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Politics & elections, 1927

8 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Futility of By-elections

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

Sir,—The press has reported the result of the Dalley by-election. It illustrates afresh the futility of by-elections. I would like, with your…

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Katoomba By-election

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 4

E. A. Marsh was the only candidate to nominate for the vacancy in Katoomba Council, occasioned by the resignation…

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South Australian Elections

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 7

Those elections provide another example of the evils of a bad method of voting. The Labor candidates polled a majority. Of votes,…

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Storer Wins Katoomba Bye-election "Not There to Vent Spleen."

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2

The Municipality of Katoomba accepted the bye-election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ald. J. Collins with customary…

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The First Election Shot Crawford Vaughan at Katoomba Eloquent Campaign Address

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

The first shot in the political campaign was fired at Katoomba on Monday night, when the Nationalist candidate, Mr. Crawford…

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Hartley Election a World's Record

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 14 October 1927 · page 4

The polling at Lithgow centre is believed to constitute a world's record, Although voting was not comsory, the Returning Officer,…

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Election of Mayor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 1

Katoomba Council has decided to hold the Mayoral election at 2.30 p.m., on Thursday, December 1. The popular tip…

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Election of Mayor ALDERMAN R. Hawke Chosen Unanimously Festive Congratulations

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 4

The election of Mayor of Katoomba, for 1928, was one of the briefest and quietest ceremonies witnessed in such a connection for many years…

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