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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1931

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East Sydney Seat Another Candidate in the Field. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

Mr. T. Falkingham, vice-president of the Boilermakers' Society and one of the New South Wales delegates to the Federal. Executive of the A.L.P., states he will…

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Capsized Candidate's Lucky Escape

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. S. A. Jones, one of the candidates for the Clarence seat, and a friend accompanying him, had a narrow escape from injury yesterday evening on the…

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State Politics Clarence By-election Address by Mr. A. S. Henry Opening Meeting of His Campaign

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 6

Mr. A. S. Henry addressed a meeting at the Clock Tower last night as the formal opening of his campaign. Ald. C. H. McKenna, Deputy-Mayor,…

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Clarence By-election. (To the Editor.)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 6

Sir,--Re your report in the "Daily Examiner" of Aid Flaherty's opening address at South Grafton on Friday evening last he evidently indulged in a…

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Keep Off! Scullin And Theodore East Sydney By-election Repudiation Policy Endorsed A.L.F. Leaders' Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 5

A meeting of Labor leaders met in Sydney yesterday to discuss the policy to be put forward for East Sydney by-election…

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Disorderly Scenes In State Parliament Town Hall Meeting Minister's Serious Allegations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 5

Disorderly scenes were witnessed in the Legislative Assembly to-day when Mr. A. A. Reid (Manly) referred to the newspaper reports of…

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Work at Experiment Farm Annual Meeting Of Advisory Committee Request for New Stud Stock Refused Interesting Experiments Recently Commenced Election Of Officers For Ensuing Year Vexed Question of Cost of Production on the Farm

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 6

There was a very fair attendance of members of the Grafton Experiment Farm Advisory Committee yesterday. A letter from the Department of Agriculture was response to the committee's request that Aberdeen Angus and A.I.S. stude be placed on…

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Six By-elections. House of Commons Vacancies. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 5

Owing to ill-health Mr. Hugh Morrison Conservative member in the House of Commons, resigned his seat to-day. At present no less than six by-elections are…

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Clarence By-election Mr. W. T. Robinson's Candidature

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

A well attended meeting was held at Southgate last night. Mr. Gordon Wingfield occupied the chair and expressed regret that 'this by…

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Another Candidate

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

Mr. F. W. Sargant, who contested the Castlereagh seat in the Country party interests, has announced his intention to contest the Clarence seat as a Country…

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State Politics Clarence By-election MR. F. W. Sargant Opens Fire Meeting at the Grafton Clock Tower

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

Mr. F. W. Sargant, one of the candidates at the forthcoming by-election, addressed a meeting at the Clock Tower, Grafton, last night, speaking from…

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Municipal By-elections Grafton and South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 4

In connection with the two by-elections to fill extraordinary vacancies in the Grafton City Council and the South Grafton Municipal Council nomination day…

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Bavin's Plea Stir Up The People Early Election Demand Wasting Time in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Referring to the proceedings in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Bavin said it was now perfectly clear that no good…

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Victorian Parliament Early Reopening Urged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

The Leader of the State Parliamentary Opposition. Sir Stanley Argyle, says the party desires that Parliament should meet immediately and that the whole session…

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State Politics Clarence By-election Country Party Electorate Council Three Candidates Endorsed

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

The Clarence Electorate Council of the Country party met at Grafton yesterday afternoon and decided to recommend to the Central Executive…

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Board of Fire Commissioners' Election

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Bellingen Shire Council has decided to give its support to the candidature of Ald. W. T. Robinson, of Grafton, for a seat as one of the delegates representing…

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State Politics Clarence By-election Mr. J. Flaherty at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 6

On Wednesday night Mr. J. Flaherty addressed a good open-air meeting at Bishop's corner, Maclean. The candidate was in good form, and gave an interesting…

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INFLATION Theodore's Plan Adoptee Federal Caucus East Sydney By-election Scullin's Ruling. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Caucus made considerable progress to-day, but further discussions are probable to-morrow, and the conference with the Commonwealth Bank…

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Municipal By-elections

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

For the vacancy in the Grafton City Council, caused by the death of Ald. W. H. Henson, there was received by the Returning Officer (Mr. W. C. Sheather)…

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State Politics Clarence By-election Mr. Jos. Rod's Campaign Open-air Meeting in Prince Street

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Reid, one of the three Country party candidates endorsed by the Clarence Electorate Council for the by-election to fill the vacancy caused by…

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