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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1912

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Queensland Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Frazer, Federal Postmaster-General, who as reached Sydney after a brief visit to Brisbane, says he has every confidence in the…

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Latest Wires. State Parliament. Will It Dissolve? SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 7

Referring yesterday to the predictions that the Government intended to dissolve soon, Mr. Flowers, M.L.C., said: "Nothing has transpired to…

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The Werriwa Election. Labour Candidate Re[?]e. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 7

Mr. Lynch, the selected Labour candidate for Werriwa, has withdrawn, having found he was not eligible, to stand…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Deakin to be Opposed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday Night. Mr. Alfred Deakin, Liberal member for Ballarat, is to be again opposed at the Federal elections by a Labor…

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The Queensland Elections. Labor Triumph Predicted SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 7

Senator Fraser, Postmaster-General, who has readied home from Brisbane, is confident that the Queensland State elections will result in a triumph for…

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Queensland Elections Mr. Fisher's Prophecy. " A Granary of Pips."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Speakiug at Maryborough (Queensland), Mr. Fisher said that the Queensland Government four weeks ago entered this election in high…

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State Politics. Date of the Elections. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 April 1912 · page 3

The impression abroad in political circles is that even the Government does not know when the next State elections will take place. However,…

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Are the Elections Coming?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The uncertainty as to the date of the next Slate Elections is responsible for the increased interest in Liberal organisations. Preparations…

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Queensland Elections. Socialist Slanders. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 April 1912 · page 3

The Socialist Party in Queensland pre spreading stories of women having been maltreated by the police during the recent strike…

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Queensland Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 4

The Queensland elections take place to-day, and a big Liberal victory is expected. The Socialists, furious at the rebuffs that they have been receiving,…

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Latest Wires. Queensland Elections. A Liberal Victory. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 3

The Queensland State Elections were held yesterday. The poll was very heavy and the women's vote showed a notable increase…

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Tasmanian Elections. To-morrow's Verdict

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 April 1912 · page 2

The "Telegraph's" Hobart correspondent wired on Wednesday:-- Tasmania at the preisent time is in the throes of one of its greatest…

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Special Metropolitan Letter. Queensland and Tasmanian Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 3

Before these Lines reach their readers, the results of both the Queensland and the Tasmanian elections will be known. At present it is rather amusing…

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Queensland Elections Liberal Victory. "People Declared for Peace."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Queensland elections, the first contest under the Redistribution seheme, which provided for 72 single seat electorates, the polling was…

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Federal Parliament. Meets Next Month. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 3

The, Federal Parliament will be called together on June 19. Mr. Fisher intends to deliver his Budget speech in July…

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Tasmanian Elections. Labour Victory. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 3

The Tasmanian general elections took place yesterday. Under the Hare-Clark system, and with grouped electorates, the counting is slow…

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The Werriwa Seat. Labour Candidate Chosen. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 3

Mr. B. H. Bennett, of Young, has been chosen as the Labor candidate to contest the Werriwa seat in the House of Representatives…

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Latest Wires. Queensland Elections. More Liberal successes SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 3

It seems certain, judging by present appearances, that C. M. Forrest the Liberal candidate, will he successful in winning the Brisbane seat,…

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The Elections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 8

A section of the Sydney press hint strongly at the probiibilily, or at least the possibility, of an early election. Last week very few of the State Ministers…

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Queensland Elections. Labour Losses Likely. Sydney, Thursday Light

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 5

Unofficial advices in Brisbane indicate that Labor is likely to lose three seats on account of the absent votes, including Merthyr [which is a…

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