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Politics & elections, 1920

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The Coming Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 16

The fate of Local Government rests upon the class of men who are returned to Shire Councils ami Municipalities at the coming…

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Shire Election. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 10

Sir,—I am told that, through an informality concerning his nomination paper, Mr. C. B. Staples has been disqualified from contesting the…

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Erina Shire Election. to the Ratepayers of C Riding

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 12

LADIES & GENTLEMEN,—It is my intention to again seek your suffrages at the forthcoming Shire Election to be held, on 31st January next…

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Shire Elections. the Rights of Returned Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 5

Under a special Act every returned soldier has a right to vote at the coming elections, although his name is not upon the Municipal or Shire Roll. The…

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Erina Shire Election. Mr. R. J. Baker Addresses the Electors at Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 10

At the School of Arts on Tuesday night Mr. E. J. Baker, who is contesting "F" Biding at the forthcoming Shire Elections, addressed a largely…

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New Maitland Electorate. Polling Place Areas

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 6

Aberdeen, Branxton, Broke, Bulga, Catherine Hill Bay, Clarence Town, Cooranbong, Denman, Dungog, Dungog Environs, East Maitland, Gosford,…

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"B" Riding Election. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 15

Sir,—Allow me to encroach on the valuable space in your paper in reply to Councillor Palmer's appeal for support in your issue of 8th instant. He…

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Election Expenses

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 18

The story of the election expenses of a Georgia man, who was defeated for country commissioner in the recent stunt, is published in "Newark…

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Erina Shire Election. Electors of F Biding

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Gosford Branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, the following motion was put…

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Erina Shire Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 10

Saturday next, 31st January, is polling day, and from 8 a.m. till 7 p.m. electors will nave the opportunity of deciding as to who will represent them…

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Coming State Election. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 19

Sir,—The State Elections will be held within the next few weeks. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. John Storey, M.L.A.), strongly urges all…

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Erina Shire Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 10

Considerable interest was taken in the Erina Shire election on Saturday last. As a result two new members have been elected, Messrs W. A…

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State Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 16

Messrs W. E. Brennan, D. J. McGuire and W. P. O'Hearne, the three selected Labor candidates, opened the campaign at Gosford on…

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State Election. the Progressive Candidates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 9

Hon. Walter Bennett and Mr. C. H. Tindale, two of the selected Progressive Party candidates for the Maitland Electorate for the forthcoming State…

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The Parliamentary Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 10

The electors of this State have a puzzle to solve when the day arrives, if not before that, for giving their votes to some one or more of the…

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State Elections. the Nationalist Candidates at Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

On Monday night last Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholson and Mr. William Cameron, two of the three (Mr. S. M. Hungerford is the third) selected…

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State Elections. Mr. Brennan at Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

One night last week Messrs Bennett and Tindale, two of the selected Progressive Party candidates, addressed the electors from the Royal Hotel…

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The Coming Election. Absent Voters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 12

Provision is made in the State Electoral Act for persons who will be absent on polling day from their own electoral district but who will be…

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Women in Parliament. What Would Happen?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 15

Mr. E. Brown (Rooty Hill) writes:—If proof were wanted that women will make fit members of Parliament it is supplied by the maiden speech of…

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Character Sketchers. H. C. Tindale — One of the Progressive Candidates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Tindale (Maitland) is a native of Upper Hunter, sou of the late Mr. Tindale, of Sunuyside, Bylong, N.S.W., one of the early pioneers. He was…

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