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Politics & elections, 1929

2,723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 137

Is It Persecution ? Chief Magistrate Instructs Police Not to Harass Dr. Henry George Questions for Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1929 · page 3

Representations are to be made to the Policy Department in relation to the common practice of putting persons to the expense and humiliation of a trial or charge when there is no evidence to commit them. Must recent case is that at Henry…

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Deluge Gives Sydney Punters Another Free Day Tatt.'s Club Elections Ballot Closes To-morrow

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1929 · page 7

Tatterall's Club is now the, centre of activity over the election of office-bearers. Following on the resignation of Mr. James Barnes from the chair, Messrs. R. Walder and A. C. Ingham…

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A.j.c Hurdle Candidates Few of Last Year's Runners Engaged

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1929 · page 7

Les Paddington is the only horse to win two A.J.C. £2000 hurdle races. Anorient is the only candidate engaged in this year's big hurdle race who will endeavor to emulate the deeds of…

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Saskatchewan Elections

The Sun · Sunday 12 May 1929 · page 1

Regina, Saturday.--The Premier of Saskatchewan (Mr. Gardiner) has announced that the provincial elections will be held on June 6. The standing…

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Election Oddities. Unorthodox Candidates. Women at the Polls. London, May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 11

The lists of election candidates give evidence of the revolution in politics even within the last decade, and women provide the most surprises. Miss Jessie Stephen, a…

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Parliament. Dissolved by King. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 11

The dissolution of Parliament to-day took place at Bognor. The King met members of the Privy Council on the lawn at Craigwell House. His Majesty, who looked particularly…

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Foreign Editor's Diary Amanullah Outed Election Programs

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 1

WHEN Mr. Snowden bitterly criticised the American war debt settlement and the Balfour note, as I remarkable at the time. he started something…

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Queensland Elections Labor Rout Debacle Goes on Govts Resignation

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 9

COUNTING is going on to-day in several of the Queensland electorates, but there is no chance of Labor making up any of the lost…

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Three Inquiries in One Day—p'matta; Cbury; Alleged Bribe Lang and the Rolls Election Aftermath Allegations of Irregularities

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 9

THREE inquiries at one time constituted something of a record for Sydney to-day. In two of them, the name of the late Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, figured prominently…

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21 Seats? Nationalist Majority Queensland Elections Brisbane

The Sun · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 11

The Minister for Works (Mr. Kirwin), in Brisbane, and the Home Secretary (Mr. Stopford), in Mount Morgan, who…

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Britain's Business Election Influence Queensland's Loan London, May 11

The Sun · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 6

Although trading is still at its quietest, the present period is one of the most interesting in Stock Exchange history. It is full, apparently, of…

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Nationalists Rout Queensland Labor Party at Elections Minority of 14 Turned Into Majority of 16 Three Ministers and Speaker Were Hopelessly Beaten Bulimba Elects First Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.--With 15 seats already lost, and more threatened, the Labor Party's overwhelming defeat at the general election, after 14 years, is one of the most remarkable political debacles in the history of Australia…

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Personalities in Queensland's Election Struggle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 8

MRS. H. A. LONGMAN (Nat.) Bulimba, has chances of being first woman member. MR. R. HILL (Nat.) may…

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Labour Debacle. Queensland Elections. Overwhelming Victory for Country-nationalists. State-wide Swing Against the Government

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 11

The Labour Government of Queensland, which controlled the State continuously for 14 years, was on Saturday swept away by a tidalwave of public opinion. Latest returns indicate that the Labour party lost 15 seats, and that…

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Stop Press. Queensland Elections. Labour Loses Another Seat. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 10

Late returns show that the CountryNational party has gained another seat. As Alderman Dunlop, who has been returned as an independent for…

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Parliament Should Be Convened

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5

IN view of the latest and most significant information conveyed by Mr. Davies, Parliament should be convened immediately…

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Foreign Editor's Diary British Election Three Party System

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5

FOR the next two weeks, barring sensations, the bulk of the cable news will be about the general election in Britain…

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Election Probe P'matta Sitting to Assist Witnesses

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 9

JUDGE COYLE, who was appointed to sit as a Royal Commission to inquire into the allegations of irregularities made in Parliament by Mr…

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Nats. Gaining Q'land Election Many Seats in Doubt Brisbane

Evening News · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 9

THE progress count of votes cast in the general election on Saturday has strenghtened the portion of the Nationalists…

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British Election. Political Currents. How the Parties May Fare. (I.) From Our Special Correspondent.) London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 10

The general election which will be held it Great Britain on May 30 promises to be one of the most interesting and complex for many years. What the fate of the various parties…

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