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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1912

12 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Election of President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 7

A special meeting of the above Shire was held on Wednesday forenoon for the purpose of electing a President for the ensuing term. There were present :—…

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Mayoral Elections

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 1

SPECIAL meetings of the Windsor and Richmond Municipal Councils for the purpose of selecting the Mayor for the ensuing term were held last week…

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Election of President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 5

A special meeting of the Baulkham Hills Shire Council was held on Wednesday of last week, to elect a President for 1912-13. The Presdent retained the chair, and…

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Election of President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 1

A special meeting of the Blacktown Shire Council was held on Wednesday of last week to elect a President for the ensuing term. Present: Councillors T. Willmot…

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The South Australian Elections. to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 12

SIR,—The elections in South Australia furnish further evidence of the need for proportional voting. In that State there are twelve electorates for the Legislative…

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Elections and Fines

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 2

Ignorance of the law is no man's excuse. On that account every person entitled to vote at a Federal election had better make himself well acquainted with the…

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Parliament-O-cracy or Democracy. [Other papers please copy.] [To the Editor.]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 5

Sir,—Why should it be necessary to make the people of Newcastle, Graf ton, Glen Innes, Moree, Bourke, Broken Hill, Tibooburra, Hay, Albury, Goulburn…

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Tales of the Pioneers One Night at Mulligan's with " The Candidate " [For the Gazette.]

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 12

The big slab-walled, bark-roofed kitchen was obscured in wood smoke that nipped the eyes, and hid the audience we had come to meet; and as we groped our…

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"Pre-election" Methods

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 8

Referring to the Budget on Friday (says the "Daily Telegraph") Mr Joseph Cook, deputy-leader of the Federal Opposition, said:—" The Budget is more political than…

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Election of Officers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 12

Mr J W Chandler, Mayor, was elected President, and Messrs E T Bowd and J J Paine Vice-President ; Mr George Pye, hon treasurer, and Mr A H Hipwell, hon secretary…

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The Selection of Federal Candidates to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 9

SIR—Are the freetraders along the Hawkes bury worms that they should allow themselves to be picked up by a protectionist bird simply because he is early ? The…

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The Blayney Election to the Editor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 8

Sir,— The by election at Blayney supplies another example of the way the people are denied an opportunity to freely express their opinion upon the political situation of…

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