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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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The Raleigh Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 4

The Nationalists deny that they will have anything to do with introducing conscription into the State or Commonwealth, indeed they aver with no…

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Hotels on Polling Day. Open Two Hours in the Morning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

The N.S.W. United Licensed Victuallers' Association states that it desires to make the position quite clear to the public and to the hotel-keepers…

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Raleigh Election. Mr. H. F. Collins at Bellingen

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. H. F. Collins, candidate in the Labor interests for the Raleigh seat, opened his campaign in Bellingen on Friday night last, when he spoke to…

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State Elections. Premier's Final Appeal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

The Premier, in a final appeal to the country, said: The National Party has a definite platform upon which it appeals. It holds that members of…

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State Elections the Issue Before the People

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 6

When the polling day arrives the electors, after all, are faced with a Simple proposition. All the incidental charge and countercharge, the lying,…

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The State Election Raleigh Electorate. Mr. Briner's Candidature

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

On Thursday, 15th March. Mr. G. S. Briner was here, but as it was an afternoon meeting and he had arranged to address a meeting at Woolgoolga…

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Local and General. Hotels on Polling Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 4

The United Licensed Victuallers' Association states that it desires to make the position quite clear to the public and to the hotelkeepers as regards the…

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Election Campaign. Mr. Collins in Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 6

On Saturday evening last Mr. H. F. Collins, the selected Labor candidate who is contesting the Raleigh seat against Mr. G. S. Briner,…

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State Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 2

To-day the simple issue an elector has to decide is—Whom does he want to govern the State for the next three years? The acid test is: what do the…

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To-day's Election

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 2
Also in Daily Examiner

A FRW hours after these lines are p[?]ted the State elections will be in full swing, and the contest should be a particularly interesting one. It…

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State Elections. To-morrow. F. AND S. Solid for Nationalism. Mr. Holman's Scathing Comments. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 5

The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association urges the farmers and progressives to vote for National candidates to-morrow. Giving a list of…

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The Senate. Nationalist Candidates. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 4

The selection for National candidates for the Seriate is expected to be complete to-morrow. It is definitely decided that Messrs. Millen and Josiah…

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Federal Elections. Writs Issued To-day. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 4

A special "Government Gazette," published to-day, announces the issue of the writs on Monday in connection with the Federal elections. It is intimated…

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The State Elections

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 2

The victory of the National Party at the polls on Saturday must be regarded by all the adherents of government on constitutional lines as a…

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The Federal Elections

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 2

Correspondents and contributors are notified that from now on all reports or letters referring to the Federal Elections must be…

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P.L.L. CANDIDATES. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 1

Sir,--At a time such as we are passing through it seems criminal to try to stir up more strife, but, following on the actions of the Home Rulers in…

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Raleigh Election. Polling Day at Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 6

Saturday's election passed off without any noteworthy incident's at Ulmarra. The majority of electors regarded Mr. Briner's election as a foregone…

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The Next Election Cry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 6

"Peter Persnurkus" has a genuine bit of humor in Saturday's "Suu":— Assuming that to-day's assault upon the Premier's position is successful, it will…

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Federal Elections. Labor Party Manifesto. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 5

The election manifesto of the Federal Labor Party states that if elected it will continue, under the voluntary system, to secure every man fit and…

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