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Politics & elections, 1927

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Red Rules. Adopted by Labour Conference. Election of Premier. Power May Be Taken From Caucus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 9

Amidst tremendous enthusiasm the Labour conference yesterday adopted the Red rules by an overwhelming majority. The new rules have been described as Red because, virtually, they place the political Labour party under the domination of the unions,…

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Warringah By-election Polling Day, May 21 MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 11

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sir Littleton Groom) announced to-day the following arrangements for the Warringah by-elections:…

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Warringah By-election. Candidates Selected

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 6

At a meeting of the New South Wales Labor Executive held last Thursday night the nomination of Captain T. P. Conway as the Labor candidate to contest the…

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Australia and the Olympic Games Will There Be Twenty Qualified Candidates? Women Will Qualify in Swimming : What of the Chaperone? : Matters Worth Considering

Referee · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 18

When the Olympic Conference met in Melbourne recently, it was decided to send a team of 25 to the Games. It is doubtful if there will be anything like 20 thoroughly qualified for the honor of representing Australia with reasonable prospects of winning. The women…

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Victorian State Elections Labor Back to Old Strength

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

The final result of the Victorian State elections, held on April 9, places Labor in exactly the same position as it was prior to the appeal to the electors. The most that…

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Victorian Notes and News a Weekly Letter. Election Aftermath

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

EVER since the surprises of the general election of April 9 the air has been full of forecasts and figures, the last named in the intriguing endeavor to…

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Victoria. Election Figures. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 14

Final figures from Walhalla show that Mr. Moncur (Country party) obtained a majority of 458 over Mr. Bermingham (Labour). This was the last seat in doubt, and the state of…

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Yugo=slav Crisis May Be Election

The Sun · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 14

The Belgrade correspondent of "The Times" telegraphs that the Skupshtina, which was prorogued on April 1, reassembled to-day, but immediately…

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" For Queen Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 10

To further the candidature of Sister Conway, who is to represent the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in the Fire Brigade Queen Competition, a dance…

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WARRINGAH. Polling Day May 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 11

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sir Littleton Groom) has announced the following dates for the purposes of the by-election in the division of Warringah, to…

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Reaches Parliament Loco. Enginemen's Secretary

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 3

Mr. A. S. Brakeford, who secured the Essendon seat for Labor at the recent Victorian elections, is general secretary of the Australian Federated…

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South Australian Parliament. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 10

The Government has called a special session of Parliament, owing to the opinion of the Attorney-General (Mr. Homberg) taht the proper authority had not been given for…

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The Apostolic Delegate at Canberra. Opening of Federal Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 23

The opening of the Federal Parliament House at Canberra on May 9th will have a peculiar interest for the Catholics of the Commonwealth. His…

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CANBERRA. Visit of Apostolic Delegate Opening of Federal Parliament. for Catholic Canberra

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 23

The opening of the Federal Parliament House at Canberra 011 May 9 will have a peculiar interest for the Catholics of the Commonwealth. His Excellency Most Rev…

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The Victorian Elections. Labour's Strong Position

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 24

"There must be more than the luck of politics in the recent Nationalist reverse, in Victoria. Such things do not happen by accident." We have to thank our revered…

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Victoria. Election Results. Ministry's Position Undecided. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 12

State Ministers to-day discussed for more than three hours the result of the poll at the Legislative Assembly general election on April 9 last, but according to a statement…

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Latter Day Saints Election of Ministers

The Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 3

The annual Southern New South Wales conference of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints was held in the Saint's Church,…

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The Cup Brighter Outlook Now Important Changes in Betting Brushing Up the Candidates

The Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 15

Cup Day will, in all probability, be run in fine weather on a firm track. This materially alters the outlook for everybody, as trainers have been able to give their Cup horses a gallop…

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Adopts Group System Cabinet Battle of Tactics Premier Sees No "Red" Rules Nobody Wants Election

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 1

CABINET Ministers and members of Caucus were in a feverish state yesterday, and the gulf between the factions remained unbridged. Opponents in Caucus of the sitting Conference laid great stress on the fact that the Goodin-Gillies-Caucus pact had been made after due…

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Warringah By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 7

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sir Littleton Groom) has announced the following dates for the by-election in the division of…

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