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Politics & elections, 1926

1,889 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 95

Single Seats For Next Elections the Proclamation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 1

A proclamation bringing into operation the new electoral boundaries defined by the Redistribution of Seats Commission, under…

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Shall Parliament Control Parliament?

Evening News · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

"Yes," says Mr. Laughlin (right), and by in[?] he [?] Mr. Long [?] of being merely a [?] Premier [?] where [?] by strings with the business [?] also Trades Hall. Judging by the deserved [?] of the ext[?] of Parliament House, [?] by this photograph, [?] while Mr. Laughlin was [?] an explanation of his resignation from the Ministry…

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Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 11

Several questions were asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday reminding the reported intention of the Railway Commissinners to adjust freights…

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PARLIAMENT Single Seats Operate at Once

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 3

When the Legislative Assembly resumed yesterday. Mr. Bennett (Nationalist) asked the Premier whether the Government had…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. a Minor Sensation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 10

Was it the levity of desperation which made the House so delightfully amusing yesterday? There is a sense of humour which sends Neros to their fiddies in the extreme hour and…

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Points in Parliament Day of Suspense Exciting Adjournment Scene

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 6

Yesterday was a remarkable day--remarkable not so ranch for what was seen and beard in Parliament as for what was muttered and murmured in its precincts. To begin with, there…

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The Constitution. Question in Parliament. Position of the Governor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Reed asked the Premier whether it was the intention of the Government to request the recall of the Governor, and, it the…

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"Parliament--free" Piddington on Federal Arbitration Court "State Powers Overridden"

The Sun · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 11

Strong criticism of the Federal Arbitration Court was expressed to-day by the Industrial Commissioner (Mr. Piddington). He declared that the tribunal was "Parliament-free"--that its decisions could not be challenged by any Parliament in Australia;…

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Mr. Loughlin Resigns Government's Fate in Doubt Test in Parliament To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 1

The expected political crisis developed yesterday when the Deputy Premier and Minister for Lands and Forests (Mr. Loughlin) resigned from the State Ministry. Rumors of other defections from the ranks of the Labor…

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Lively Scenes Calcutta Elections Calcutta

The Sun · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 3

Polling scenes in North and South Calcutta were marked by much animation. At one point there was a free fight between rival agents…

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Preparing for the Fray New Election Fund

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 3

The Guards section of the A.R.U. has launched a project to establish a Political Fighting Fund, money received to be handed ever to the…

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Most Popular Girl New Candidate From Randwick District

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1926 · page 7

A new candidate was announced yesterday in connection with the Most Popular Girl competition, in aid of the Cancer Stamp…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. Mr. Loughlin Dictates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 16

Caution and compromise saved the Government yesterday, and robbed many hundred spectators of a momorable sensation. Again, it seems, the largest and most influential…

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License "Bookies" Tasmanian Move Bill in Parliament Hobart

Evening News · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 6

THE BOOKMAKERS Licensing Bill a non-party measure was introduced into the House of Assembly late yesterday by Mr. H…

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Mr. Loughlin and the Reds The Scene in Parliament Cunning Versus Weakness

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 6

In the expectation of dramatic developments, all the galleries of the Assembly were crowded yesterday. Ten minutes before the time fixed for meeting--10.30 a.m.--members…

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Prays for Help Zaghlul on Intrigue Egyptian Parliament Opens London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 2

King Fuad opened the Egyptian Parliament, says the Cairo correspondent of "The Times," and in an able speech, he emphasised, amid…

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How Many Local Candidates?

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 1

CRYPTIC utterances here and there lead one to ask will there be more than one local candidate for the National selection for the Nepean electorate…

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Heard by the Way Horsewhipped the Candidate— Deniel and the Lions A Queer Ceremony—Speedway's Bill—Faithful Bees, etc. Too Tired to Play

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 1

THE attempt to resuscitate cricket at Milton has not been successful. The local paper says that there are plenty of cricketers there, but they are…

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Horsewhipped the Candidate

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 1

THEY werre disenssing a possible early electon, and talk drified to the political fights of many years ago—in the "good old days," We say…

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A Local Candidate For Nepean Electorate Big Meeting in Penrith Mayor Price Asked to Stand for Anti-Labor Selection

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 3

At a well-attended meeting in the Foresters' Hall, Penrith, on Tuesday evening, it was resolved to ask the Mayor of Penrith (Ald. J. J. Price) to stand for selection as the Nationalist candidate—or whatever other designation the National and Country parties in…

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