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Politics & elections, 1923

1,956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 98

W. A. By-election Perth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. W. Carroll (Country Party) was elected to fill the vacancy in the East Province of the Legislative Council, caused by the retirement of Mr…

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Canberra. New Parliament House. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 10

The Ministor for Works and Railways said to-night that the ceremony of turning the first sod in connection with the construction of a provisional Parliament House at…

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Late Senator Bakhap. Parliament Adjourns. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 8

Immediately the House of Representatives met to-day tho Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) moved:—"That this House expresses its sincere regret at the death of Senator Bakhap, and…

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The Late Senator Bakhap Mr. Brace's Tribute Parliament Adjourns Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 8

The House of Representatives adjourned its afternoon sitting today as a tribute to the late Senator Bakhap, whose death occurred…

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An Open Letter to Colonel Bruxner Colonel Bruxner, M.L.A., Parliament House, Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 6

Colonel Bruxner, you are leader of a parliamentary party of nine in a! House of 90 members--one-tenth of the total strength of the Parliament. You were…

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Queer Cup for Tennis Aspiring Film Stars a Spring Candidate

Evening News · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 12

AN UNUSUAL OCCURENCE.—The Harbor Trust pile-drive to shown in this photograph. going through the swing-brige over the Lane Cows at Figress to drive piles to mark the channel above the bridge. According to resitdents it is the first time for several years that the bridge has been opened…

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West Australian By-election. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 8

Mr. W. Carroll, of the Country party, has been elected to fill the vacancy in the East Province of the Legislative Council, caused by the retirement of Mr. Colebatch, who was…

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Fight Them! Lang to Bruxner Election Wanted Government Still Anxious

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 7

The Government still takes seriously Mr. Bruxner's threat of a dissolution, though it is not generally thought that he would be…

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Farmers' Parliament : Conference Decisions

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 25

At its annual conference in Sydney last week the Farmers and Settlers' Association discussed an extraordinarily wide range of subjects and passed over 300 resolutions dealing with problems of State-wide interest. A summary of its decisions is given here. THE farmers came down in Sydney in strength to…

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Autocracy or Act of Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 6

IT is obviously a basic principle of administration in a country that depends for its existence and prosperity upon its primary production that any taxation upon the land that can be equitably remitted should be…

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Ku Klux Klan. Question in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 14

In the Federal Parliament last week Mr. Coleman, Labor member for Reid, asked the Prime Minister whether he would take stops to have the Ku Klux Klan declared…

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Old Waxworks Fullers' Beginning Another Try for Parliament

The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 7

When speakers at the farewell luncheon to Sir Benjamin Fuller at the Australia to-day complimented Sir Benjamin on the way he had made a…

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Potted Parliament Comedians at Last Breaking the Monotony

The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 9

Last night was the brightest patch in the tedious annals of the censure debate since its beginnings. Messrs. Burke and Scott Fell didn't…

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"Nationalists" Caught Napping. Adverse Vote in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 8

The "Nationalists" were caught napping in the Federal Parliament at midnight on Thursday. When most of the Government supporters had gone home, and the Prime…

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N.s.w. Parliament. Points From Labor Members' Speeches

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 15

"I would like to know from our friends Opposite how they are going to solve the housing problem. Are they going to solve it by allowing thieving combines, such as…

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What Labor Members Are Saying. iI the Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 12

"If we want to get good work out of a man, he must be able to get good food. To insure a stalwart race, the children must be properly fed. If the beef barons…

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Parliament Incensure Fumes Still Rise Wiles of Wearne the Corporal Crashes

Evening News · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 4

The fumes of the [?] continued to rise in Parliament last night and served to swell Hansard. No light was thrown on the main…

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How the End of the Game Is Being Played in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 10

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The Country Beer, Water, Wool Crossbreds in Parliament Cod Fish in Pipe Mudgee

The Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 9

The question whether Mudgee will have woollen mills may depend chiefly on a sample of water from the Cudgegons River. Members of the local…

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Spring Candidates Perform At Flemington: Graculus Wins Brilliantly: The Rover Successful

Referee · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 5

Derby and Cup candidates were numerous among the runners at Saturday's V.R.C. August meeting, Ideal conditions…

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