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Politics & elections, 1926

1,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 95

Vic. Parliament Hurdle Race Will Govt. Survive? Many Obstacles Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 10

THE STATE Parliamentory Ground National Hardie race will commence this afternoon, when the starter, the nero Governor, Lord…

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Epsom and Metropolitan Weights Comments on Horses Likely to Be Backed Windbag and Heroic Rated Equal: Imported Candidates Numerous

Referee · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 1

The Epsom and Metropolitan weights will furnish puzzles for backers for the next three months. The list of entrants for each race is formidable; but that will not deter some punters from making investments during…

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Joulni Beats National Candidates Deacon and Reparation Score Mr. E. H. Clyde Wins Double: Racing in Wet at Williamstown

Referee · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 5

Mr. A. Crozier'a gelding Joulni scored an attractive win in the Port Phillip Hurdle at Williamstown, and decisively defeated several leading National candidates. The meeting was held in showery weather. Several…

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Into the Saddle Meighen Takes Over in Canada Early Election Conservatives' Good Prospects

The Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 1

Canada has a new government, the Liberal Prime Minister having resigned after Parliament had thrice expressed its dissatisfaction with the Customs scandals. There is protest is some quarters that the Governor- General…

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Randwick Trials Rosehill Candidates Attractive Greenhorn's Fast Seven

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 June 1926 · page 6

None of the horses who did fast work at Randwick yesterday morning, moved more pleasingly than Greenhorn and Military Lady,…

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Victorian Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 6

The Governor of Victoria, Lord Somers, who reached Melbourne on Monday, to-day opened the session of the State Parliament, which has been in recess since shortly before…

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Victorian Parliament MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 5

The last session of the present State Parliament was opened today by the new Governor (Lord Somers). The Governor's speech contained, no…

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In Its Last Lap Vic. Parliament Government Shaky Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 5

The final session of the Victorian Parliament was opened by the new Governor Lord Somers, to-day, after a recess of over six months…

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Election Echo M.l.a. in Court Canvassing Charge Unique Prosecution

Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 12

A CASE of great public interest, for which the presentation stated there was no precedent to guide the Court in the Ending, was…

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Election Straws Check to Nationalists CAPETOWN, June 80

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 1

Some significance is attached to the fact that the school board elections in Western Transvaal, which are run on party political lines, resulted in…

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PARLIAMENT. Coal Industry. Eight-hour Bill. Opposition Fails. LONDON, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 13

The House of Commons, in committee, to-day further considered the Eight Hours Bill, permitting fen eight-hour day in the coal industry…

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Candidate for Important Spring Races

Arrow · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 1

Mr. T. A. Stirton's imported b h LARKSPUR (Spearmint—Laragh). Trained at Randwick by J. A. Scully…

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Grand National Hurdle To-morrow Pildin Selected to Win Again : : Latest Form of the Candidates : : Backers' Troubles Begin with Declaration of Big Spring Handicaps

Arrow · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 1

CAN Pildin win the Grand National Hurdle Race for the second year in succession? That question will be answered to-morrow, when the V.R.C…

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The Senate. Trouble over Presidency. Candidate's Outburst. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 14

The new Senators took their places in the Senate this afternoon. There were only three of them, Senator Massy Greene, Senator William Carroll, and Senator John Hedley…

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Liquor Trades Elections Confidence in Officers

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 6

The affairs of the New South Wales branch of the Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Employees' Union of Australia have not been travelling on those harmonious…

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MURILLO (Imp.) Candidate for Spring Handicaps Promising English Form

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

Among the candidates for the big Spring handicaps are a number of horses whoso form is unknown to the majority of racegoers, and many of these "mystery" horses are recent arrivals…

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To Open Parliament One of the Princes? Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 1

Mr. Bow[?] (Net., N.S.W.) asked Mr. Bruce to day if any definite reply had been received from overseas relative to the Commonwealth invitation…

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Air Tragedy. Condition of Machine. Questions in Parliament. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 15

Further questions regarding the aeroplane fatality at Point Cooko on Thursday were asked in the House of Representatives to-day…

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Mosman By-election

The Sun · Saturday 3 July 1926 · page 7

Keen interest is being displayed in the Mosman Municipal Council by- election, which is taking place to-day, for the seat recently resigned by Ald…

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Dissolved Canadian Parliament "Never Had the Right to Exist" Ottawa

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 July 1926 · page 2

Mr. Mackenzie King, in a statement on Friday, reviewing the developments of the week, says: "This morning a dissolution was obtained by the defeated…

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