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Politics & elections, 1925

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When Will The Elections Be?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 14

State politicians are divided in their opinions as to when the general elections will be held, and so also are they divided in their forecasts as to whether…

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The Way To Run An Election. How About Peruvian Methods Here?

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

N.S.W. is to have an election in the autumn, and in order to import a little ginger into the campaign, candidates might be asked to copy Peruvian…

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Attendances in Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 3

The list of attendances in Divisions in Parliament has just been published, and shows that. Mr. Theo. Hill tops the score with 321, whilst the lowest on the…

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The Coming Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. Reginald G. Harris, who is a native of Gosford, and well and favorably known throughout the Brisbane Water district, where he practised his…

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Robertson's Labor Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. Gordon E. Cross, of Gosford, selected Labor candidate for Robertson, accompanied by Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been on a visit to the…

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Next Federal Election. Compulsory Voting in Operation

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 12

Regulations have been drawn up, and have been approved by the Minister for Home and Territories (Senator Pearce) under the Commonwealth…

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Federal Election's

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 5

The Federal campaign being conducted by Mr. Gordon Cross, 'Labor candidate for Robertson, has so far extended over most of the area covered…

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The Independent Candidate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 15

John Bright once described the "Independent candidate" as a political "Mr. Facing Both-ways," especially that which most favored his own…

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Maitland Electorate. the National Coalition Candidates. Biographical Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 3

The Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., in 1888 founded the "Dungog Chronicle," and, ten years later, entered Parliament as member for Durham. In…

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Cost of Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 5

Though Parliament has expired by effluxion of time, the salaries of members at the rate of £600 a year will go on until polling day, May 30. The 90…

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Not Seeking Re-election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 6

Usually the State elections result in the passing out of from 20 to 25 per cent, of the members of the Legislative Assembly. That percentage seems…

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Maitland Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 6

Panics of candidates for Maitland State Electorate, and details of polling places where votes may be recorded on May 30th, are set out in an…

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Somersby Polling Place

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 10

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following letter:—27th April, 1925.—Electoral District of Maitland, Somersby Polling Place. —…

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Use of School Buildings As Polling Booths Fob General Elections (State), 1925

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 8

It has been decided to allow the use of vested school buildings for polling purposes in connection with the forthcoming general State elections, on the…

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State Election. Mr. Cameron at Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 1

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., one of the three candidates in the Nationalist interest for Maitland electorate, addressed a meeting in the Gosford Hall…

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The Polling at Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 9

Polling at Gosford was without exciting incident. There was more or less of a crowd about the booth (School of Arts Hall) during most of the day, and…

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The Knockalong Club. Presidential Election

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 17

Saturday was a day of extreme drought, as the opening of the poll caused the closing of the pubs., and it was feared that the important event of…

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The Elections. Goulburn to Decide Whether Cabinet Will Resign

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 6

Should Mr. Tully (Labor) be returned for Goulburn, the Premier (Sir George Fuller), will tender his resignation immediately. Ministers'…

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The Elections

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 15

Many people got something of a surprise at the way that Labor polled at the elections. Evidently the Bolshevik stunt of the big daily papers…

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Our Rulers. In the State Parliament

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 2

The present N.S.W. Assembly is essentially a Young Men's Parliament. Bald heads and grey hairs are few, and blue eyes and clean shaves predominate…

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