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Blue Mountains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

20 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

'Heath Parliament Sits to Empty Gallery Absent Progs. and Petrols

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 8

Blackheath Council got down to good business at Tuesday night's regular meeting. The Mayor Ald. E. W. Sheppard, presided, only one…

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No Bribery! Dope for Candidates Politics Banned

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 6

A circular letter issued by the Turon Shire Council, Kelso, was read at the meeting of the B.M. Shire on Wednesday, setting forth the…

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[?] Ex-Mayor Craig National Candidate Deserves Solid Support

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 5

Among the many aspirants seeking the suffrages of the electors of Bathurst at the Ides of March is Mr. A. J. Craig, a business man well and…

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Mixed Politics Candidates Raid Katoomba Voices From the Mist

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Mist and drizzling showers considerably interfered with the first big electioneering push on Saturday night at Katoomba. The Premier and…

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The Elections Big Local Vote Polled Government Defeated

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

Katoomba took polling day seriously. With the advance of years, electioneering becomes more and more divested of the exciting…

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Choosing a Candidate

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 3

An important meeting of the Macquarie Labour Council was held at Wang on Saturday last, 25 delegates representing the leading leagues and…

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The Macquarie Seat A. G. Manning Selected As National Candidate

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 5

More than usual interest was taken in the selection of a National candidate for the Macquarie electorate to contest the forthcoming elections…

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The Coming Elections Australia's Requirements Word in Season

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 1

On the eve of a general election there is so much sectional and political controversy, and so many cross-currents are revealed, that the real…

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New Polling Booth

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 3

Mr. J C. L. Fitzpatrick advisor that the Chief Secretary has approved of the establishment of a polling place at Black Bullook for and…

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Coming Elections Candidates a Bit Shy Ranji Burns a Trier

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 4

So far only 10 candidates have declared themselves as contestants for seats in the next council at Katoomba. Nine of those, farming the…

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Roads First New Railways Next Appeal to Parliament

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 2

The Dorrigo Shire Council has circularised all shire councils, asking their co-operation in an effort to induce Parliament to put the main…

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'Heath Elections Candidate's Views

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 3

Judging by the public announcements so far to hand, with one exception, there is nothing new in the several policies for future 'Heath…

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Coming Elections Some of the Starters

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 4

Of the nine retiring aldermen, Messrs. E. Booth, C.L. Dash, G. James, H.A. Midgley, W.J. Rumble, A.M. Soper and G. Witte will again…

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Municipal Medley Views of Civic Candidates on This Hustings

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 6

A big crowd assembled on the corner on Friday night to hear Mr. A. J. Birney open his campaign, and if public enthusiasm is any index of…

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The Truth! the Whole Truth!! According to Perspective Candidates Air Their Views

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 1

During the week the town has been agog with excitement over the Civic Elections. The fate of the Nation and the great Federal…

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Blackheath Elections Eighteen Active Aspirants Old Council Safe

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 6

The current topic of conversation in Blackheath is in accord with that of the rest of the Mountains districts—the Municipal elections…

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Other Candidates

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 4

Among those whom we cannot conscientiously submit to favorable consideration as aldermen are Aldermen James and Witte, in…

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Federal Elections

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 December 1922 · page 3

Now that the storm and stress of the civic scrap have abated. ratepayers are able to give a thought to the greater question in which the…

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Successful Candidates with Previous Experience

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 December 1922 · page 6

ALD. J. LAMONT. ALD. C. L. DASH. ALD. A. M. SOPER ALD. W. J. RUMBLE…

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Civic Election Sidelights of the Scrap

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 December 1922 · page 5

Ald. Kelly's total of 1048 is a record, the previous highest being Ald. J. Allan's 1041. In 1920 elections he occupied the…

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