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

Politics & elections, 1919

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Will There be a General Election. (Published in "The Times")

Young Witness · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 4

LONDON, September 11th.— The Press are in[?]ing in much speculation as to the possibility of the miners attitude hastening a general…

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Parliamentary Election. (United Service Message.) VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 September 1919 · page 2

Mr. Henderson has been elected for Widnes…

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Federal Politics. Mr. Hughes' Policy Awaited. Position of Mr. Considine. His Removal From Parliament Urged. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 September 1919 · page 2

For the time being, there is a lull in the Federal political arena, due to the absence of nearly all the Ministers in Sydney. But the situation…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Hughes Reticent. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 September 1919 · page 2

Mr. Hughcs is reticent regarding the general elections, but it is regraded as practically certain that they will be held in December…

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Federal Elections. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 19 September 1919 · page 2

The Federal Returning Officer at Temora has been instructed to prepare for a general election…

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Appointment of Polling Place at Bridbaree

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 2

Referring to the [?] made by you on behlf of Mr. Byrne, hon. [?] Bribbarce Pro [?].Association in connection…

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District Matters. Appointment of Polling Place at Kingsvale

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 2

Re[?] to the [?]epresentations made by you on behalf of the re[?] of Kingsvale near young i am dir ected to Inform you that the…

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Federal Politics. Echuca Bye-election. Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 4

The election for the vacant Echura seat in the House of Representatives took place on Saturday. The polling result so far received by the Chief…

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Proportional Representation. Parliament Approves. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 1

The State Parliament last night approved of the [?]ation governing the next State Election for voting under proportional representation…

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Federal Politics. Ministerialists Meet Election in December. Dealing with Profiteering. Referendum to Be Taken Melbourne

Young Witness · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 2

The members of the National Party in the Federal Parllament met yesterday, and sa[?] untill 9 o'clock last night, discussing the political future…

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Pre-selecting Candidates To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Your article of September 16 on selection of candidates overlooked one important factor, namely, that the vital point is to win seats. It is one thing…

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Shire Elections. Making Up the Rolls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 4

The Mulwaree Shire Clerk, Mr. A. M. Barton, is at present making up the Shire electoral roll. The new roll will operate as from January 1 next, and the Shire…

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Werriwa Electorate. Appointments and New Polling Places

Young Witness · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 4

Th Deivisional Returning Officer, Mr. B. G. McKeown, advises that the following returning officers have been appointed for the Werriwa electorate:…

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Date of Elections

Young Witness · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

It is almost certain that the Federal Elections will take place on 13th December. Vusiness is being rushed through both Houses to enable…

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Federal Politics. Coming Elections. Versailles Treaty. The Senate Approves. MELBOURNE

Young Witness · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 2

As a result of the application of the guillotinc, the first Referendum Bill, by means of which the Commonwealth Government proposes to seek…

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Pre-selecting Candidates. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. J. H. Wise, M.L.C., has one of his fallacious, misleading letters in your paper of the 27th ult. He complains that there is no proposal to do away…

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Goulburn Electorate. Mr. James Not a Candidate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 4

Mr. James (Minister for Education) says that he has definitely decided to a Nationalist candidate for Ryde. Mr. Bailey, M.L.A., and Mr. Frank…

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Goulburn Chief Polling Place

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 October 1919 · page 4

The secretary of the Cooma A.L.P. has been informed by Mr. Bailey, M.L.A., that the protest lodged by the branch against Goulburn being the chief polling…

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Catholic Candidates to be Run. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 October 1919 · page 2

The Catholic Federation carried a resolution by a three to one majority to the effect that Catholic candidates should The run for the State Parliament…

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Federal Parliament

Young Witness · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Senate sat all night and until half past eight this morning dealing with the Constitutional Amendment Bills. The…

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