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Politics & elections, 1927

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Violent Election. Scenes at Chicago. New York, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 9

The election of mayoraity candidates at Chicago is being held amid violent rioting. Seven men have been seriously injured, and three election officials kidnapped…

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Dalley By-election

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 15

Polling for the Dalley by election will take place on Saturday next between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. There will be no polling booth outside the electorate…

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Municipal Candidates Labor Gets in Early

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

Ald Frank Green, deputy-Lord Mayor, has been endorsed as the unopposed Labor candidate at the municipal election for Flinders Ward…

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Dalley By-election. Their Barren Record Bruce-page Ail Talk--no Work Charlton at Balmain

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 6

THE Federal Labor Leader, Mr. Charlton, made a vigorous speech at Balmain last night, in support of Mr. Theodore…

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Election Riots Officials Kidnapped Several Shot Chicago

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 1

The elections for Mayoralty candidates were held amid unprecedented rioting. Seven men were seriously injured,…

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Parliament and Cricket

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

Sir,--In your Parliamentary column you refer to my indifference during the later stages of the Child Endowment Bill. Will you allow me to say…

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Federal Parliament House. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

All work at Federal Parliament House [?] being pushed ahead. Large consignments of books for the Parliamentary library are arriving, and the library staff is busily en[?]…

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PARLIAMENT Case of Mrs. Mort Endowment and Unemployment

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

The removal of Mrs. Mort from Long Bay penitentiary to the Coast Hospital for an operation came under notice in the Legislative…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. Some Masters of Abuse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

Mr. Lysaght, with a ponderously dignified speech upon the Workers' Compensation (Amendment) Bill yesterday afternoon, reminded one that he is the Assembly's master…

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Mr. Willis. "Not a Communist." Statement in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 11

Mr. Willis, in a personal explanation in the Legislative Council yesterday, referred to a manifesto issued by the A.L.P. executive in which an accusation was made that he was…

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Points in Parliament Another Compensation Bill Mr. Lysaght's Fireworks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

Among the undesirable persons that the Executioner, in "The Mikado," has on his list are "apologetic statesmen of a compromising kind." If Mr. Baddeley knows the song, as…

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AFTER 43 YEARS Clerk of Parliament Retires Farewell Lunch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

A farewell luncheon was tendered yesterday at Parliament House to Mr. W. S. Mowle, C.M.G., honorary secretary of the Empire Parliamentary…

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Federal Session. Parliament on Wednesday. Per Capita Payments Question

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

Federal Nationalist and Country Party meetings, are to be held on Tuesday preparatory to the re-opening of Parliament on Wednesday…

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Tick Board Election

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 20

The appointment of the present Tick Board will terminate on April 23 next, and the Minister of Agriculture is accordingly making arrangements,…

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Election Pact in S.A.

The Land · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

In the South Australian election campaign the Country Party has an understanding with the Liberal Party to avoid three-cornered contests…

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A Queen Candidate

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 14

Miss Sadie Glineberg, of Dulwick Hill, who is a candidate in the Eastern Garden Fate Queen Competition.— Monte Lake…

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South Australia. Election Campaign. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Hill), who delivered his policy speech in the Port Pirie Town Hall to-night, was given an ovation. He said that, under Labour's regime, instead of depression…

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Dalley By-election

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 8

Electors eligible to vote at the Dalley by-election to-morrow total 40,729. This number is a slight decrease as compared with the enrolment for the…

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Dalley Seat To-morrow's Election Gee v. THEODORE

The Sun · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 9

The by-election for the Federal division of Dalley, rendered necessary by the resignation of Mr. W. G. Mahony, will be held to-morrow…

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Water Board Election

The St George Call · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

All the retiring members of the W. and S. Board, were re-elected yesterday. Mr. R. E. Reid, for this division, was re-elected on the fifth count,…

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