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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1923

1,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 98

Queensland Elections Nominations. Two Country Party Members Unopposed

The Land · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 11

Nominations were received last Friday for the elections to be held in Queensland. on May 12. Of 72 seats, four have been decided by…

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Parliament or Executive ? Control of Labor Politicians Vigorous Union Debate Baddeley, Expresses. His Views

The Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

Whether the principle of control of Labor, Parliamentarians by the A.L.P. Executive should be affirmed was vigorously debated at a conference of 100 union delegates at the Trades Hall this…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament We Don't Want to Lose You But There's No Job Here For You Atlas Insurance Company and Its Clerks

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 30

Some insurance companies adopt the methods of Phineas T. Barnum for dealing with overcrowding. When the clerical department becomes congested, a senior clerk looks up one day and reads the sign,…

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Fighting at 94 French Aristocrat in Municipal Election Suva, April 17

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

Mr. F. l. de Fronco[?] grandson of the famous Due de Fr[?] at France, who was a personal friend of the Duke of Kent…

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De Valera Will Be Loyal If Election is Held LONDON

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The special representative of the Australian Press Association says that De Valera will agree to the dumping and destruction of…

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N.Z. Municipal Elections Wellington, N.Z.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Wellington mayoralty count gave Mr. Wright a majority of 260 votes. Mr. N. Tapley, the Citizens' League candidate, was elected Mayor of…

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New Zealand. Labour Defeat. Municipal Elections. WELLINGTON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 13

Labour fared badly at yesterday's municipal elections in Wellington, returning only two Labour councillors, the other thirteen being Civic League candidates…

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Is De Valera Finished ? He Offers Peace; But Makes Demands That Free State is Unlikely to Concede Papal Envoy Suggested As Arbitrator Rebels Want Early General Election (Australian Press Association. Copyright.)

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 1

LONDON, Saturday.—De Valera will agree to the dumping and destruction of Republican arms and the release of prisoners. He stipulates for an early general election, and promises loyalty to whatever Government is elected…

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Peace or No? De Valera Ready to Negotiate a General Election Free State Government's Response Awaited

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 1

Whether the Irish rebels will abandon their attempts to set up a republic appears now to depend on what answer the . Free Stale Government gives to a definite offer to negotiate made by de Valera. Fighting will cease as from Monday next, but the…

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One Fighting Forge 250,000 Unionists Election of A.L.P. Executive

The Sun · Sunday 29 April 1923 · page 5

Important decisions were arrived at by the conference of delegates from unions and A.L.P. branches which opened at the Trades Hall yesterday…

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Civic Elections Employees' Part Labor & Breakaways

Evening News · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 6

It is on the cards that the breakaway Reform aldermen in alliance with their Labor colleagues in the City Council, may…

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Queensland Election. Labour's Careful Preparations. Redistribution of Seats. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 8

Though the elections in Queensland have been held five months before the date for the expiration of Parliament by effluxion of time, Labour has followed two main lines of action…

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A Puppet Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 4

The Labor Party has now arrived at the logical conclusion of the policy it adopted when setting up the machine which turned, out ready-made opinions…

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Further Shell Parliament Prorogued

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 7

Parliament was further pro[?] by Cabinet to-day till June 19…

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City Council Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 10

An attempt is to be made to rescind the resolution of the City Council disapproving of active campaigning by City Council employees at the city elections, as was carried…

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Parliament Staff Salaries and Quarters

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 9

As a result of a conference between the Speaker (Mr. Levy), the President of the Legislative Council (Mr. Flowers) and the Treasurer (Mr…

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Parliament. Further Prorogation. Probable Reassembling in July

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 12

At a meeting of the state Cabinet yesterday, it was decided to prorogue Parliament until June 19 next. Questioned yesterday as to when parliament…

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Foreign Editor's Diary Notes on Cable News Spanish Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 1

BRITAIN: The amount in the present Budget for the Singapore naval base is quite streak, and will increase in future Budgets over…

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Training British Olympic Candidates by Correspondence

Referee · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 5

A correspondence course to train English athletes for the Olympic Games at Paris is the newest word in British sport. Alec Nelson, who has instructed…

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N.S.W. Labor Party Leadership. Mr. McGirr Not a Candidate

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 18

Mr. J. J. G. McGirr has now announced that he will not be a candidate for the leadership of the N.S.W. Parliamentary Labor Party. He claims that business…

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