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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Turkish Nationalists. Demonstration in Parliament. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

"The Times" Constantinople correspondent telegraphed on Friday that the Nationalists made the re-opening of Parliament the occasion for a demonstration…

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Progressive Candidate. Protest From Burrangong. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

A mass meeting of representatives or the Farmers' and Settlers' Associations and the Graziers' Association of the Burrangong portion of the Cootamundra…

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State Elections. the Writs Issued. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

The writs for the State elections were issued to-day for the 24 electorates under the new Act. Nominations are fixed for Saturday next, and the writs are…

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Byron Electorate. National Candidates

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

Under the presidency of Mr. Robert' Rankin, Messrs. Zuill and Nesbitt addressed a fairly well-attended meeting at Chatsworth on Saturday morning. Mr…

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State Elections

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

The ballot at Murwillumbah to select a Tweed district candidate for Byron, to stand in the Country Party interest, resulted:--Cr. R. S. Perdriau…

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Oxley. Plenty Polling Places. Taree

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 5

During his addresses at public meetings in the Manning district. Mr. Briner. the manner in which the electoral rolls were published misled hundreds of people,…

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The Election Issue

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

The true issue before the people of the State at this juncture is not as to whether Mr. Holman's personal character is assailable or not, but rather as to how he…

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State Elections Mr. Dooley's Opinion of Mr. Hall. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. Dooley, addressing a meeting at Lithgow, said Mr. Hall should remain in the country until the sale of a certain mill had been investigated by the Wheat…

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Byron. the Labor Candidates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 5

It is stated definitely that Mr. O'Den will not now contest the Byron division. Of the other Labor candidates Mr. Swiney is at present on the Clarence…

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Federal Parliament Country Party Increased Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

The Country Party in the Federal Parliament has been increased to eleven members…

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State Elections. Mr. R. D. Meagher a Candidate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. R. D. Meagher has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council in order to become a Candidate for a Sydney seat in the Legistlative Assembly…

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Byron. Mr. J. B. McDOUGALL a Candidate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 5

We received the following wire yesterday from Mr. J. P. McDongall, Casino: At the request of many electors have decided to contest Byron electorate as an…

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The Labor Candidates

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

It has been rumored in several district papers that two of the three men selected to contest Byron at the next elections had withdrawn. This,…

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Mr. Hoover's' Views Not an Election Issue Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 3

A message from Baltimore says: Mr. J. C. Hoover, in a speech here, said: "The Treaty should be ratified, with mild reservations, since a satisfactory…

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State Elections the Oxley Fight. Mr. Morton's Meetings

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. H. D. Morton, M.L.A., the Nationalist candidate for Oxley, has been prosecuting his campaign vigorously for the past fortnight, and next…

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The Federal Parliament

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

When the Federal Parliament has disposed of the preliminary opening proceedings to-morrow, one of the first matters that will engage serious attention is the…

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State Elections. the Oxley Candidates. Review of Personnel. a Limited Field

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

The electors' of Oxley will have to choose their three representatives in the new Parliament from three endorsed Progressives or Country party men, a…

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Methodist Conference. Election of President. Referendum on Prohibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 5

The Methodist Conference, was officially opened to-night. The. Rev. T. B. Holmes, of Willoughby, was elected president for the ensuing year…

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Mr. D. Nicholson a Candidate

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

Our Harwood cor,respondent writes:-- Mr. Duncan Nicholson, a well-known Lower River farmer, and a resident of Harwood, also the district president or…

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The Next Parliament. Mr. Carmichael's Prophecy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Mr. A. C. Carmichael, speaking at Wollongong said all shades of opinion would be represented in the next Parliament, which should govern through its own…

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