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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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State Elections. the Second Ballots. Win for Mr. Edden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 10

Two of the second ballot elections were vigorously fought out on Saturday, at Kahibah and Gordon, resulting in a win for Mr. Edden over Capt. Connell at the former place of the absent votes being received on Friday night. Vigorous campaign work and close organisation marked the preparation for the second ballot, with the result that the voting…

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The Federal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 4

The fact that we are embarking on general elections for the Federal Parliament is a reproach to us just as were the recent State elections, but the blame for them does not…

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Federal Election. Mrs Seery at Mudgee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 6

On Saturday evening last Mrs Seery (selected Labor no-conscription candidate for Robertson) addressed the joint meeting of the Anti-conscription and…

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Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Forguson, the National Federal candidate. is announced to address the electors at Seaham School of Arts on Thursday afternoon next. at 3.30 p.m., and Clarence…

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Federal Elections. Bendigo Unionists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 8

The Bendigo branch of the Federated Mine Employees' Association, the strongest trades union in the electorate for which the Prime Minister is a candidate, has, by a…

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Durham Election. Mr. Bennett Elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. C.B. Harkness, chief electoral officer, received a telegram last night from the returning officer of the Durham electorate, giving the final figures, which show that…

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Federal Elections. Hunter Electorate. Mr. Charlton's Candidature

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 6

Mr. Matthew Charlton, the selected Labour candidate for the Hunter electorate, delivered the opening address of the campaign in the West Maitland School of Arts last…

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Meeting of Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 1

Parliament is to meet on April. 17, but beyond arranging Supply it is not likely that any matters of moment will be considered…

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The State Elections. Second Ballots

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

There are still five more second ballots to be taken before the State elections are quite out of the road. They are all in country constituencies, and they are all…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians the State Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

"The Caucus party has suffered a very wholesome defeat. Their house of cards has tumbled down. They have been-living in a paradise of fools since…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians the State Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

"The Caucus party has suffered a very wholesome defeat, Their house of cards has tumbled down. They have been living in a paradise of fools since…

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Federal Elections. Bendigo Unionists

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 7

The Bendigo branch of the Federated Mine Employees' Association, the strongest trades union in the electorate for which the Prime Minister is a candidate, has by a…

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Federal Elections. Hunter Electorate. Mr. Charlton's Candidature

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 3

Mr. Matthew Charlton, the selected Labour candidate for the Hunter electorate, delivered the opening address of the campaign in the West Maitland School of Arts on…

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Hunter Federal Election. Mr. W. J. Ferguson's Candidature. "The War, the Whole War, and Nothing But the War."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 11

Mr. W. J. Ferguson, formerly a member of the State Legislature, who has been selected to contest the Hunter Federal election in the National interests, opened…

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The State Elections. Second Ballots

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

There are still live more second ballots to be taken before the State elections are quite out of the road. They are all in country constituencies, and they are all…

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The New State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

When the second ballots were concluded at the last State elections the Labour party was returned to power with a good working majority; now that these second…

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State Election. Five Second Ballots. Nationalist Victories

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

the remaining five second ballots took place on Saturday, and resulted in the return of three Nationalists, and one Independent, the result in the other case not being…

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State Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 5

The State Parliament was opened to-day by Commission. Notwil[?] the absence of the State Governor, and although the function was ber[?] of its customary…

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Telegraph News the Katoomba Tragedy. State Parliament Opened. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

The inquest into the Katoomba tragedy was continued at the Katoomba Court House to-day. The proprietor of the California…

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Hunter Electorate. the National Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 6

Mr. W.J. Ferguson the National candidate for the Hunter addressed a very successful meeting at Charlestown. He was listened to very attentively and was accorded a…

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