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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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Tasmanian Parliament Reduction in Membership Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 5

The Tasmanian Premier opened his election campaign last night He promised with his return to power to reduce the membership of the…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Proposed Reduction of Members. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 3

The Tasmanian Premier opened his election campaign last night. He promised, if returned to power, to reduce the membership of the Assembly to…

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Party Fight Next Lismore Council Election. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 4

One result of the extended municipal franchise is manifested in Lismore where, the local Labor League has decided to run 12 candidates at the next election…

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Grafton P.p. Board Election

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

The Grafton P.P. Board election, is to be held to-day. Ballot papers must be in the hands of the Returning Officer (Mr G. N. Small) not later than 4 o'clock this…

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Extraordinary Election of Aldermen

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

The South Grafton extraordinary municipal election, which is the outcome of the decision of the nine aldermen of that council to tender their resignation at the…

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Too Short? Life of Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

Addressing the annual meeting of the Parramatta Nationalist Association, Mr. E. K. Bowden, M.H.R. said three years term or Parliament was altogether too short and should be increased to either five or four years…

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State Parliament Business of the Session. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

The State Government proposes that he debate on the Budget shall end about Thursday next, after which the financial agreement between the Commonwealth…

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French Elections Majority for Poincare. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

The result of the second ballots in the French elections show that M. Poincare is assured of a substantial majority. With one seat untitled, the state of…

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Canada's Olympic Team Parliament's Vote of £13,200. OTTAWA

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 5

The Canadian Parliament voted £13,200 towards the expense's of the Canadian representatives at the Olympic Games…

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A Close Contest Prighton by Election. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. Ian Macfarlan, the Nationalist candidate, won the Brighton by election by 531 votes. It was a very close contest, but in the final court of preferences…

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P. and C. Association. Election of Officers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 3

Despite the wet, cold night, there was a good attendance at a meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association at the School of Arts last wight…

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Local Government Elections in December

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 4

Shire and municipal elections will be held on December. 1, 1928. In [?]tion with the forthcoming local government elections and the adult franchise…

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Nomination Day Extraordinary Election South Grafton Council Fourteen Candidates Nominated

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 7

Punctually at noon yesterday, at the South Grafton Council Chambers, Mr. Cecil Hawthorne, the Returning Officer, commenced to recite the formalities in…

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Federal Politics Early Election Suggested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 5

It has been suggested that Mr. Bruce may force an early election, the issue being the Amending Arbitration Bill if the cooks' strikes extends further and a…

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Mock Municipal Election Grafton Debating Society

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 2

The Grafton Debating Society is departing from its usual programme for its next general meeting, to be held at the Town Hall next Tuesday evening, by…

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From the Capital Federal Parliament at Work Sale of Ships Prmie Minister's Emphatic Speech

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

"Now in the winter of our discontent"—already members are beginning to button up their overcoats, and you can almost hear their teeth chattering…

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Show Committee Election

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

A new rule is to operate in connection with the election of a committee for the Agricultural Society for the year 1928-29. The method in the past…

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S. Grafton Council To-day's Contest Lively Pre-election Meeting Personalities and Recriminations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

The public interest that is being taken in the South Grafton by election, which will be held to-day, was well manifested last night when an…

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Letter to the Editor the South Grafton Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

Sir,--The ratepayers of South Grafton are called upon to-day to record their votes at an extraordinary election, brought about, principally, by the defalcations…

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Grafton Debating Society Mock Municipal Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 5

Considerable interest is already being manifested in the mock municipal election promoted by the Grafton Debating Society which is to take place at the…

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