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Politics & elections, 1924

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 155

Till June 17 Parliament Prorogued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 8

The State Parliament was prorogued by the Executive Council yesterday until June 17. Cabinet will consider to-day what…

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Prorogation. State Parliament. To June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 13

The State Parliament will be further prorogued to June 17. Probably Parliament will not assemble before July. In the meantime a Ministerial country campaign will be…

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Queensland Parliament. Day Sittings Next Session

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 18

With the next session of the Queensland Parliament, which will commence on July 29, day sittings will be inaugurated and the transaction of business at night…

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Last Minute News Vic. Election ? MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 7

State Ministers are anxiously awaiting the fate of the Redistribution Bill, Which will be decided to-night. Unless the Country Party helps, the…

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A Change Unlikely in Foreign Policy French Views Of Election Result PARIS, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

M. Poincare, following on his defeat at the French general elections. has told the President, M. Millerand, that his Cabinet will…

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The French Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 6

The defeat of M. Poincare was unexpected, and will be hailed by men of all shades of opinion from radical to communist as a proof that France is…

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Punters Were Routed Brisbane A.T.C. Meeting at Albion Park Form of the Thousand Candidates

Referee · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 9

Puntera were routed at Albion Park on Saturday. Probably they have never had such a bad time at this course. In every…

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At Kensington To-day Fields of Quality: Chances of Candidates

Referee · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 6

The Kensington Race Club will hold their meeting this afternoon. The first race is to commence at noon. Valora has been declining her recent…

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French Elections. Militarists Lost Majority

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 18

As a result of the French elections, held last Sunday, the Poincare Government has been badly, beaten, With 570 election results available out of a total of…

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Election Likely. Mr. Lang's Opinion. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 16

At a meeting of the Lismore branch of the A.L.P. on Saturday night, a motion was carried endorsing the action of the State executive in resenting the unwarrantable…

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Queensland Federal Candidates. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 16

The rush of Labour candidates in Queensland for nomination for the Federal Houses at the next elections, which they appear to regard as being imminent, shows no sign…

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Defeat of M. POINCARE. French Elections. Opposition Sweep the Provinces. Radical-socialist Majority

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 13

At the election of a new Chamber of Deputies in France the polling went heavily against the Government, a majority hostile to M. Poincare being returned. Paris supported the Ministry, but in the provinces the Radical and Socialist…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, May 14, 1924. French Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 12

The pronounced swing to the Left revealed in the French elections was not altogether unexpected, but its extent is a matter for some surprise. Of late M…

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Crushing Defeat. Japanese Government. Election Results. State of Parties. Shanghai, May 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 13

With the overwhelming defeat of its partisans certain, the Kiyoura Cabinet met this morning in Tokio to discuss its fate. It is understood that the Cabinet was divided into…

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Prince's Veto Japanese Cabinet's Fate Beaten in Elections Tokio, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

Full returns of the Japanese elections show that the Government has been badly beaten, and that the combined Opposition parties will have a…

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Japanese Election Surprises Cabinet Government Has Only One-third of House--popular Election Cry Was "Down with Class Government." a Severer Defeat

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

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Labor's Candidate for Redfern Council Seat

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 6

Owing to the resignation of Ald. Brach, one of the representatives of Redfern Ward in the Redfern Municipal Council, an extraordinary…

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The Surest Sign of Early Election Minister for Labor Announces Work for Some Unemployed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 5

The Coffinship Cabinet is giving out the one unmistakable sign of an early election. It is making available a little work for a few of the…

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Oakes Takes Over a Publicity Job Acts as Agent for Premier--Some Electioneering Matter

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. Oakes is grieved because "The Labor Daily" did not publish in full a statement made by the Premier on Friday. The fact that it did not…

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U.S. Presidency Socialist Candidate New York, May 12

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 9

The Socialist Labor Party has selected Frank Jones, of Oregon, as a candidate for the United States Presidency, and Verne Reynolds, of…

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