elections, 1922

3,162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 159

Goulburn City Council Labor Candidates Elected GOULBURN

The Sun · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 3

The by-election to fill the vacancies in the Goulburn City Council, caused by the departure of Aldermen Rogers and Jobson, was held on Saturday…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 9

Pre-sessional meetings of the three political parties in the State Parliament will be held this month in preparation for the session which will be opened on July 4. The…

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Tasmania. General Election Campaign a New Party. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 9

There are one or two new features in connection with next Saturday's general election for the House of Assembly, principal among which is the advent of a third party in…

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The Grand Nationals. Review of Candidates

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 1

Dr. W. H. Lang has exercised his usual care in the compilation of the weights for the two big jumping events, a[?] critics will not have much…

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Sporting News and Notes: G.N. CANDIDATES Prospects for Big Events Recent Form

The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 4

Several candidates for the V.R.C. Grand National double have performed well during the last few days, both in Sydney and Melbourne. Attention has…

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Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 3

Candidates are already appearing in the field In preparation for the municipal elections to be held next December. It is announced that the Wentworthville…

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Socialists Score The Hungarian Election LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 1

Budapest messages show that the Hungarian elections resulted in the maintenance of the Horthy-Bethien regime…

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Mortdale Branch , A.L.P. Election of Officers

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 16

A meeting of the Mortdale Branch of the A.L.P. was held on Monday, May 29 last. The main business of the evening was the election of officers. Mr. E. C. Magrath,…

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The Senate Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 9

Ex-Senator John Grant writes: The report in last week's had decided the order of preference for the Senate Labor…

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Familiar Sight At Country Centres During the Recent Election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 7

This car cost £7008 to build. Most of the time, however, it is lying idle in the sheds, and when in commission has sleeping accommodation for only nine passengers, despite…

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Republicans Routed Bayonet Charge at Pettigo Irish Election Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 7

When the British troops attacked the town of Pettigo most of the Republican troops fled. Those defending a barricade were rushed at the bayonet point, and the artillery completed the debacle…

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Federal Parliament Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 7

By a proclamation Wednesday, June 28 has been fixed for the opening of the second session of the present Federal Parliament…

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Hungarian Elections. Moral Defeat of Cabinet. London, June 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 9

A message from Budapest states that the elections have resulted in the maintenance of the regime of Admiral Horthy (Governor) and Count Bethlen (Premier)…

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Irish Elections Many Independents London Conference Free Staters Arrive LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 1

Completed returns of yesterday's nominations in the South of Ireland show that in 20 constituencies 90 Coalition candidates will be opposed by 47…

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A.w.u. Officers Elections to Be Held

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

Nominations are invited by the Australian Workers' Union for the following executive officers for the year 1923: President, grand secretary, and vico-presidents (one for each…

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Hungarian Elections Moral Defeat for Carnet Budapest, June 7

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

The elections resulted in the maintenance of tho Horthy-Bethlen regime, and were also noteworthy for a Socialist incursion into parliamentary life for the first time. The…

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Federal Elections Gwydir Seat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--While in Sydney attending the Graziers' Association ference, Mr. Dick Wilkins, of Wellington, was invited to contest the Gwydir Federal seat…

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Sinn Feiners Massing Thousands Gather on Border Nominations for Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

Many thousands of Sinn Feiners, with armored cars, are massing on the border of Donegal and Fermanagh to reinforce the garrison at Belleek, near Lough Erne. The military hold the Free State territory to a mile north of…

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Tasmanian Elections the Country Party a Surfeit of Candidates

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 2

A general election for the House of Assembly is to take place in Tasmania to-morrow (Saturday) and owing to the presence of Country party…

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"Some of the N.S.W. Parliament Visit a Part of the State's Backyard." The Objective

The Land · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 3

Punctually at 7.25 on Friday, the 2nd June, in the year of grace 1922, a gallant band of N.S.W. politicians turned their faces towards the…

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