The Government was again defeated in the Legislative Council last evening. The adverse division occurred during the discussion in committee of clause 6 of the Workers' ...
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Article : 99 wordsOn February 11 the Oxford Union Society carried by 215 votes to 92 a motion, moved by the president of the University Labour Club, protesting against the authorities ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 17 Feb 1926, Page 15
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