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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1911

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The Municipal Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

LABOR is quite consistent with itself, and with the genius of the Constitution, in endeavouring to return its own candidates as aldermen…

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Nilda. a Tale of the German Invasion of 1912. Written specially for the N.S.W. Country Press Association. Chapter Xxi. Brought Up in Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 6

A whole week had gone by, and no tidings of Nilda Chester had been received. The police admitted they were baffled; admitted with humiliation that…

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The Shire Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

Polling for the shire elections at Kurri might be described as tame. A visit to the booth at 11.30 a.m. showed that there were very few people about, and it was ascertained…

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Shire and Municipal Elections: West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

The polling for the election of twelve aldermen to serve in the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland took place to-day. The weather with the exception that a few…

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Germany's Consular Service. Qualification of Candidates. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 5

A conference of officials and commercial men at the Foreign Office, Berlin, has decided that in future candidates for the consular service must possess a practical knowledge of…

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The Moribund Council on the Eve of the Election. Reflections and Congratulations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

The Municipal Council held the last meeting of the first triennial period on Wednesday evening last, and had one not even been aware that a general…

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Municipal and Shire Elections

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 4

The municipal and shire elections for the forthcoming triennial period will be held to-day. The polling for the municipal election will take place between the…

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A Defeated Candidate. Inflammatory Speech. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. A. Bonar-law, defeated Unionist tariff reform candidate, speaking at Manchester, said that the House of Lords would not pass the Parliament Bill until swamped by the…

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Late News by the Mail. the General Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 3

The general election has been rushed through to a finish, and the last returns were made known this week (wrote the "Argus's" London correspondent, on Dec…

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The Municipal Elections. Result of the Pulling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 4

The polling for aldermen in the various municipalities took place on Saturday. Considerable interest was manifested in the elections, and there are a number of changes…

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The Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

There has been some talk of a recount of votes in connection with the West Maitland Municipal election, in consequence of the number of votes for five of the candidates being so very close and…

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The Mayoral Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The next step to be taken in connection with the recent municipal elections will be the election of Mayors. According to the Local Government Act, the Mayor in each…

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Local [?] Shire Election [?]

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The following is the results the Stroud Shire Elections:—B Riding—Bowen 64, Daunt 59, Gorton 51, Dark 40; complete…

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Shire and Municipal Elections. Messrs. Eagar & Macdonald Returned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

THE voting (by postal ballot) for "B" Riding (the only one contested) was brought to a close at six o'clock on Saturday evening…

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Patrick Plains Shire Elections an Interesting Contest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

The election of councillors for the second term, in connection with the Patrick Plains Shire Council, took place on Saturday. Owing to the voting being by post the…

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The Municipal Elections Quiet Interest. No Excitement. Three New Aldermen

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

On Saturday the election for the second triennial period, since the coming into operation of the Local Government Act took place all over the State. In…

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The Elections

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

There were no incidents of any note in connection with the recent elections. The fact that there were only four informal voting papers in connection with…

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Local News. Election of Mayor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

A meeting for the election of Mayor will be held at the Council Chambers on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. At the termination of the election, the Council will sit…

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New Parliament Meets. Election of Speaker. London. Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

The new House of Commons has assembled, has re-elected Mr. J. C. Lowther as Speaker, Mr. L. Grimell, Nationalist member for Westmeath, protested against the re-election on…

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Canadian Parliament. Proposed Abolition of the Senate. Vancouver, Jan. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 5

A motion seeking the abolition of the Canadian Senate was defeated in the House of Commons at Ottawa without a division. The Premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier,…

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