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Sydney · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1923

1,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 98

Despite Police Unemployed Meet Outside Parliament Deputation to Premier

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 5

A force of police directed by the metropolitan superintendent (Mr. Park) and the assistant-metropolitan superintendent (Mr. Cook)…

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Potted Parliament Now the Pop-Guns! Artillery of Censure Mr. Lang's Broadside

The Sun · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 15

Broadside to broadside thundered in Parliament last night, when the heavy cannon roared together on the Address-In-Reply. That old first…

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Censure Motion. State Parliament. School Fees, Land Policy, Wheat Pool. Premier's Vigorous Reply

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

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Laug, leader of the Labour party, submitted the following amendment to the Address in Reply:— We further beg to inform your Excellency that your advisers have lost the…

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Parliament the Main Bouts Lang's Left Leads Premier Packs a Punch Questions & Questioners

Evening News · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 1

THE main bout is on. It is expected to go 21 rounds. Mr. Lang, leader of the Opposition, to the initiative last night and led some nasty lefts. Some missed but many landed. At least the Premier looked as if they did…

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Luthuanian Elections

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 5

The Lithuanian elections have resulted in fourteen seats going to the Bloc of National Minorities. According to the arrangements…

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Parliament Opens

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

This week the curtain lifts upon the next act in the magnificent drama, entitled "Capital and Labor." parliament is like a moving picture—it gives…

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Parliament Dissolved Elections in Free State LONDON

The Sun · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 1

The Irish Free State Parliament has been dissolved. Elections will be held immediately. Lively contests are expected…

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Canberra. Provisional Parliament House. Ceremony Postponed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 10

The ceremony of the turning of the first sod for the construction of a provisional House of Parliament at Canberra has been postponed from Saturday, owing to the estimates of…

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Council's Powers Bill for Parliament Greater Civic Control

The Sun · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 7

'A' number of important powers are asked for by the City Council in the Sydney Corporation Amendment Bill, a draft copy of which was made…

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Parliament. Censure Motion. Mr. Bruxner's Threat to Force a Crisis

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

When the debate on the censure motion by the Labour party was resumed in the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, Mr. Bruxner, leader of the Progressive party,…

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Federal Parliament Australian Defence. Fear of Japan. Immigration and Imperial Preference

The Land · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representatives last week Mr. W. W. Killen (Riverina) expressed the opinion that it was the duty of all…

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Parliament and Its Programme Legislation Projected That Concerns the Primary Producer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 1

With the calling together of the New South Wales Parliament for the transaction, of the country's business, we may look for a season of Intensifled…

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Uproarious Scene Row in Federal Parliament Several Members Warned Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 7

Uproarious scenes took place in the House of Representatives to-day. A motion by the Prime Minister indicating an all-night sitting, which would continue until noon to-morrow, to discuss the Estimates provoked a fusilade from the Labor Opposition…

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Potted Parliament Enter the McGirr But No Green Spotlight Mr. Bruxner Brings Tears

The Sun · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 9

Of course, if it had been the Newtown Majestic instead of Parliament, things would have been arranged much more artistically…

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State Parliament Opening of the Session Upper House Reform Foreshadowed Ne Temere Legislation. Country Development Schemes

The Land · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 11

The State Parliament was opened at noon on Tuesday with all the accustomed pomp by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson. The Governor's speech was a long one, very evidently designed to placate sectional interests, and particularly country interests, within the…

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Parliament Two Speeches and No Surprises Mr. Bruxner's Whip Loud—but Merciful the M'girr's Verbal Bombshells

Evening News · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 9

THERE were two outstanding speeches in the House last night. One was expected to be important. It was— and it wasn't. It came from Mr. Bruxner, the leader of the Progressives,…

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Federal Parliament a Weekly Letter (Issued by the Federal Country Party Parliamentary Committee.) Melbourne, 3rd August, 1923

The Land · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 11

Most of the past week in the House of Representatives has been devoted to a discussion on the agenda papers for the Imperial and…

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Parliaments. Parties and Policies the Meeting of Parliament the Government's Programme for the Session Mr. Lang Leads the Opposition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

At midday on Tuesday there was heard a regular reverberating crash of artillery firing nineteen blank charges. A band played the National Anthem in…

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Rosehill Races To-morrow Form of the Candidates Discussed

Arrow · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 13

The acceptances for the Rosehill meeting at Canterbury Park were very poor yesterday, and it is quite a change for racegoers to only have six races…

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Up-to-minute Form and Tips at Canterbury To-morrow's Meeting the Candidates Engaged

Evening News · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

Taking from as a guide, the following horses should be prominent in the engagement at Canterbury to-morrow:— OVERLAP has shaped [?]ly over jumps, and his third last week to wangalls was good. He may win the Malden Hurdle from Moora Boy or High…

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