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Politics & elections, 1920

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Election Pars

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 10

Mr. S. M. Hungerford will address the electors at Wyong on Saturday afternoon next. Messrs Lyall Waters and Cleve…

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The Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 18

What mean this crowd of early size Like stars from hea[?]en falling; The good, the gracing and the wise, Upon elector; calling?…

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State Elections. Mr. D. J. McGUIRE

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 8

Mr. D. J. McGuire, who is a candidate for Parliament in the Labor interests, has been a resident of the Electorate for 10 years. He held the…

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The State Elections, N.s.w., 1920. Advice to Electors

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 14

Consider the candidates carefully; choose your favorite with deliberation ; then select your second choice, your third choice, and so on ; do this…

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No By-elections

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

Mr. Holman, asked how the proportional system would work in the case of a member's death or resignation, said that it was proposed to bring in…

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Saturday's Election. How to Vote. Hints for Electors

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

The Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Harkness, has issued some useful advice to electors, which should be noted…

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State Elections. Hints to Voters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

Polling day, Saturday, March 20. Polling, commences at 8 a.m., and closes at 7 p.m. All postal votes must be in the…

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State Election. Mr. J. H. F. Waller

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 9

On Friday night last Mr. J. H. F. Waller, President of the Local Government Association, addressed the electors at Gosford from the Union…

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World's Labor Parliament. a New Chapter

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 7

The first International Labor Conference held under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles has concluded, and the delegates of 40 nations have…

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The Speakership. Mr. Bennett Not a Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 8

In Saturday's issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald" it was stated that Mr. Bennett was a possible candidate for the speakership. In Monday's…

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State Election. 45 All !

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 10

With the arrival of the final count for Byron, the probable position in the new Parliament again becomes 45 Labor and 45 anti-Labor…

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Recent State Elections. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

Sir,—At last we see the result of the much vaunted system of Proportional Representation, and speaking as an Indpendent candidate, I wish to…

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Election Repartee

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 20

It was at an election meeting at Young. Sir Joseph Cook (then plain Joseph) was addressing the electors in support of A. H. B. Conroy for…

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A. & H. Association. Election of Committee

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 7

All ballot papers have now been issued, for the purpose of electing a Committee for the 1920-21 year. The system of election is slightly different from…

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Recent State Elections. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 5

Sir,—Writing as a candidate at the recent State Elections, out of the fulness of my experience (but which I by no means regret), I can give some…

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Opening of Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 20

The State Parliament will open its doors on Tuesday, August 10, when Premier John Storey will have the opportunity of informing the people…

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Our Members' Column. Humbug in Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 7

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Censure Motion, Hon. Walter Bennett said:—"I put the suggestion forward with all seriousness. There is…

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Our Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 2

The following "Parliamentary Alphabet" appeared in a newspaper called the "Stockwhip," which was published during part of the seventies. The…

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The Knockalong Club. the Presidential Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 9

The House was very full at last meeting, but members were not in that state at the outset, although some went well towards it before the meeting…

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Erina Shire Council Election. To the Electors of D Riding

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 11

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— You will shortly be called upon to vote at an Extraordinary Election for the return of a Councillor for D Riding. Having been requested, by a number of ratepayers in all parts of the Riding to allow myself to be…

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