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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1914

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Chesterfield By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The Miners' Federation executive has failed to settle the Chesterfield by-election difficulty. Mr. Kenyon is willing to sign the Labour Party's constitution, and the…

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Victorian Bye-election Ministers Returned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

The State by-elections rendered necessary by the change of Ministry, took place yesterday, and are complete, except for the postal vote. Mr. Watt, the premier,…

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Municipal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

"The triennial election for nine aldermen for the Municipal Council of Dungog will take place this month. Nominations close on…

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The State Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Holman, has announced that the State Parliament will be called together late in February next. The Session is to be purely a…

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Larkinite Candidates. London, Friday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 5

Of 10 Larkinite candidates in eight Dublin wards, three obtained seats…

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Swedish Parliament Opened. Tockholm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 5

The King of Sweden in opening the National Parliament announced the increasing of armaments by a special tax on larger fortunes and higher incomes, and declared that…

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Shire Elections Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 3

Councillor F. Jacobs, who is a candidate for re-election as a representative of C Riding of the Tarre Shire, addressed a meeting of the Hobburn ratepayers at Thomas…

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Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

Several names are mentioned of likely candidates for municipal honours at the ensuing triennial elections, but the interest displayed by the ratepayers up to the present has not…

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Municipal and Shire Elections. Nominations, Thursday Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

Those ratepayers aspiring—and perspiring—for Municipal honors in the local Municipal Council, for the next three years, are reminded that…

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Municipal Election. Candidates Unopposed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

After all, we are to have no Municipal election, notwithstanding that, under the Local Government Act, there is now; only an election every…

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Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Thirteen nominations have been received for the triennial election of municipal councillors. Two members of the present councillors. Two members of the present council—Alderman Ind and Jackson—have…

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The Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

Considerable interest is being manifested in the triennial municipal elections the nominations for which were declared at noon to-day. The list of candidates will…

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Stroud. Shire Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

The term of the 1911-14 triennial period is now ending, and councillors must be elected for the 1914-17 period…

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Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Elections seem to be in the atmosphere just now. There are three elections in sight, first the Shire, second the Municipal, and third the…

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American Parliament. Fight Between Members

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 1

Washington, Wednesday.—A fight, which occurred between Mr Johnson, a member of the House of Representatives for Kentucky, and Attorney Shields,…

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Municipal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

LIST OF NOMINATIONS. The Returning Officer, Mr. T. Border, publicly gave notice at twelve noon yesterday that the undernoted…

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Tarro Shire Election Campaign. Meeting at Hebburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. C. T. Clifton, who is a candidate for C Riding of the Tarro Shire, in conjunction with Councillor Jacobs, addressed the ratepayers of Hebburn on Thursday evening…

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Local Government Elections Aldermanic Nominations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

Yesterday was nomination day for the various municipal councils through, out the State in connection with the Local Government elections, which are…

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Revolution in Hayti. Candidate for Presidency. Port Au Prince

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 5

The revolt is growing throughout mayer, and all the Northern towns are arming against the Government. The United States Government has…

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