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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1929

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

Colo Shire Election (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 10

Sir,—Anyone reading the Returning Officer's report of the Colo Shire elections would think there was something radically wrong with the collection of the lists of…

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New Committee Elected for District Hospital See Page 4. District Hospital Election of Committee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 1

CONSIDERABLE interest was taken in the ballot for the new Committee of Management in connection with the Hawkesbury Benevolent Society and Hospital…

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"Legalise Lotteries!" How to Help Our Hospitals Mr. Bruce Walker's Fighting Speech in Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

MUCH interest was taken in the new Hospitals Bill, which was read for a first time in the Legislative Assembly last week. Mr. Bruce Walker, Chairman of Committees, made a fighting speech on behalf of lotteries, art unions, and other methods commonly employed for securing revenue for the upkeep…

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Blacktown By-election

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 14

Owing to the resignation of Cr. Milne, a by-election was held in B Riding of Blacktown Shire on Saturday to fill the vacancy. Three candidates nominated, and the voting…

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Angry Scenes Uproar in Parliament Mr. Bruce Walker Defied Opposition Walks Out

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 12

ONE of the most disorderly scenes witnessed in the State Parliament for many years occurred on Friday afternoon last in the Legislative Assembly just before the…

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The P.a. Parliament Quarterly Conference Useful District Work

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

THERE was only an attendance of twelve delegates at the quarterly conference, of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts Federation of Progress and Kindred…

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Dismissed! Colo Shire Maintenance Man Cr. Smiths Allegations Upheld by Council "Pity It Happened So Soon After the Election"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

ALLEGATIONS made by Cr. Smith at the April meeting of Colo Shire Council, regarding the unsatisfactory service rendered by the B Riding maintenance man, were fully investigated by the engineer, who submitted a comprehensive report to Monday's meeting of the Council…

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The P.a. Parliament Important District Business

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 9

BITTERLY cold weather on Saturday was no doubt responsible for a considerable falling off in the attendance of delegates at the quarterly conference of the Hawkesbury…

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P. A. Parliament Quarterly Conference

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 11

THE quarterly conference of the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts Federation of Progress and Kindred Associations was held at the Hawkesbury College on…

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Coming to Clarendon Metropolitan Candidates Some Noted Winners

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 14

"OLD OXBRO," with all its glory of the past, is to race at the Clarendon course on Saturday. There was a time when the long race at…

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Four Writs Issued £25,000 Damages Claim. Sequel. to Election Campaign Alleged. Slander Against Mr. A, G. Manning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 8

THE first batch of legal writs arising out of the Federal campaign was issued last, week by Messrs John Williamson and Sons…

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The Federal Elections

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

THE result of the Federal elections, together with the figures and comment on the polling in Macquarie, will be found on Page 14 of this issue…

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Landslide To Labor Result of Federal Elections Chifley's Record Win in Macquarie Bowden Beaten — Gardner Should Hold Robertson

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 14

AN ANALYSIS of the latest Federal election figures indicates that there has been a definite landslide to Labor. In all probability Labor will have 48 seats in the new House, an absolute majority of 21 seats, without the aid of the five Independents who were definitely anti-Government in the election…

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The Election—what Next?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 14

The result has been a surprise for both parties, and no explanation seems to fit like the returns from the various electorates. If we judged Labor by some of its…

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"Clean Fight" Robertson Election Poll Declared at Mudgee

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 12

IN moving a vote of thanks to the divisional returning officer (Mr. Lonnon), his deputy (Mr. Barlow) and the other electoral officers at the declaration of the poll for…

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Macquarie Election Poll Declared Mr. Chifley and Flag Waving

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 9

ONLY one outsider was present at the Bathurst Court House, on Friday, when Mr. R. R. Golsby, Divisional Returning Officer for Macquarie, declared the poll for…

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The Proposed Milk Bill Hawkesbury's Emphatic Protest Mr. Walier to Fight the Bill in Parliament What Its Passage Would Mean for the District

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 1

A LARGELY attended meeting of milk suppliers was held at the School of Arts on Monday night for the purpose of discussing the effect which the proposed Milk Bill would have on this district. After the Bill had been discussed a motion emphatically protesting against the Bill was carried unanimously…

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Election of New Mayors and Shire President Mayors of Windsor and Richmond and President of Colo Shire Council Ald. Dean and Smith Re-elected No Opposition for Shire President

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 1

THE annual election of the municipal and shire heads did not bring forth much opposition this year. For the Windsor Council Mayor W. H. Dean was reelected unopposed, while Ald. J. W. Smith was declared elected for the Municipality of Richmond. For the Presidency of the Colo Shire Council, Cr…

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P. A. Parliament

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 3

The seventh annual conference of delegates the Hawkesbury and Nepean Districts Federation of Progress and Kindred Associations was held at the Hawkesbury…

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