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Politics & elections, 1926

1,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 95

Treating Parliament with Contempt

The Land · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 12

THERE are precedents for the attitude assumed by Mr. Lang toward Mr. Bavin s notice of censure motion. On a number of previous occasions Governments, secure with a solid majority, have treated notices of censure as essentially obstructionist tactics, and declined to go out of their way…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. Kerbstone Politics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 10

The Legislative Assembly was its old self yesterday. It spent part of the afternoon in quite a frensled, noisy, uproarious brawl. It was in a violent rampage…

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"Abolish Parliament" Futile, Thinks Bruntnell Wages and Hours

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 11

Parliament, as a deliberating chamber, said Mr. Bruntnell, M.L.A., last night, had lost its character. It was now…

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Parliament To-day. Subversive of Democracy Mr. Bruntnell's Speech

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 12

Mr. Bruntnell, M.L.A., in replying to the toast of "Parliament" at a dinner of furnlture manufacturers last night, said that as a deliberative assembly Parliament had lost its…

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Gone by the Board Kerbstone Ways Lang on Ethics in Parliament

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

"Kerbstone methods of dealing with Parliament have gone by the board," declared the Premier, warmly, in the House of…

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Federal Parliament Wont Stand for Interference Mr. Bruce Emphatic Opposition Charge Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 14

"WE WILL not allow the Fascisti, or the Communists, or anyone else, to interfere with the constitutional government of this…

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Bairn Selected for the Oakleigh Linacre Mare Doing Well in Melbourne : Latest Form of the Candidates : Newmarket and Cup Notes

Arrow · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

SYDNEY'S interest in the Autumn meetings in Melbourne is never as been as that of the Spring carnivals, our representation is seldom as…

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Eden-monaro Vacancy. Only Tiro Candidates

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

The nomination of candidates in the Eden-Monaro electorate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir. Austin Chapman closed at noon on…

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Heavy Penalties. Failing to Vote-commonwealth Elections

The St George Call · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

The first cases of the kind in the Commonwealth, were heard at the Central Court, Sydney, Tuexlay last, when number of Electors who had failed…

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Fast Gallops for Rosehill Acceptances Windbag As Brilliant As Ever Kept Back to Jack Point in Fast Half Mile Smart Gallops by Rosehill Candidates

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

JACK POINT, WHO IS AN ACCEPTOR for the Nursery Handicap at Rosehill to-morrow, again showed great pace on the track at Randwick yesterday morning. BET HE WAS OF NO USE to his stable companion Windbag, who had…

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Queried Election (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 10

Sir,--At the lust meeting of the Ryde Electorate Labor Council a motion was passed that delegates to the A.L.P. Conference be elected on the…

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Excellent Trials Registered By Oakleigh Plate Candidates Oakleigh Trials Waranton's Form Bairn Does Well Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 8

A feature of the training in Melbourne this morning was the excellent trial registered by the…

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Aeroplane Crash. Questions in Parliament Was Machine Obsolete? Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 15

In the House of Representatives this afternoon Mr. Makin (S.A.) directed attention to, the aeroplane crash at Ainslie near Canberra, on Thursday, in which the pilot was…

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Extraordinary Election MR R. E. Morphett Wins Easily Ratepayers Vote in Favour of the Three Loans

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

Both the Progressive and Reform parties held a meeting conjointly on Friday night of last week, the eve of the Penrith municipal election…

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New Cabinet Ministers and By-elections Bill in Commons London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

THE Re-Election of Ministers Bill, which is of interest to all the Dominion Parliament, was moved in the House of Commons by Mr…

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Ministers' Seats Avoiding By-elections Bill in Commons London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

The Re-election of Ministers Bill, which is of interest to all the Dominion Parliaments, was moved in the House of Commons to-day by Mr…

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St. George Hospital Election of Committee

The Sun · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

At the adjourned annual meeting of the St. George District Hospital, the result of the poll for the election of the board was announced as follows:--…

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Wa Labor Chosen Candidates lady is opposed PERTH

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 5

The South West District Council of the A.L.P. recently caled for nominations from persons eligible to contest the selection ballot for Labor…

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Why No C.P. Candidate? Eden--monaro Cowra Wants to Know Cowra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

Members of the Cowra Branch of the Farmers and Cettlers' Association think that a Country Party candidate should have been selected to contest…

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British Parliament Hastens Slowly. Favours Abolition of Re-election of Cabinet Ministers London

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1926 · page 2

The House of Commons carried the second reading of the Reelection of Ministers Bill by 143 votes to 74. The Bill seeks to dispense with the necessity of newly-appointed Cabinet Ministers seeking re-election…

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