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Politics & elections, 1923

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Federal Elections a Plea for P.R.

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Huie, 65 Market-street, Sydney, writes:— "Now that the elections are complete in New South Wales it is…

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The Elections. Return of Writs. Northern Territory Votes. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 9

The Commonwealth Electoral Officer (Mr. Oldham) stated to-day that up to the present 49 writs had been returned. Of the 26 outstanding 10 are from Queensland electorates…

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The Elections Writs Returned Many Outstanding MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 6

The Commonwealth Electoral Officer stated to-day that 49 of the writs for the House of Representatives elections had been returned. Of the 26 that were yet…

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Re-count Granted Randwick Election

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 12

Mr. P. L. Strange-Mure, who was runner-up for South Ward in the Randwich municipal elections, applied to the council last night for a re-count of the…

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Federal Elections. Hughes Still Silent

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 7

Mr. W. M. Hughes emerged from his hiding place at Sassafras (V.) last week-end and came to Sydney on Sunday morning. He immediately went into seclusion…

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New Zealand Elections Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 15

Mr. K. P. Lee, Minister for Justice, is lodging: a potitlon against the return of Mr. Macpherson for the Oamaru seat. The petition alleges that a number of votes in favour of…

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Election Petition. Against a Dominion Minister. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 13

The Labour party is petitioning against the return of Mr. Pair, Minister for Education, alleging a breach of the law by supplying strawberries and cream to women at two…

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Elections. Labour Gains in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 13

The Senate counting was concluded to-day. O'Loughlin (Labour) was returned to the third seat with 69,075 votes. The preferences were counted to the eighth degree. That left…

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N.Z. Elections Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 8

Mr. Lee. Minister for Justice and External Affairs and Commerce, who was defeated at the elections, proposes to petition against the result…

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The Elections Senate Count Labor Lead in Victoria Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 10

The counting of the Victorian Senate votes was continued, but the distribution had to be left unfinished owing to the illness of two or the divisional returning…

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British Elections and Zionism Candidates Pledged to Support Zionism

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 8

The results of the election to the British Parliament reveal a number of new M.P.'s who take a definite stand in regard to Zionism…

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Is Price Too Big? for Rowan Pictures Parliament to Say MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 4

Before the price agreed upon can [?] paid for Mrs. Eilis Rowan's [?], the Federal Parliament most [?]rise the deal…

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Showing His Hand the Lord Mayor Important Elections

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 9

The Lord Mayor will have to show his hand next week-show whether his inclinations are true blue Reform, "breakaway"…

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"The Lion Will Roar" Watching Mr. Hughes Anti-labor Alliance Or—another Election Defeated Ministers Resign

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 9

"THE LION IS NOT DEAD, but they are cutting up his skin," is what one of the defeated Ministers said to-day about Mr. Hughes and the political movements. "He will roar and bite quite a lot before he is disposed of,"…

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Elections. Western Australia. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 9

Mr. Graham, the official Labour candidate, has been elected to fill the third vacancy in the Senate. The totals were: Graham (L.), 32,921; Allen…

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The Elections W.A. Senators Labor's Second Win Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 5

The midnight result of the final count for the third senatorship was a great surprise. When the contest narrowed, down to Graham, Allan, and…

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Polish Elections

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 12

The first results of the General Election show that so fan fourteen Jews have been returned as Deputies…

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The Federal Situation "To Keep Hughes In" Ingenious Scheme Labor Members Approached Nut for Party Meeting Means Early Election

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

THE "EVENING NEWS" knows definitely that certain supporters of Mr. Hughes approached prominent members of the Labor Party in the Federal Parliament, with a view to a working arrangement, to allow him to carry on…

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Vaucluse Election

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 11

The [?] will take place at Va[?] to-morrow. It will be remembered that Mr. H…

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Elections. the New Senate. Labour Strength. Large Increase

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 9

Returns for the Senate, with the exception of the State of Queensland, are now almost complete. In Queensland the delay has been caused owing to the difficulty of counting all…

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