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Politics & elections, 1927

2,970 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 149

Dalley By-election. Mr. Theodore at Balmain

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. E. G. Theodore, the Labor candidate for the Dalley by election, opened his campaign at Balmain last Thursday night before a big gathering of electors…

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Labor Candidate for Upper Goulburn. Organiser Withers Selected

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 15

Mr. E. M. (Ted) Withers has been selected and endorsed as the Labor candidate for the Upper Goulburn seat in the forthcoming Victorian State elections. A…

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For Dalley Nationalist Candidate City Barrister

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 9

The National Party to-day selected Mr. W. S. Gee, B.A., LL.B., to contest the Dalley electorate, in which lie will be opposed by Mr. E. G. Theodore…

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Theodore's Campaign Dalley By-election Further Confidence

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

Mr. Theodore was as enthusiastically received at Leichhardt Town Hall last night as he was on the previous evening at Balmain. Mr. W. G…

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Dalley By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 9

The writ for the Dalley by-election was issued by the Commonwealth Electoral Officer at 6 p.m. yesterday. Thursday, February 17, is the date…

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In Parliament Drug Menace Girls for Canberra

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 6

Reference to the report of a woman having been seen crawling on her hands and knees in Martin Place, as a result of the influence…

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Canberra. Opening of Parliament. Prize for an Ode

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

In connection with the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament at Canberra by the Duke of York, we offer a prize of £25 for a commemorative ode. This important…

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Parliament. From the Gallery. Miss Stanley at Bay

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

Callously deprived on Tuesday of the opportunity to unburden herself of a speech prepared over the week-end, Miss Stanley faced the House yesterday like a woman…

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Water Board. Candidates for Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 13

For the coming election of eight members of the Water Board nominations were closed yesterday. Alderman Green, for the City Council, was…

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Points in Parliament Nine O'clock Permits Wine Bars Excluded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

The most interesting "turn" in the Assembly yesterday was that of Mr. Arkins, That, at least, was how it appeared to the fascinated eyes of a lady in the gallery…

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Minister Mistakes Parliament for Stadium "A Foul Fellow" Gladstone on Wright Famous Names Recalled Statesman's Charity to Women Irish Leader and Mrs. O'shea London

Evening News · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 1

WHEN his counsel, Mr. Birkett, K.C., called Lord Gladstone into the witness-box to-day, the cause celebre of the day—Captain Wright's libel action against Lord Gladstone—entered on its sensational…

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The Catholic Club. Election of Officers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 19

The chief items of interest for the week were the closing of nominations for office-bearers for the year and the final of the billiard tournament. The retiring president…

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Water Board Labor Candidate

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

At Monday night's meeting of the Paddington Council nominations were called for Labor candidates to contest the seal on the Water Board…

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Civic Election Forces Mustering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

Signs and portents are at hand of a bitter election fight for city municipal control this year. The annual meeting of the Civic…

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National Candidate for Dalley

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

The executive of the National Association yesterday endorsed the candidature of Mr. W. S. Gee as the official National representative in the…

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Gratifying Poll. in Telaviv Council Elections

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 13

More than 7000 persons in Tel-Aviv went to the polls on Monday, December 6th, to vote for members of the township council. This…

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DALLEY. Nationalist Candidate. MR. W. S. GEE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 12

The executive of the National Association, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, endorsed the candidature of Mr. Walter Samuel Gee. B.A., LL.B., as the official National…

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Meeting of Parliament

The Land · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

Arrangements are now being made for the programme to be dealt with by Parliament during the last session at Melbourne which will be commenced,…

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Doings in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 12

To produce the best in the British Parliamentary system something vastly different from that now being given in Macquarie-street is needed. Good faith is…

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Hungarian Farce Parliament in Mourning Voters Bribed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

An amazing story concerning the selection and opening of the new Hungarian Parliament is told by the Budapest correspondent of the…

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