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Politics & elections, 1929

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Kogarah Municipal Election. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Stephen). Ex paste Matthews, re Harslett and others

The St George Call · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

An application was made by Mr. Rundell Miles (instructed by Mr. J. K. Cowie), on behalf of William Henry Matthews, formerly an alderman of the…

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Rugby Union Football. St. George Club. Election of Officers

The Propeller · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 9

Twenty-two new playing members were received into the ranks of the St. George District Rugby Union Football Club at the 11th annual meeting of the club, held in the…

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"Mint Sauce" Endowments Tribute to Queen Candidate

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

"MINT SAUCE," a bright little publication, is the Family Endowment's organ of "boost" for Miss Enid O'Brien. the department's candidate…

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Labor May Win Women's Vote in British Elections London

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

ACCORDING to the London Stock Exchange estimate. Labor will win anything from 259 to 293 scats, and the Conservatives either 270…

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British Election Forecasts Conservative Losses are Anticipated LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

Although the date of the general elections has not been fixed, interest in them is very keen, and speculation has begun on the…

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Rosehill Candidates in Convincing Trials at Randwick Limerick Repeats His Fine Gallop of Tuesday Crowdel and Kaoota's Dashing Half-mile

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 29

Because Limerick was beaten at his last two starts in the spring and again at his only outing this year, the fear that racing had at last begun to lessen his amazing vitality became fairly general…

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Angry Scenes. in Parliament. Labour Member Ejected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 17

References to the timber workers' strike caused angry scopes in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr. P. Connolly, Labour member for…

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Religious Troubles in French Parliament London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 4

A debate in the Chamber of Deputies on Budget provisions, granting facilities to Catholic missionary organisations, developed into an…

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State Parliament. Another Angry Scene. One Member Ejected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 16

Angry scenes seem to have become a weekly occurrence in the Legislative Assembly. Following upon the storm on Friday week another outburst occurred yesterday…

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Near Million Fire Queen's Votes Heavy Polling One million voles--will they be recorded to-morrow?

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Busy workers on behalf of the candidates in the metropolitan Fire Queen competition are confident that this big figure will be reached when the next list is published. Heavy voting has brought the total to 891,421…

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Won't Attend Parliament Too Many Labor Men Executive Concerned

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 1

Last night's meeting of the A.L.P. Executive was mainly devoted to a consideration of attendance to their Parliamentary duties by members of…

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Unhappy Ireland. Crime in Free State. Issue at By-election. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 17

In view of Mr. Cosgrave's slender majority in the Hall and the important issues at stake, the fate of the Free State Government is believed to depend on the result of the North…

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First Election Kuring-gai Municipality

The Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Kuring-gai to-day had its first municipal election. During the past week, meetings have been held by each of the candidates,…

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American Tea to Assist Queen Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 24

THE Catholic women's Association wants to see its candidate, Miss Netta Mullarkey in the United Charities' Queen Competition, well…

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Larrkinism in Parliament Opposition Flouts the Speaker's Rule

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1929 · page 12

WHAT the highbrows call "mob psychology," has invaded the sacred precincts of the deliberative Chamber of Parliament in New South Wales…

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British Elections

Truth · Sunday 17 March 1929 · page 12

AT this distance from the arena selected for the coming general elections in Great Britain, and the handicap of not knowing the date fixed for the polling, it is interesting to speculate on the probable result…

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Doncaster Candidates in Action at Rosehill

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1929 · page 7

Cleave, a filly who does not figure in the Doncaster Handicap, relegated Sion and Habashon, who hold engagements at Randwick in the big mile race on the opening day of the Autumn Meeting, into the minor situations in…

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Mayor Beaten Kuring-gai Election Result of Poll

The Sun · Sunday 17 March 1929 · page 5

There was great excitement at the Town Hall, Gordon, last night when the count in the [?] election held in Kuring-gai since it became a…

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PROSECUTIONS ? Position of Coal-owners Questions in Parliament Canberra

The Sun · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 9

Several questions relating to the trouble on the coalfields, were asked in the House of Representatives this afternoon…

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All Mad, My Masters Maddest of All the Parliament Men

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 6

My life is spent in the professional practice of psycho-analysis and in the restoration of the temporarily insane to the ranks of the sane…

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