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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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C.r. Sugar Executive Result of Election

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

The result of the election for seven seats on the Clarence River Sugar Executive is as follows:--C. A. Watson 185, C. Bathgate 167, E…

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Parliament Meets April 17 Miners' Accident Pay. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 4

The State Parliament will be opened by Commission on April 17. The session is expected to last at least six weeks. The Cabinet to-day approved of the…

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From the Capital Parliament At Work the Financial Agreement Debate on the Abrahams Case. Canberra, March 23

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 3

The principal business of the House of Representatives has been the discussion of the Financial Agreement between the Commonwealth and…

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From the Capital Federal Parliament at Work the Financial Agreement Debate on Abrahams Case Canberra, March 23

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

With the approach of the Easter holidays members of the Federal Parliament have been showing a disposition to "get a move on". One does not…

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Local Government Elections Extension of the Franchise. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. Bruxner, said to-day that the Government does not consider it advisable to repeal the Local Government (franchise…

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GRAFT Chicago Election Methods Fight for £20,000,000 Per Annum Machine Guns and Bombs Rival Beer Gangs and Gunmen. New York

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 3

The "Herald Tribune'' prints the following remarkable despatch contributed lay a staff correspondent sent to Chicago:--…

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PARLIAMENT Preparing For The Session Clarence Valley State Leases Railway Construction Works. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 5

Today the State Cabinet considered the legislation to be submitted to Parliament, which opens next week Another Cabinet meeting will be held…

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Chicago Elections Candidates Kidnapped Voting Under Difficulties Curious American Methods. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 5

Early reports indicated an unusually heavy poll at the city elections, despite reports of intimidation violence, kidnappings and irregularities, with the…

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From the Capital Federal Parliament at Work Labor Leader Resigns Prime Minister's Tribute the Tariff and the Financial Agreement Canberra, March 29

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 3

Parliament rose to-day. The House of Representatives sat on Tuesday afternoon—a day earlier than usual—and the Senate on Wednesday. The…

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Queen of the Day Lower Clarence Effort Harwood Candidate Wins

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 7

Ald. L. A. Macdonald presided at a meeting of the Lower Clarence Committee, in the Cowper Queen of the Day Competition, held in the Council…

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State Parliament Pre-sessional Meetings Labor Party's Censure Motion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 4

The financial session of the State Parliament opens to-morrow. A pre-sessional meeting of the Parliamentary Labor party was held to-day, at…

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State Parliament Financial Session Opened by Commission Brief Governor's Speech Notice of Censure Motion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 4

The financial session of the New South Wales Parliament was opened at noon to-day. As it was "inconvenient" for the…

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French Republic Coming General Elections. Parts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 5

The candidates! nominated for the general elections so far total 3045, which is greatly in excess of the numbers for the previous year. There are no fewer than…

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State Parliament Sittings of the House. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 7

The Legislative Assembly to-day decided that the House should sit on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2.30 to 11 p.m., and on Friday from 2 p.m…

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Tweed-lismore P.p. Board. Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 4

The flolowing have been declared elected to the Tweed-Lismore Pastures Protection Board, for the ensuing period of three years:--Messrs. Dixon Cooke,…

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Pastures Protection Lismore-tweed Board New Election Regulation. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 7

Two outstanding features marked the meetings of the Tweed-Lismore Pastures Protection Board to-day. The first was the enforced retirement of…

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French Elections Victory for Poincare Party. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 5

The elections passed off with exemplary calm, in contrast to the violence on Saturday, when there were numerous disturbances over a wide area…

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French Elections Result of First Ballot. Parts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

One hundred and seventy candidates in the French elections were elected on the first ballot, of which Democratic Republicans total 72, Left Republicans 41,…

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English By-election. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

Owing to the death of the Labor member. Mr. Clowes, the Hanley by-election resulted:--Arthur Hollins (Lab.), 15,136; Alfred Denville (Conservative), 6004;…

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Chicago's Way Post-election Tragedy. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

As a probable result of the recent election, in which the State Attorney, Crowe, defeated Ben Newmark, a former chief investigator for Crowe was murdered by…

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