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Politics & elections, 1925

3,661 stories in Sydney's papers · page 74 of 184

Prospect of 48 Labor Seats in New Parliament Rush to Wagga Front Lang Goes to Take Charge Fight for the Postponed Ballots general outlook in favor of labor Labor Was Jubilant Yesterday at Saturday's success'

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 1

EVERYWHERE -- in the union,, among the Parliamentarian, and at the luncheon hour among the workers-- talk was confined to the wonderful recovery as well as final bankruptcy of Fulerism…

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Cootamundra, Too Polling in 8 Booths Postponed

The Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 9

A telegram was received by the Secretary of the Progressive Party (Mr. Price) to-day to the effect that owing to the floods polling was…

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Labor Progress in the West Bathurst Polling Farmers Disappoint ' Nationalists Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 5

Labor supporters throughout the Bathurst electorate are delighted with the greatly increased vote recorded for the Labor candidates…

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Tasmanian Elections 74 Candidates; 30 Seats Anti-labor Divided Hobart

The Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 15

Polling is in progress to-day throughout the State in the general election for the House of Assembly, but there is no excitement, and little…

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Wider Powers Sought The City Council an Early Appeal to Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 9

A definite move is to be made by the City Council to secure the passage of legislation by the new Parliament for still wider powers…

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Ayr By-election London. Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

The nominations for the Ayr Burghs by-election, owing to the sitting member. Sir John Lawrence Baird being appointed Governor-General of…

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Stormy Jugo-slavian Election. Fascist Victory Costs Many Lives

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 20

According to reliable information from Yugo-Slavia about 70 persons belonging to the Opposition Parties were killed during the electoral campaign which made…

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The. N.S.W. Elections

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 4

At the time of writing the N. S. Wales General Election looks like ending in a drawn battle, with the winner numeric…

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Alleged Forgeries. Election Pamphlets. Police Investigation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 13

According to official announcements made yesterday, renewed efforts are to be made to locate those responsible for the [?] of a certain scurrilous circular and [?] an…

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Election Results. to This Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 14

Sir,—Anyone reading the news and expressions of opinion in your columns about the results of the election would naturally feel somewhat confused. on the one hand, you…

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The Nationalist Candidates to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 13

Sir,—If the Nationalist party desiros to win seats they must put forward candidates who are well known in public life, not men whom the elector has never heard of until he goes…

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Election Chances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 12

Uncertainty is being slowly dissipated as the election results unfold, and in certain constituencies will probably survive to the end of a close finish between rival…

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Another Win? Labor Support in Victoria Council Elections Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 1

Though at the last Legislative Council elections votes polled were less than 40 per cent, of the number on the roil, the presence…

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Election Results

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 8

Sir,--I would like an opportunity to make some comment on two letters in your columns to -day. Abuse and misrepresentation of the present…

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Summoning Parliament Will There Be Delay?

The Sun · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 11

If the numerical strength of the parties is so even that polling in the Murray and Goulburn electorates will decide which…

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Tasmania. General Election. a Close Contest. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 9

The general elections were held to-day. Counting has not progressed sufficiently to give any definite idea of the result. Labour has polled heavily in all…

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Will It Be a Tie? Tasmanian Elections Figures Unchanged Hobart

The Sun · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 12

There was no material change in the election figures to-day. Indications are that Labor will win 15 seats and Anti-Labor also 15. There…

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Bitten by Dog Candidate's Misfortunes

The Sun · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 11

Mr. George Cann, whose seat in St. George is uncertain, is just now nursing a poisoned left hand, the result of dog-bite…

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A.R.U Elated Result of Election Newcastle Pleased Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 6

Mr. J.J,.Hudson,,A.R.U., organiser, returned to-day. from Sydney, where he hod been interviewing the executive with regard to the opening of an…

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One Labor Man Vic. Election Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

The Legislative Council elections will be held in 8 electorates to-morrow…

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