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Blue Mountains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

19 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Australian Democratic Party Candidate

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 2

Mr. Allan Taylor, of Leura, a resident on the Mountains for twelve years, has been elected the official candidate of the. Australian Democratic Party…

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Compulsory Voting Advocated For. Municipal Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Katoomba Branch of the Official A. L. P., a report of the meeting of the Hartley Assembly was received, which advocated compulsory voting in municipal elections…

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New Polling Centre

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 1

An additional polling centre will be in operation at the State elections on 27th May. Following representation by the local…

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Forthcoming State Elections Candidates for Nepean Electorate

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

JOSEPH JACKSON National Liberal M. L. A. for Nepean ALLAN A TAYLOR Democratic Party Candidate…

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Ratepayers Must Wait Till After The Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 7

Leura Urban Area awaits the Government's decision on the question of their amalgamation with Katoomba. The Petition, which "was oversubscribed", has been duly presented to the Minister for Local Government and Housing. The Hon. Joseph Jackson introduced…

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Protest Against Method of Hospital Election Official A.L.P. Meeting

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 1

THE following resolutions were passed at the monthly meeting f the Katoomba Branch of the Official A.L.P., held in the…

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Election of Hospital Directors

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 8

A reminder is given to those qualified to vote for the seven directors for the Anzac Memorial Hospital, that the poll closes at the secretary's office at the…

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Katoomba Bowling Club's Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 7

The splendid performance of the Katoomba Bowling Club in winning the mountain section of the A. Pennants and also the singles, pairs, and fours, of the Western District Championships, constituted a record for the club…

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Compulsory Voting at L.g. Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 8

The system of compulsory voting is to be introduced for Local Government elections. This was stated by the Minister for Works and Local…

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Shire of Blue Mountains Triennial Election of Councillors and Urban Committeemen

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 8

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1919, as amended by subsequent Acts and Ordinances…

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Municipality of Katoomba Triennial Election Nomination of Candidates

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 7

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the Local Government Act, 1919, as amended, and Ordinances made there-under, that an election for the purpose…

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Municipality of Blackheath Triennial Election of Nine Aldermen 2nd DECEMBER, 1944

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 7

Public Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1919, as amended, the triennial election of nine…

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Local Government Elections Mayoral Worries Short-lived

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 7

The municipal elections to take place on the 2nd December this year promise to be of more than general interest throughout the Mountains…

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Municipal Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 1

Nominations for Katoomba Municipal Elections, which closed on Wednesday, will be declared by the Returning Officer today (Friday) at 12 o'clock…

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Elections at Blackheath A Field of Fifteen Expected

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 7

The present Council will have only one more meeting before the elections, and that will be November 21, it having been postponed for one week…

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Elections at Blackheath 18 Candidates have Nominated

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

The largest number of candidates since the inaugural election will contest the Blackheath Municipal…

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Eager to Serve 21 Candidates for Municipal Honors

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

The fight in Katoomba, to win seats on the Municipal Council, is the most intense that the district has yet witnessed. Only in the memorable days of 1920, or thereabouts, has the excitement mounted to such heights…

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Blackheath Council's Last Meeting before Triennial Elections

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

At the last meeting of Blackheath Council, at which it was stated "Council died a lingering death," the Mayor (Ald. P. P. Thompson) stated that, as…

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Municipal Elections a Record Ald. Snelson Tops the Poll

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 1

The rattle of guns has ceased, and the smoke clouds have cleared. For another three years nine aldermen have been chosen to form Katoomba Council and administer its affairs. The poll was a record for the…

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