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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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South Africa Opening of Parliament Reform Legislation Proposed Ministers to [?]Emain in Power (Reuter's Msaaage.) Capetown, March 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 1

The Governor-General (Viscount [?]ton) opened Parliament to-day. There was a highly pictur[?] cere[?]nial, naval and mi[?]tary [?]nits…

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State Elections Mr. Brookfield on "Faked Ballots," Etc

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 3

The A.M.A. Political Leagu[?]'s final meeting in connection with the Start election campaign was held at the corner of Argent and Chloride streets…

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Special Election Issue of " the Barrier Miner "

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

To-morrow evening there will be published (as advertised) a special election issue of "The Barrier Miner," containing all the latest election result[?]…

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Election Points A.m.a. Rally and Other Things

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

I blew along to the final rally of the A.M.A. candidates last night. There were many rather amusing touches about it…

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State Elections Mr. Brookfield on " Faked Ballots," Etc

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

The A.M.A. Political League's final meeting in connection with the Sturt election campaign was held at the corner of Argent and Chloride streets…

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State Election Mr. Brookfiled on "Faked Ballots," Etc

Barrier Miner · Sunday 21 March 1920 · page 3

The A.M.A. Political League's final meeting in [?] with the Start election Camphign was hold at the corner of Argent and Chlorida [?]…

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Barrier Miner. Monday. March 22, 1920. Saturday's Polling

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 2

THE first notable feature in connection with last Saturday's polling is the apathy of the electors. Out of orer 35,000 electors on the roll for Sturt…

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The Sturt Election the Present Quota

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

The latest figures for Sturt show a total of 15,105 votes, excluding the informal votes. Dividing the formal votes by four tons more than the…

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Another Election Possible Says Mr. M. A. Davidson

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. M. A. Davidson, one of the candidates for the Start [?], in chatting to a "Miner" reporter to-day, said that the campaign had been…

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State Elections Position Still Uncertain Seat for the Premier If He Is Defeated Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

Additional returns of primary votes which came to hand yesterday, together with some readjustments of the earlier counts, improved the position of…

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State Elections Labor Party Preponderates 44,855 Informal Votes Total Poll Numbers 621,128 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

The new Par[?]ment wid [?]ble towards the end of next month. The writs are returnable on April 21, and the law provides theat the House must…

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State Elections Cootamundra Count Is Attbacting Interest Premier Not Yet Defeated Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 2

The Premier (Mr.W. A. Holman) is not yet definitely out of the hunt for the Cootamundra seat. All interest is now centred on this seat. Yesterday…

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State Elections Sturt Totals Unaltered

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The retaining officer for Sturt (Mr. W. C. Ewing) stated this afternoon that no further returns in connection with the Sturt electorate had been…

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League of Nations Australian Representative Question of Parliament Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

Asked in Parliament what, means the Federal Government proposed to adopt in regard to the appointment of an Australian representative on the…

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State Electi0ns Position of Parties Has Not Changed Views of a Caucus Member "Another Election Likely" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

The allocation of absent votes and the checking of the first preference, votes in the State elections are nearly complete. The position, of parties is…

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The State Elections To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,—Last Saturday's election must have cost the country a considerable amount, both here and elsewhere, if such a number of officials were…

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Latest Election News. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

Although [?] official figures have been issued private advises have been received which make the prospects of Dee in the [?] brighter, owing to…

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State Elections [?] Latest Figures

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

The retaining officer for Sturt (Mr. W. C. Ewing) this afternoon counted 69 absent votes. Of this number 15 were declared out of order because the…

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State Elections Bathurst Count Concluded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 3

The count for the Bathurst seat was concluded late last night, when the surplus votes of Dooley were counted. The quota was 5912, and the…

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War Tropnies Method of Distribution Announced in Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Poynton) made an announcement in the House of Representatives in connection with the…

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