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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

898 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 45

Electors and the Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Of late a number of aspirants for Parliament have visited this district, and we have given liberally of our space to their speeches. We…

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Labor's Policy. Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald at Coffs. Candidate's straight Speaking

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Whatever one's political opinions may be, it would be a narrow-minded individual who would not admit that Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald…

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Oxley Election. Mr. C. S. Briner, M.L.A., at Coffs. Able and Convincing Address. Industrial Unrest and its Solution

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Easily the most able and convicing address delivered locally during the present campaign was that of Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A.,…

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State Elections. Oxley. Meeting at South Grafton. a New Stater

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Edward MeC. S. Hill, ex-Mayor of Wingham, who is a candidate for Oxley, was announced to speak at South Grafton last night, and Mr. R. A. Price also…

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South African Elections a Possible Deadlock. Another Election Only Solution. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 5

The Unionists will be returned about 25 strong and the South African party with 45. which is probably optimistic. This will give a combined majority of…

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State Elections. Oxley. Mr. E. Hill at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. E. McC. S. Hill, Independent candidate for Oxley, spoke at Maclean on Saturday night at the entrance to the School of Arts Hall, prior to the…

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State Elections. Byron. Mr. Tight at Kyogle

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. Percy E. Tighe, supporting the Country platform, addressed a large meeting at Kyogle on Tuesday night, Councillor Moore occupying the chair…

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State Elections. National Government's Record What Has Been Done. Facts Warranting Support. a Series of Achievements

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

The Nationalist Government does not come to the electors with a record of promises unfulfilled. Mr. Holman claims, and rightly so, that in spite of…

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State Elections. How to Vote in Oxley and Byron. Advice to Electors

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

Saturday next is polling day for the State elections. What promised to be a deep puzzle, so far as the Oxley Electorate is concerned, proves now…

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South African Elections. Results Inconclusive Re-union of Dutch Parties Capetown, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

The final South African election results are not expected till next week, but the relative positions of the parties is unlikely to be altered. An…

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State Elections

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

Owing to the rain Mr. E. McC. S. Hill's meeting at Ulmarra last night had to be abandoned…

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State Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

On Saturday next, the 20th instant, the electors of this district, as woll as the electors of every other part of the State, will be given the…

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The State Election. Advice to Electors

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

Consider the candidates carefully; then select your second choice, your third choice, and so on; do this before election day. Put it all down…

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The Elections. a Hugh Staff. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

A staff of ten thousand will be employed by the Electoral Department for Saturday's elections. It is expected that, the primary…

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Oxley Election. Mr. R. A. prise at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. R. Atkinson Price, Progressive candidate for Oxley, addressed open-air meetings at Coffs Harbor and the Jetty last week, and received…

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State Elections. Labor Party Rally. Leaders at the Town Hall. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

The Labor party held a rally in the Town Hall to-niglit. There was a fairly large audience present. Mr. Frank Tudor, M.P., said a great…

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South African Elections. Parties Evenly Divided. Two Contests Held Over. Capetown, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 3

The final results in the South African general elections show the state of parties to be: Nationalists 43, South African Party 40,…

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The Oxley Election (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,--On the 20th of this month the electors of Oxley will have a very important duty to perform--that of electing three representatives to serve them…

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Election of Mayor. Ald. G. Morrison Chosen Ald. Baldock to Be Deputy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

A special meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council was held on Monday afternoon, when all the aldermen were present, with the exception of…

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Federal Parliament the Senate. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

The Senate passed the Supply Bill…

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