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Politics & elections, 1913

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Miners' Acting-president Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Sir,—In yours of the 21st Instant, I notice reference is made to the action of the Weston conference regarding myself and the other candidates from Maitland district…

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Election for Acting-president

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Messrs. E. Peters and A. Teece, who are candidates for the position of acting-president of the Federation during Mr. Watson's campaign, addressed meetings of the…

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Blayney Election. Thursday Next. Split Among the Labourites

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

The battle royal between Liberalism and the Independents continues with unabated warmth, but there has been evolved a secondary…

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The Blayney Election Mr Beeby's Candidature. Laborites Help Him

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 4

It is significant that officials of the Political Labor League in Blayney are now enrolled on Air Beeby's side. The Vice-president (Mr A. J Marsh) and…

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The Tasmanian Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 2

On the same date as that on which the doctors of Blayney are being asked for their final decision, the general election in Tasmania will…

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The Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

The election of a member of the West Maitland Municipal Council to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Alderman Gail, will be held on Saturday next. Three…

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The Blayney Election

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

To-day the second ballot in the Blayney election Contest takes place, and the electors will decide whether they are to be represented by a man who is…

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Tasmanian Elections. Independent Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

The returns up till 10 o'clock last evening in connection with the elections in Tasmania came in slowly. Thus early they indicated that in the electorates where…

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The Blayney Election Mr. Beeby Returned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 5

Mr. Beeby gained the verdict of the Blayney second ballot. The initial Liberal victory of January 3 was reversed, and once again the Western electorate…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Cost Ok Elections in the Past

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

In the "good old days" of electioneering in Australia, it was customary, for the candidates to spend considerable sums of money, and for their supporters to be…

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The Blayney By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

The second ballot in the by-election for Blayney,. caused by the secession of Mr. Beeby from the Labour party, arid consequent resignation of his seat, has resulted…

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The Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 6

This is the month when municipal councils throughout the State are called upon to consider the election of Mayors for the current year. Alderman H. R. Flanders,…

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Political. Blavney Election. Beeby Elected. Close Contest

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

THE Blayney second-ballot yesterday resulted :— G. J. Beeby (Ind.), 2264 — Withington (Lib.), 2107…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. the Blayney Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

There are various lessons to be learned from Mr. Beeby's victory as the result of the second ballot in the Blayney electorate. The first is that there is wisdom in the American…

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The Tasmanian Elections. Liberals Still Lead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

The polling on Thursday was on the whole somewhat lighter than at the last general election, allowing for the fact that there are more, voters' names on the roll…

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The Blayney Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 8

The second ballot for Blayney election on Thursday shows a very close contest between the two candidates. The returns received up to the time of our going to press…

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The Blayney Election Mr Beeby Wins. Majority of 157

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

The second ballot in the by-election caused by the resignation of Mr Beeby took place on Thursday, and resulted in a win for Mr Beeby by 157 votes…

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The Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 4

The polling for the extraordinary vacancy in the West Maitland Municipal Council on Saturday resulted in the return of Mr. J. B. Thompson, who secured 293…

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Hospital Committee Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Some of the candidates who have been nominated by the Pelaw-Main, Stanford-Merthyr, and Habburn miners' lodges for positions on the management committee of the…

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The Blayney Election

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

The Inexplicable fact of the attitude of the prominent Liberal and Labor press organs directing the voters of Blayney to vote against Beeby…

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