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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

271 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 14

Dirty Election Dodge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 1

Addressing his campaign committee on Tuesday evening Mr. Arthur Griffith said.—"There is a very serious blemish in our electoral machinery which was laid bare by the tactics of…

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Werriwa Election. Mr. Lynch and the Official Labour Party

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 4

Speaking in the House of Representative on 9th March Mr. J. Lynch, Member for Werriwa, said:— There is an unreasoning fear on the other…

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Werriwa Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

A committee meeting will be held at the rooms, Auburn-street, this (Thursday) evening in connection with the Werriwa election. Mr. J. Lynch is contesting the election as a…

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State Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

Several metropolitan seats, thought to have been irretrievably lost to the National party, are still uncertain. In King, Mr. Morrish, ex-M.L.A., and the National candidate, stated on…

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State Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 4

The most interesting new development arising out of the State elections is the possibility of a second ballot at Enmore. Subject to the counting of 800 absent votes, Mr. Hall,…

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Federal Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 4

The organising committe of the Federal National party campaign sat again on Tuesday, and completed a number of selections, including the three National candidates for the Senate…

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Died at Polling Booth

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 3

Immediately after recording [?]s vote in the Masonic Hall, Dulwich Hill, on Saturday afternon, He[?]y Dempsey, 78 years of age, living at…

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The Elections

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

The weather on Polling Day was beautifully fine, and a big poll was recorded. From the opening of the booth at 8…

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Labor Candidate for Werriwa

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Christopher, the selected Labor candidate to oppose Mr. John Lynch, for Werriwa, has been in town this week making arrangements…

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Riverina Candidate

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 3

Mr. O. B. Trefie, late manager of the Temora. Experimental Farm, and brother of the late Mr. J. L. Trefie, has been appointed to contest the Riverina…

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State Elections. Second Ballots. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

A hot controversy is raging with regard to the respective merits of Mr. Loxton (Ind. Nationaist), and Mr. Bavin (Nationalist), for the Gordon…

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Federal Election Mr. Tudor Speaks. Tax on War Profits. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. Tudor, leader at the Official Labour Party, delivered his policy speech in Melbourne last night. Mr. Tudor said that conscription was the…

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The Elections. the Albury Situation. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 5

An interesting situation has developed in connection with the Albury election. There are seven absent votes yet to come. If Mr. Manning (N.) gets four there will be no need…

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State Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 5

The prospects of a win for the Nationalist candidate in the second ballot for Namoi are said to be very bright. There are only 25 or 30 absent votes to be…

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New Polling Place

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

The Chief Electoral Officer advises Mr. J. Lynch M.H.R., that it is proposed to recommend Wambanumba inthe division of Marengo as an…

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Federal Labor Candidate Fires His First Shot

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 1

Mr. J. J. Christopher, selected Labor candidate for Werriwa, addressed a very large gathering on Saturday night last at the Intersection of…

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Werriwa Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. Lynch, M.H.R., the National candidate for the Werriwa seat, will address the electors at the Town Hall to-night at 8 o'clock. The Mayor (Ald. Wood) will preside…

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Bishop Radford on the War. Elections and Carnivals

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

Wagga. Monday.—Dr. Radford, Bishop [?] Goulburn, addressing a recruiting meeting, said it was impossible for men to think that war service was their first duty when all around…

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The Elections

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

It was stated on Monday that a number of absentee votes were recorded on Saturday in the Gordon and Kahibah electorates. The number, however, is thought to be insufficient…

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The Elections. Nationalist Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

On Saturday Mr. T. R. Bavin, the selected Nationalist candidate for Gordon, won the second ballot contest by ,38 votes. The figures were—Bavin, 5607; Loxton, 5569. There were…

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