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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1927

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Grafton City Council the By-elections Three Candidates Nominated

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 4

Nominations were received yesterday for the two vacancies in the Grafton. City Council caused by the resignation of Messrs. W. T. Robinson (ex-Mayor) and…

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Water Board Election of Chairman Alderman Macpherson Unanimously Appointed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 8

A meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board was held at the Grafton Town Hall last night, when there were present: Aldermen J. McArthur, J…

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Lismore Council By-election. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

There was not much interest in the by-election on Saturday to elect an alderman to the Lismore Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ald…

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Rail Strike No Trains Yesterday Skeleton Service To-day? Parliament to Reassemble Stormy Sitting Expected. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 5

THERE WERE NO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RAILWAY STRIKE IN BRISBANE TO-DAY. NOT A TRAIN MOVED, AND…

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Queen Competition District Hospital Funds South Grafton Candidate Campaign Enthusiastically Started

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 1

After several unsuccessful efforts to start the campaign in the interests of the South Grafton candidate for the Queen of the Day Competition in aid of the…

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The League Election of President False Prophets. Geneva

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 5

The eighth assembly of the League of Nations opened to-day. The agenda is of small interest compared with the admission of Germany last year, and in addition…

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Roof Sagging Parliament House at Canberra. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

The roof at Parliament House is sagging, and plaster has fallen from the ceiling of the King's Hall. According to the chairman of the Federal…

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The Coming Elections Who Will Win? Constituencies Which Will Decide the Issue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 3

Tremendous interest attaches to the result of the forthcoming elections. To help answer the question of "Who will win?" certain facts are available…

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Budd for Byron Country Party Candidate Endorsed by Electorate Council

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

Byron Electorate Council of the Country Party of New South Wales, at a meeting at Mullumbimby on Wednesday, selected Mr. A. E. Budd…

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Cowper Queen Competition Sports Candidate

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

The Sports candidate's committee is a very enthusiastic body. No less than 17 members were present at the last meeting, held on Monday evening…

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The Liquor Act Questions for Election Candidates Temperance Electoral Convention

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 4

At the Grafton Baptist Church last night a meeting was held of the Electoral Convention, organised by the North Coast Temperance Council, whose…

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Grafton City Council the By-election To-day's Contest

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 4

To-day the by-election takes place to fill the two vacancies in the Grafton City Council caused by the resignations of Messrs. W. T. Robinson (ex-Mayor) and…

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Grafton City Council the By-election Messrs. Page and Farquharson Returned

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 4

In striking contrast, to the interest shown in the last general election tor the Grafton City Council when 900 electors recorded their votes only 182 went to the…

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Free State Elections De Valera's Manifesto. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 5

De Valera, in a manifesto, repudiated his opponents' allegations that he was engaged in a "sinister design, aiming at a sudden revolutionary upheaval,"…

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Clarence Electorate Two Candidates Nominated

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 5

The following nominations were received yesterday, at noon, by the Returning Officer for the Clarence District, Mr. A. E,, Harris, at the Grafton Courthouse:--…

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Bruxner's Walkover Labor Candidate Explains

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 5

Mr. Alf O'Neill, who spent week organising in the Tenterfield electorate for which he was the selected Labor candidate, arrived in Grafton yesterday…

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The State Elections Independent Candidate For Clarence MR. W. A. Zuill's Address at South Grafton Lang Government Measures Criticised Workers' Compensation and Child Endowment

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1927 · page 3

At the South Grafton School of Arts Saturday night, Mr. W. A. Zuill, the dependent candidate, addressed a fairly age and representative meeting upon…

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Govt. Ahead Free State Election Opponents Nearly Even Collins' Sister Elected. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1927 · page 5

The state of the parties in the Irish Free State election is:-- Government supporters, 53, made up of Government 39, Farmers 3, Independents…

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State Elections. Mr. Connolly at Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 4

P Mr. J. f. Connolly, the Labor candidate for Raleigh, opened his camPagne at Coffs Harbour on Friday night. He was given a very patient…

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Cowper Queen of Day the Ulmarra Candidate

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 4

The work on behalf of the Ulmarra candidate, Miss Jessie Johnson, will soon be in full swing. A social has been arranged, to be held at the Masonic Hall,…

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