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

Politics & elections, 1920

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Federal Parliament. MELBOURNE

The Yass Courier · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Greatly to the surprise of the Opposition when the House of Representatives met this afternoon the clerk at once called ‘ Order of the Day.’…

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The State Elections Advice to Electors

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

Consider the candidates carefully: choose your favourite with deliberation; then select your second choice, your third choice, and so…

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State Elections

The Yass Courier · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Dick McDonald, one of the three selected Labor candidates, spoke to a fairly large audience here on Tuesday. Mr. McDonald, who…

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State Elections. Minister for Justice Speaks at Young

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

Hon. J. D. Fitzgerald, M.L.C., Minister for Justice, addressed a gatering in the Town Hall on Friday night. The attendance was small owing to…

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State Elections

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Sir Geo. W. Fuller on Thursday night last addressed a public meeting in front of the School of Arts, Crookwell, from a motor -car. Fully 300 or…

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Goulburn Election Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

The first preference votes for the Goulburn subdivision of the Goulburn electorate will be counted on Saturday at the various polling places. The ballot papers…

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THE A.L.P. Candidates. Complaint From Mr. Macdonald. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,—As it has come under my notice that some Interested person has given currency to the statement that I and my colleagues, Messrs…

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Mayoral Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

The election of the new Lord Mayor is fixed for to-morrow…

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Polling Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

The Elections Act sets out that polling day in tile State shall be a public holiday from noon. At the conclusion of the coronial…

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Bump Me Into Parliament

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

Come, listen, all kind friends of mine, I want to move a motion, To make an eldorado here, I’ve got a bonzer notion…

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State Elections

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 3

We are now on the verge of polling day, and practically the last word has been said by the various candidates for Goulburn. It is hardly…

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Goulburn Election. Address by Mr. Morgan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Morgan, one of the selected A.L.P. candidates. addressed a well-attended meeting on Wednesday evening from the balcony of the Post Office Hotel. Taken…

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No Tables near Polling Booth. Council's Decision

Young Witness · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 1

Mr. T. R. McAllster, secretary of the local committee of the Progressive party, last night applied to the municipal council for permission to…

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Polling Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

To-day is polling day. Supporters of various parties have established themselves in front of the main polling booth (St. Saviour's Church…

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Election Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

Our Sydney agents are not at all sanguine about obtaining any results of interest to-night, tut hope to be able to despatch something definite to-morrow…

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Goulburn Election. Final Rallies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

The final rallies, In the election campaign were held last night. The crowds were perhaps not as large as night have been expected…

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State Elections

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 2
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The State General Elections took place throughout New South Wales on Saturday. There were over 300 candidates for the various…

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Death in Polling Booth

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Shortly after the conclusion of the counting of votes at the Carrington polling booth on Saturday night Mr. James…

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Bets in Parliament

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 1

It has been said that the Australian is willing to bet about anything under the sun, but it is not often that members of parliament openly…

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