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

Politics & elections, 1926

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Elections Complete Last Federal Member Elected MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

The Chief Electoral Officer this morning declared Mr. Nelson elected for the Northern Territory seat in the House of Representatives. This…

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L.G. ELECTIONS Adult Franchise

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cann) states that he will lose no time in introducing the bill to provide for adult suffrage in local…

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Federal Parliament For Canberra Next Year

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 6

Arrangements have been completed for the opening on Wednesday of the first session of the tenth Parliament of the Commonwealth…

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Federal Parliament

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 5

The Federal Parliament opened yesterday. This was the first occasion on which the Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven) has opened the…

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Federal Parliament Governor-General's Speech MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

The first, session of the tenth Commonwealth Parliament was opened yesterday by the Government General (Lord Stonehaven)…

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Why State Buses? Question in Parliament SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 6

When the Legislative Assembly met this morning, Sir. Thos. Henley asked the Premier whether he would consider the advisability of selling the…

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Aldermen's Protest Fresh Municipal Elections SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 6

Alderman McEachern, speaking at Petersham Council last night, said the tendency of the present Government was to destroy independence and…

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Eden-monaro By-election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 8

Nominations for selection as candidates in the National Party interests, for the Eden-Monaro seat, rendered vacant by the death of Sir…

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Bye-Election for Ede Monaro

The Yass Courier · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 2

Get your came on the roll be[?] the issue of the writ for the elec[?] otherwise yon will' be liable to proceeded against. The writ will…

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Mr. Geo. Overhill Candidate for Eden-Monaro SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 6

Mr. George Overhill announced that he intends to nominate as a candidate in the Country Party's interest for the Eden Mouaro seat in the Federal…

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Proroguing Parliament Abolition Bill Delayed SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

Unable to find sufficient supporters to force through the second reading of the Abolition Bill in the Upper House last night, the debate was adjourned…

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Parliament at Canberra Commissioner's Report Another Year's Wait

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 8

The chairman of the Federal Capital Commission recommends that Parliament should open at the Federal Capital on January 26, 1927, and…

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Frankfield Estate. Question in Parliament

The Yass Courier · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 2

Mr J. M. Tully, M.L.A. asked question in Parliament regarding t[?] proposed subdivision of the Frankfield Estate near Gunning, as follows…

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Parliament Prorogued Saturday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 6

The State Cabinet at a special meeting this morning decided to prorogue Parliament until February 9…

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Eden-monaro Another Candidate Enters the Field An Independent Nationalist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

Nominations for the Eden-Monaro by-election close on February 10. Besides Mr. Perkins (Nationalist) and Mr. Morgan (Labour) a third…

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Chamber of Commerce Election of Officers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

At a meeting of the council of the Goulburn Chamber of Commerce on Monday night, Mr. E. A. Betts was re-elected president of the Chamber…

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Eden-Monaro Election. Striking Speech by Mr. C A. Morgan

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the meeting addressed in Cooma street on Friday night last by Mr C. A. Morgan, the selected Labor…

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Parliament Re-opened Measures for Reconsideration SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

The new session of the N.S.W. Parliament was opened, at noon to-day by commission. The Chairman informed the members that the…

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Bavin's Censure Defeated in Parliament Opposition is Ignored SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly this morning Mr. Bavin moved his censure motion of which he gave notice yesterday. He said he regarded it as…

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Apathetic Ratepayers Braidwood By-Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

Braidwood.—Very little interest was taken in the by-election on Saturday to fill the vacancies in the Municipal Council caused by the…

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