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Politics & elections, 1923

1,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 98

Parliament and People

Evening News · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 6

The opening of Parliament yesterday was little calculated to inspire those who still pin their faith to representative institutions. The dismal weather…

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At Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

Almost as many women as men attended the opening of Parliament yesterday. At the conclusion of the opening ceremony Mrs. F. Fl[?]wers (wife of the President of the…

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Parliament Reopened on

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

'Tis half-past four, the animals roar; The feeding time's come round once more…

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State Parliament Motion of Sympathy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

Immediately, the State Legislative, Assembly met yesterday the Premier (Sir George Fuller) moved a vote of condolence to the widow of the late…

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Compressed Air What Parliament Did

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

Motion of sympathy for President Harding--5 p.m. Mr. Jaques moved adoption of Address-in-Reply--7 p.m…

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N.s.w. Parliament. New Session Opens

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 18

The N.S.W. State Parliament was opened at noon yesterday with all the customary pomp and circumstance. That the money wasted in staging the usual gaudy…

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Potted Parliament Curtain Goes Up First Word Reverberates

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

At 4.30 p.m. yesterday a faint pop echoed in Macquarie-street. It sounded like a bottle of whisky, but it was really a vibration of the…

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What Labor Members Are Saying in the Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 15

"Years ago, there might have been a eal danger of Japan attacking this country, but having regard to the fact that during the recent great world conflict…

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"Under Two Flags" The Condominium Trouble Petition to Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 8

Australia sometimes thinks it is overgoverned with seven Parliaments for 5,000,000 people, but it is as nothing to the state of affairs in the New…

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The Prelim. Parliament Opens Two Short Speeches and Many Questions

Evening News · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 12

PARLIAMENT is once more safely launched on its inque[?] way, and the [?] premises to be more than ordinarily verb[?]…

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From Japan. Visitors Interested in Sydney. Guests at the Opening of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 16

The visiting Japanese Peers and scientists and the delegation of scientists from the Philippines devoted yesterday to official calls and sight-seeing. At night the visitors were…

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State Parliament. Opened By The Governor, Land Settlement and Migration. the Ne Temere Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 13

The Governor's Speech, which was read at the opening of the third session of the present Parliament yesterday, mentions a comprehensive programme of bills relating to Empire migration, land settlement, industrial arbitration, the housing problem, and the Ne Temere decree, besides a number of measures for country…

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State Parliament Opens Long List of Bills Upper House Reform Foreshadowed Ne Temere Legislation Country Development Schemes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 9

The State Parliament was opened at noon yesterday with all the accustomed pomp by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson. The Governor's speech was a long one, very evidently…

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News in Picture Opening of Parliament. Y.W.C.A. Visitor. Chinese Soccer Footballers in Action. Jewish Wedding

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 14

MISS MARY DINGMAN, WORLD'S INDUSTRIAL SECRETARY OF THE Y.W.C.A., WAS ACCORDED A CIVIC RECEPTION YESTERDAY. Left to right: Miss Stevens, Miss Dingman, Mrs. Fox (who is touring with Miss Dingman). and Mrs, Pratt (vice-president of the Y.W.C.A.)…

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Sprinters Who Are Getting Ready Randwick Doings of Epsom Candidates Track Work in Earnest Next Week

Referee · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 1

Interest In the Epsom horses is becoming keen. Continuous rain has mae the tracks very heavy but very shortly training…

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Metropolitan Candidates Those Finding Favor : Progress at Randwick

Referee · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 3

To select the winner of the Metropolitan at this stage would be very difficult, if one tried. Many horses are going through…

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An Election Echo

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 11

TO bring Mr. Percy Hunter, Director of Immigration, from London to help the "Nationalists" win the last Federal elections cost no less than £692. The…

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Unemployed. Street Demonstration. Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 10

In front of Parliament House last evening there were for some considerable time excited scenes, when an unemployed demonstration took place, which was stated by one…

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The Senate Canberra Parliament House Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 6

The Customs Bill in the Senate today was re-committed, and an alteration made in clause 35, to provide that the sufficiency of the averment of the…

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Tit-bits of Protestant History. the First Parliament

Watchman · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 8

It is an interesting fact that it was the coroners of England who called the first Parliament of William III. When James II. left the country, the powers…

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