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Politics & elections, 1927

2,970 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 149

The Dalley By-election. Theodore Wins by Big Majority

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 6

The by-election for the Federal electorate of Dalley, caused through the resignation of Mr. W. G. Mahony, took place last Saturday, and resulted in the…

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W.A. ELECTIONS. Labor Campaign Opened

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 4

At Boulder City (W.A.) last week the Labor Premier of Western Australia (Mr. P. Collier) outlined his policy speech for the forthcoming State elections. He said…

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The Dalley Election

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 11

THE result of the Dalley by-election will be received with satisfaction by Laborites throughout Australia. Rarely indeed is the same interest taken in a…

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Irrigation Area Election. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 16

Polling for the election of the irrigation Area Local Government Board closed on Saturday night, and resulted in the return of J. H. Kelly, E. J. Hudson, R. J. Thomson, W…

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Dalley Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 18

Sir,—I do not object to criticism, but in order that the facts may be stated. I wish to mention with respect to a statement appealing in your lending article on the Dalley…

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Mr. Quirk's Speech. Election Literature. Nationalists' Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 15

At the declaration of the poll for the Dalley by-election, Mr. Quirk, M.L.A., assertea that he "had never seen such scurrlious and dirty literature issued in an election."…

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Adult Franchise Municipal Elections Opposition in Parlt

The Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 11

The Legislative Assembly was occupied after the luncheon adjournment to-day with the second reading of the Local Government Bill…

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S. Aust. Elections Premier Unopposed Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 5

The State election nominations today did not reveal any surprises except that in Port Adelaide an ex-president of the Waterside Workers' Union, Mr…

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The Federal Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 10

The session of the Federal Parliament which opened in Melbourne yesterday is bound to be one of more than usual importance. Many factors will combine to…

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Jews in Hungarian Parliament

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 7

Six Jews, among whom is Rabbi Koppel Reich, of the Budapest Orthodox Community, have been elected to the Hungarian Upper…

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PARLIAMENT Honesty in Politics Speedway Safety

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Bavin ashed the Premier if his attention had been drawn to the further statement by…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. Rumour and Mystery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 10

Parilament yesterday had the air of a popular meledrama in its overpoweringly mysterious third act. Rumours were muttered round corners and discussed and magnified…

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Points in Parliament Mid-day Sensation Government and Council

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 4

The State political campaign, as waged in the Assembly, has become a war of attrition, with the Opposition strength on the wane. Prior to the December adjournment it could…

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Two by Two Splitting Up the Desks Kicks and Pricks Canberra Parliament Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 12

At Canberra members of the Federal Parliament will sit by twos and threes at separate desks instead of in long rows. Will the…

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From Page 1. "Election Vow" Why Lang Acted Governor Said "No"

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 10

PRESSED in the Legislative Assembly to-day for the reasons why he had asked the Governor for extra appointments to the Upper…

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Dental Board. Election Trouble. Mr. Cleary Resigns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 11

The resignation from the Dental Board of Mr. A. W. Cleary has led to a controversy between him and Mr. W. L. Patterson, president of the body…

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No Election How Lang Crashed Inside Story

The Sun · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 13

It is an open secret now that Mr. Lane yesterday tried to stampede the Governor into making additional appointments to the Legislative Council…

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Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Bavin) asked Whether the Premier had asked the Governor to make additional appointments…

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PARLIAMENT Marketing Bill Rush Legislation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Stuart-Robertson asked the Minister for Labor whether he had seen a newspaper…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. How an Argument Fares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 10

If an earnestly thoughtful person, who believed in progress and definitely definable right and wrong, and the hundred and one abstract nouns that are a fillip to existence…

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