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Politics & elections, 1925

3,661 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 184

Labor Candidates Withdrawal Question

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

In the event of a selected labor candidate in the forthcoming State elections resigning from the contest, the campaign committee will have the task…

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Cumberland E.c. Trouble with Candidates

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

A meeting of the Cumberland State Electorate Council was held at Addison Hall. Surry Hills. The president. Mr. A. J. Muller,…

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LITHGOW A.L.P. Preparing for State Election Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Lithgow A.L.P., Mr. W. O'Connor presided. There was a large attendance, and a considerable number of new members were enrolled…

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Not Yellow-green But Red Election Labor in Caricature Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 6

Mr. w. Davies, M.L.A. speaking at a meeting at Bellambi on Thursday night said the Government had lost their pet election cry by the passing…

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Chaotic Rolls May Result in Illegal Election Minister of the Crown Contravenes Electorates Act Ne Temere Bill Will Leave Untouched the Doctrines of all churches ?imibraveinies Elec ©Hi Thousands of Electors Are Ineligible for Franchise Electorates Act Flagrantly Flouted by the Government Elections Will Be Fought on Rolls Compiled Over a Year Ago

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 1

Thousands of electors will find at election time that they have no voice in the election of legislators for the State towards the upkeep of which they very dearly pay. Through a flagrant, unexplained and apparently unexplainable flouting of the…

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Cup Candidates Fail

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 2

Cup candidates who failed badly in the Warwick Farm Autumn Cup yesterday were The Rover. Note, Lady Valais,…

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Blakeman Returned North Sydney Election

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 5

An election was held yesterday in the Victoria Ward of the North Sydney Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Alderman George T…

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Labor Wins Queensland By- Election TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 5

After a fortnight's hurricane election campaign, in the course of which the Premier and nearly every Minister of the Crown, as well as leading…

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"A Cheering Sign" Devlin Will Sit in Ulster Parliament Even Orangemen Pleased Woman Boasts That She Voted Twenty Times

The Sun · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 1

The counting of the preferential votes will delay the announcement of the final results of the Ulster general elections, in which a heavy poll was recorded on Saturday. Impersonation, however, was rampant. Twenty persons were arrested on this account in Belfast…

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NOSTALGIA Doncaster Candidate Best Outsider

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 2

Of the candidates engaged in the Doncaster, among the bottom weights, nothing reads better than Nosta[?] who will carry [?] His…

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Peculiar Decision of Stewards at Warwick Farm Wins His First Race by Beating Champions at W.F.A. Success of Wallace Mortlake in Chipping Norton Stakes Sydney Cup Candidates Seen in Action

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 2

NONE OF THE PROMINENT Sydney Cup candidates seen out at Warwick Farm on Saturday lost any friends on account of the form shown. BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND, both Wallace Mortlake and Windbag…

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Civic By-elections North Sydney and Canterbury

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 5

Four candidates contested the ballot to fill the vacancy on the North Sydney Council, caused by the death of Ald. George T. Clarke, Mr…

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Toowoomba By-election Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 7

As a result of the polling at Toowoomba yesterday in the by-election necessitated by the appointment of Mr. F. T. Brennan to the Supreme Court Bench, Toowoomba…

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German Elections Voting for President Berlin, April 4

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 1

The election of Dr. Marx for the German Presidency is regarded as assured. This will be a hard blow to…

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A.L.P. REJECTION? Selected Candidate Mr. Eldridge and Senate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 1

A move is being made by the returning officer of the A.L.P.'s Senate selection ballot (Mr. W. Padgen) to have Mr. J. C. Eldridge, the last candidate…

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Municipal Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 11

The vacancy in the North Sydney Council consequent on the death of Ald. G. T Clarke, was the cause of an election on Saturday, when no fewer than four…

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Senate Election. Soldiers Support Mr. Gibbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 15

At a meeting of the State executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, held on Thursday night, the following resolution was carried:—"This executive…

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Queensland By-election. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 12

The by-election at Toowoomba necessitated by the elevation of Mr. F. Brennan to the Supreme Court Bench, took place on Saturday, and passed off quietly. The polling…

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Senate Election. Mr. Eldridge's Position. Report by Mr. Padgen. Inquiry Recommended

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 11

It is still possible that the personnel of the Labour team of five candidates recently selected in the A.L.P. ballot to contest the Senate elections may be…

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State Elections Labor Candidate for N. Sydney

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 12

Mr. B. R. Childs, secretary of the Mosman Labor League, has been recommended to the State Labor executive as the candidate to replace Mr. L…

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