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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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Municipality of Grafton. Election Date Fixed. Saturday, February 24

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 3

Following on the intimation in Saturday's issue to the effect that the Administrator had recommended that an election of aldermen be held on Saturday,…

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The Municipal Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

The election of a Municipal Council at Grafton on February 24 will be one alight with the greatest importance ratepayers and residents of the city,…

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Sturt By-election. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The nominations for Sturt by-election are fixed for 13th January, and the polling day for 3rd February. [Sturt by-election takes place in…

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State Elections. Labor Party to Organise. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 5

The State Labor Party will enter upon its organising campaign for the next State elections next week…

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Municipal Elections. Fixed for June 30 Next. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 5

In order to allow time for the enrolment of all qualified electors, the Minister for Local Government fixed June 30 as the date for holding the municipal…

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Members of Parliament Threatened. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

Professor McIntyre says his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases advantage of recruiting meetings had been taken by a few members of…

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Copmanhurst Shire Elections

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The following were the nominations received up to 5 p.m. yesterday by the Returning Officer (Mr. T. T. Bawden):-- A. Riding: Messrs. W. C. Thorold and F…

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Shire Candidates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

The Shire elections, which are to be held towards the latter end of the present month, are causing considerable interest throughout the Shire. For E…

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Copmanhurst Shire Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

Yesterday the Returning Officer (Mr. T. T. Bawden) declared the following gentlement elected councillors of the Copmanhurst Shire Council for the triennial…

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Hydro-electric Scheme. Nymboida River Project. Estimated Cost £35,000. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. Parliament House, Macquarie-street, Sydney, January 4, 1917

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 2

Dear Sir,--I am forwarding you for publication a copy of the evidence of Mr. W. Corin, Chief Electrical Engineer, Department of Public Works, taken before…

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A.w.u. Presidential Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday. The poll taken in North Queensland for the Presidency of the A.W.U:, resulted: H. W. Lundie, 821; W. G. Spence,…

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Grafton P.l.l. Election of New Officers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 2

The annual meeting of the local branch of the P.L.L. was held at the Trades Hall on Saturday night, with Mr. T. W. Jones. J.P., in the chair. The…

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The Federal Crisis. General Election of Both Houses. Probably in April. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 3

The negotiations between Messrs Hughes and Cook are said to have ended in the prospect of a general election of both houses about April…

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The Elections. P.L.L. Calling for Candidates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

The P.L.L. Executive decided to call for nominations for all Federal and State seats for which no candidate has been selected…

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Dorrigo Shire Candidates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

There will be no dearth of candidates for seats at the Council table of Dorrigo Shire. Nominations close to-night, and it is promised there will be contests in…

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Federal Politics. the Commonwealth. Elections Being Prepared For. Liberal Organisation. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

Reports from the Liberal Association show that their organisation will be ready for the election whenever it may come. The selection of candidates for both…

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Early Election Possible. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

Federal members belonging to the different parties showed little readiness today to discuss openly the prospects of the National Patty. One member of the…

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Shire Election

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

The ratepayers, property owners, and householders alike, are once again called upon to exercise their franchise for the election of…

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Harwood Shire Elections. the Retiring Councillors. Crs. G. Morrison and F. Lawrence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

Before closing the Harwood Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, it being the last meeting. The President said he regretted some…

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The Sturt Seat. Labor Candidate Chosen. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. J. Brookfield has been selected in the P.L.L. ballot as the candidate for Sturt, vice Mr. J. H. Cann, resigned. He is the president of the…

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