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Politics & elections, 1924

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 155

City Elections. Preferential Voting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 10

The City Council bylaws committee yesterday unanimously decided that the proposals of the Lord Mayor for preferential voting for aldermen and Lord Mayor by the electors…

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South 'Africa'. Election Campaign. General Smuts Assailed. Capetown, May 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

Election preparations are proceeding with the greatest activity. The South African Party is showing much enthusiasm, and is conleating nearly every constituency, even in the…

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Germany. Election Results. Extremists' Gains. the New Reichstag London, May 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 9

The general elections were held throughout Germany yesterday. Sufficient results are available to indicate approximately the constitution of the new Beichstag…

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German Election Results Incomplete Returns Show Loss by Socialists-- Communists Gain Many Seats --Nationalists Increase

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

BERLIN, May 5.--The first election results, announced into last night, do not indicate how the general voting has gone…

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Coffin-shippers Prepare for Sea Life Savers Have Another Meeting -- Election Promises Already Framed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 1

An intensive six weeks' election campaign has been decided upon by the life-savers of the Coffin-ship Cabinet. The campaign will…

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A.R.U. Council, at whose Election Allegedly Crook Votes were Rejected

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

FRONT ROW: H. LOCKARD, A. C. WALLACE, D. MAGUIRE (Pres.), A. W. BUCKLEY (State Sec.), V. HEAVEY. SITTING: R. CORISH (Industrial Advocate), MISS GRAHAM (R.R.R.).-- J. F. CONNELLY, G. ANGELO.-- D. V. EVANS, J. BURCHER, STANDING (FIRST ROW): W. McDOUGALL, W, GRAHAM, P. A. HUGHES, R. E. WEGNER, E. J. DOYLE, C. A. HARPER, G. WAITE (Ret. Officer), H. A. HARVEY. C. A. ALDERMAN, A. J. McALISTER…

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Attempted Election Rigging Alleged

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

"Between 5 p.m. on the Saturday of the closing of the ballot and 5.30 a.m. next morning 230 votes found their way into the dispatch office at the…

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Union News and A.L.P. Notes Eigth-hour Day Will Be a Bigger Day Election of Officers--New Ways of Money-raising

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

Sixty-eight unions were represented at the inaugural meeting of the Eight Hours Day Committee, which was held on Saturday…

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Victorian Politics Redistribution Bill Prospects of Election Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 7

Though the State political situation is still obscure it is considered that the outlook will be improved as a result of a meeting of the three parties…

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South Africa Election Activities Capetown. May 5

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 7

Election preparations are proceeding with the greatest activity. The South African Party is contesting nearly every constituency, even in the…

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German Politics Election Results Anti-jewish Slogan Berlin, May 4

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 7

In the German elections, the Moderates are apparently holding their own throughout the country. The former Chancellor (Herr…

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Getting Ready Session and Elections Nationalists Move Work for Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 8

The lessons of the West Australian and South Australian elections are too plain to allow of the Nationalists being caught napping in New South Wales…

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One Parliament, or Seven?

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. Chapman (Minister for Customs), who is advocating one Parliament for Australia, is reported as being impressed with the extraordinary expression of public opinion on the question. After having had over twenty years of the most expensive and useless…

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Woman in the Case Parliament Powerless Union Appeal FAILs

Evening News · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 5

The Electrical Trades Employee Union recently brought a [?] the Industrial Magistrates [?] against Parkinson [?]…

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The [?]ney Morning Herald. Wednesday, May 7, 1924. Federal Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 12

The Federal Parliament resumes to-day the session opened late in March and adjourned in the first week of April. The pre-Easter session was intended to give…

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Fedl. Parliament Will Meet To-day Cost of Building New Cruisers--empire Wireless -- Cable From British Government. Mr. McKINNON'S JOB

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--When the Federal Parliament resumes at 3 p.m. to-morrow. It is hoped that at last some important business will be dealt…

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Foreign Editor's Diary M'kenna Duties German Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 1

BRITAIN: The House will to-day have an opportunity of discussing the M'Kenna duties, under which name protection for certain…

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At Victoria Park To-day Chances of the Candidates

Referee · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 6

For the Victoria Park meeting this afternoon, a special service of trains will run. The racing will commence with the Maiden Handicap, in three divisions…

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Federal Laborites. Confident of Success at Next Elections

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 6

Speaking at Sydney at the week-end, Mr. F. M. Forde, Federal Labor member for Capricornia, said that Labor in Queensland was ready for a Federal…

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Federal Politics. Queensland Candidates. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 16

Interviewed to-day regarding his intentions respecting Federal politics, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Mccormack, would not make any definite statement, but it is generally…

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