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Politics & elections, 1924

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 155

Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Repat.'s Methodical Torture of Pensioners Digger Sent To Two Hospitals At Once Disabled Man's Mother "Not a Dependent"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 27

To say that a man has died of a "broken heart" is purely figurative, but the phrase "worried to death" may often be applied in its literal signification. T.B. cases--to cite a familiar…

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G.u.o.o.f. Election of Officers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 7

The annual election of oficers of Star of Liverpool, G.U.O.O.F. Lodge, was held, in the Council Chambers on January: 7; when the following officers were elected:…

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Labour Policy. Western Australian Elections. Boulder (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 14

The leader of the Opposition Labour party (Mr. P. Collier) delivered his policy speech for the State general elections in Boulder Town Hall last night. Mr. Collier opened with a…

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Election Larrikinism Assaults on Women Negation of Free Speech London, December 15

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 3

LARRIKINISM and rowdyism at English elections are no new things. The history of political campaigns in the past is full of scuffles…

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PARLIAMENT As Mr. Perkins Sees It

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

"How things have struck me in Parliament" was the subject of an address by Mr. John Perkins, M.L.A., at the Lyceum Pleasant Sunday Afternoon yesterday…

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Lotteries Barred At Labor Elections

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 8

A proposal for the election of officers by means of a draw from the hat, instead of by ballot, met with scant support at the annual meeting of the St…

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Mont Clair Beats Anniversary Candidates The Big Handicap

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 8

Ten of the seventeen runners, including the first five to finish in the January Handicap at Randwick on Saturday, are among the acceptors for the Anniversary Handicap, but the…

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Bathurst By-election Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3

A municipal by-election, caused by the resignation of Aid, Hurford, was held on Saturday, and resulted in the return of Mr. William H. Crago, 463 votes, against…

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Parliament, or Junta?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 8

At the outset the Coalition Government in Western Australia, of which Sir James Mitchell is the head, received the support of the Country party with its eighteen…

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Wingham Council Election Wingham

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 14

An extraordinary election, held on Saturday, for the vacancy in the Wingham Municipal Council, resulted in Mr. Thomas William Golland being…

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Filling the High Schools Successful Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

As a result of the competitive examination held on November 2 the Education Department has allotted vacant places for first-year pupils in the metropolitan and…

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Picardy Arrives Anniversary Handicap Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 10

The Queensland- owned Picardy renewed his acquaintance with Sydney yesterday. The horse, although he arrived in Sydney at 8 a.m., was not able to leave his box on the train until…

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A.l.p. Officers Branch Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 11

At the annual meeting of the Hurstville branch of the A.L.B., the following officers were elected:--President, Mr. S. Cohen: vice-presidents, Aid. S. H. Binder…

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Bound to Come Baldwin's Policy Protection Certain Earl on Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

"Protection is bound to come in England. It is the only solution for unemployment. "But it must come from the…

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A.W.U. BALLOT Injunction Continued Election of Officers

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 8

The suit of John Martin Bowen, George Wilson Bellamy, and William Charles Wood against Albert Hinchcliffe and the Australian Workers'…

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Signs of Friction Newtown A.L.P. Election of Officers

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

There were undoubted signs of friction between Federal and State Labor members at the last meeting of the Newtown and Erskineville branch of…

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Election of Officers Balmain A.l.p

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

The annual election of officers of the Balmain branch of the A.L.P. resulted as follows:--President. J. Hastic, vice-presidents, Aldermen…

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Bloc in Polish Parliament

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 5

For the first time since its existence, the Polish Parliament has heard the tune of the Zionist hymn, Hatikvah. It was sung by…

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Canberra. Parliament House. Ceremony for April 14. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 9

The Minister for Federal Works and Railways (Mr. Stewart) has been informed by his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Forster) that April 14 will be a convenient date…

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First British Labour Ministry. Mr. Macdonald Prime Minister. Personnel of New Administration. Parliament Adjourns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 9

Mr. Baldwin having tendered his resignation Mr. Ramsay MacDonald received the King's commission on, Tuesday to form a Ministry. It was later officially announced (says a Reuter message) that offices in the new Ministry had been filled as follows:…

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