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Politics & elections, 1927

2,970 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 149

First Cabinet Lang's New Team to Meet Speeding Elections McKELL Will Not Join Ministry

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1927 · page 2

Mr. Lang's new Cabinet will meet for the first time to-morrow, One of the matters for consideration is whether the electoral commission shall continue its work of rearranging the new single seat electorates so as to give the country three more seats…

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Labor Party Breach Widens Premier Lang has 21 Supporters and 25 Opponents Preparations for Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 29 May 1927 · page 2

The crisis in the State Labor Party reached serious dimensions yesterday. There are now 21 Labor members of Parliament ranged on the side of the Premier (Mr. Lang), while the remaining…

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Manning Election Ta[?]

Evening News · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 9

Owing to the resignation of Councilor [?] by election was held in the [?] and Newton [?] with [?] was elected to the…

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Hunter's Hill By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 13

An election to [?]l the vacancy in the Hunter's Hill Council caused by the resignation of Alderman Holgate, was held on Saturday, when Mr. C. A. Fairland was elected by a…

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Country Party Candidates Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 11

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., will be the Country party's candidate for Raleigh at the ensuing election, and Mr. A. J. Pollock, the well-known solicitor, for Grafton…

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Trepidation at Town Hall Labor Aldermen Quake at Election Prospects Civic Reform Party's Eagerness

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 3

THE prospect of a divided Labor vote for the municipal elections at the end of November has plunged Labor aldermen at Sydney Town Hall into…

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Czecho-Slovak Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 3

At the election held in Czecho-Slovakia recently. Mr. T. G. Masaryk, President of the Republic, was re-elected for the next seven years…

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New Light Thrown on Big Randwick Hurdle Jumping Candidates Tried Out Cherry Ripe's Display was Easily The Best Eight Have a Run at Canterbury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 6

Eight candidates for the A.J.C. £2000 Hurdle Race ran at Canterbury last Saturday, but none gave a better display than Cherry Ripe. A PROVED jumper, the son of…

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Date of Elections Governor Awaits Lang Executive Council Meets Speeding Up for Polling Day Appeal to Country in August?

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 9

THE DATE of the State elections is the all-absorbing question in political circles. At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day, the Premier assured the Governor that every step was being taken…

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ELECTIONS. Constitutionalists. Calling for Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 10

Speaking at the fortnightly luncheon of the Constitutional Association of New South Wales yesterday, the president (Colonel Playfair) said that at a recent meeting of the…

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Election Amenities

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 8

They are a Scrup[?] people in South Australia. The seat of the member for port Adalaide in the Assembly has just been declared vacant, because a cartoon issued on…

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Union Candidates Oppose Ex-ministers

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 9

Even though handicapped by the fact that It does not control the A.L.P. machinery, the Seals faction has begun organising for the elections…

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Yass By-election Yass

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 9

The election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in Yass Coun[?] caused by the death of Ald. E. Howard, resulted. Jcha O'Brien, 104, W. G. Hodge, 94: T…

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At Last Treble Gets £1850 a Year Job Election Plans Cabinet and Nationalists Consider

The Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 11

Following a meeting of Cabinet, which further prorogued Parliament till June 21, the Executive Council today approved the appointment of Mr. A. T. Treble, as Commissioner of Family Endowment" for seven years at a…

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Jumpers Had Busy Morning A.j.c. Candidates Tried Out Minterne's Big Leap

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 2

FIFTEEN horses engaged in the rich jumping [?] of Randwick next week were [?] at Randwick yesterday morning…

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Mr. Mutch Is Leader of Labor Party Preparing for the Election Cabinet Decides No Time is to be Lost Electoral Commission Disbanded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 3

MR. T. D. MUTCH, formerly Minister for Education, was yesterday elected leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party in succession to the Premier…

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Declared Void. South Australian Election. Objection to Cartoon. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 9

The Court of Disputed Returns t[?]day declared void the election of Mr. T. T. Thompson, Independent Labour candidate for Port Adelaide district in the House of Assembly…

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Anti-lang Labour Leader. Mr. Mutch Elected. Cabinet Preparing for Elections. Message Regarding Mr. Baddeley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 9

The first meeting of Mr. Lang's new Ministry was held yesterday, and was devoted to the consideration of holding the general elections at the earliest date possible. Although no decision was reached, it is expected that the election…

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Declared Void. South Australian Election. Objection to Cartoon. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 13

The Court of Disputed Returns t-day. declared void the election of Mr. T. T. Thompson. Independent Labour candidate for Port Adelaid[?], district in the House of Assembly…

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Council By-election. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 10

On Saturday a by-election was [?] the vacancy in A riding of the Manning S[?] Council, caused by the resignation throug[?] ill-health of Cr. Alex. Perrett. Mr. D. E. [?]…

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