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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1914

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Mayoral Election. Alderman Porter Re-elected at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 6

The special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council for the purpose of electing: the Mayor was held last, evening. There were present— Aldermen Porter,…

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Election of Officers, Tenders. &c. Mr. Stafford President

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The election of office-bearers was proceeded with. Mr. Beatty moved that Mr. Stafford be President for the current…

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The Municipal Elections. Results of Polling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

Polling at the triennial elections in the various municipalities on Saturday resulted in a number of surprises. One surprise was the small number of votes recorded. The…

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Opening Union Parliament. Capetown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

Lord Gladstone, Governor-General, has opened the Union Parliament, The Vice-Regal speech indicates a short session, as owing to the state of public…

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Women in Parliament. Emancipation of Finnish Women. Where Women Are Ms. P.

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 3

One of the planks in the platform of the Women's Progressive Association of New South Wales is that women should be eligible for election to the State Parliaments. This…

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Election of Shire President

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

Previous to the usual monthly sitting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council on Wednesday last, a special meeting was held in the Shire…

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Mayoral Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

The election of Mayor of West Maitland will be held at the council chambers, Town Hall, on Tuesday night. It is likely, if rumour for once is correct, and it would seem to be, that the…

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Shire Elections. the Voting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The polling for the Shim elections took place on Saturday. Considerable interest was manifested in the election, much more apparently than was the case with the…

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Special Meeting. Election of President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 6

A special meeting of the council was held at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of electing an president for the current year. There was a full attendance of councillors…

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Election of Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Prior to the election of Mayor on Thursday night last Ald Fitzgerald extended a welcome to the new Aldermen, and expressed a hope that…

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Parliament Opened. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

King George and Queen Mary opened Parliament in State to-day…

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Singleton Letter. Singleton Wednesday. Election of Mayor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

A special meeting of the municipal council was held on Monday night for the purpose of fixing the Mayoral allowance for the ensuing twelve moths, and of electing the…

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Mayoral Election. Alderman Mannall Elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

A special meeting of the West Maitland municipal council, was held last evening, for the purpose of electing a mayor for the year commencing on March 1 next. Considerable…

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Japanese Parliament. Censure Motion Defeated. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

A want of confidence motion was pat forward in the Japanese Parliament at Tokio and was defeated by 205 votes to 163…

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Imperial Parliament. Home Rule Debate. Mr. Asquith Speaks. London, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

The Prime Minister, on rising to speak to Mr. Water Long's amendment to the Address in Reply, was accorded a great reception. He said that it had been known prior to…

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Tarro Shire. Election of President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

A Special meeting of Tarro Shire Council was held at the shire office, East Maitland, to-day, for the purpose of electing a president for the unexpired portion of the…

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Maitland Coalmines. Hospital Committee Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 4

Serious allegations, on affidavit, have been made in connection with the ballot for the election of officers and committee of the Kurri District Hospital. It is alleged that ballot…

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The Singleton Argus. Thursday, February 12. Another Federal Election

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

We certainly intend to submit to the Legislature those two little non-contentious measures-the Preference Prohibition Bill and the Postal Voting Bill…

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Election of Mayor Alderman Waterhouse Chosen

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 3

A special meeting of the newly-elected Singleton Municipal Council was held on Monday night for the purpose of fixine the Mayoral allowance for the…

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