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Politics & elections, 1917

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Tasmanian Election. Sudden Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 5

Mr. C. R. Howroyd, the National candi-date, who defeated King O'Malley for the House of Representatives, died suddenly this morning…

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Livelty Election Aftermath. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 5

A revolution has broken out in Holivin in consoquenen of the elections. A defeated candidate, Doctor Escaller, in taking re-fuge in the Argentine…

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Disturbing Election Meeting. (By. Telegraph.) Braidwood

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 2

Robert Irwin Heazelett and Sydney Claude Erskine were fined 40/ and costs for riotously disturbing an election meeting at Major's Creek on April…

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Federal Elections. South African Congratulations. Capetown, Thursday 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 5

South Africa newspapers, referring to the Australian Federal elections congratulate the Commonwealth on the emphatic declaration of the belief in the…

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Federal Elections. Position Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

In all the states the National Candidates for the Senate retain their lead. When Mr. J. E. Stewart, the returning officer for Newcastle, suspended the…

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The Federal Arena. Election Meetings. Melbourne, May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 6

Towards the end of last week the men behind the machine let loose their army of hoodlums, interjectors, booho[?]ers and eat callers. These prudent warriors entrenched…

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The Federal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

The clear call of Australia's voice in the recent political campaign has been for the National Party. Both in the Senate and the House of…

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Our Sydney Letter. From, and signed by, W. J. Spencer, 12 O'Connell-street, Sydney. The Elections

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 5

The elections are happily over at last. No more is the voice of the candidate, wooing the electors or slating his opponent, heard in the…

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Chinese Parliament. Turns Down War Resolution. Peking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

After a [?] s[?] session lasting throughout Thursday night the House of Reps, refused to pass the resolution to declare war against germany. The Premier…

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Musswellcrook Chronicle Saturday, May 12, 1917 Local and General News. the Federal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

Latest returns in connection with the elections show three seats for the Plouse of Representaives in this Stale are still in doubt, viz., Calare, Hume,…

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Lessons of the Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 1

Can we derive any satisfaction from the manner in which the campaign was conducted? Does it give any shadow of hope that under the…

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Federal Elections. Soldiers' Votes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

The National candidates still head the poll for the Senate in all the States. The counting of the absent vote is drawing, to a close, but the soldiers' votes have yet to…

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Federal Elections. a British View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6

The Times in a leading articles states—"The elections office the referendum defeat which means that Australia supports Mr. Huges win-the war policy. It is a…

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Naval College Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

Candidates for entry to the Naval College must in addition to the compulsory subjects, now take at the educational examination one of the following subjects, viz.,…

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Federal Elections. Great Nationalist Victory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6

The Federal elections on Saturday, so far as the numbers go, resulted in a sweeping victory for the Nationalists, Out of the 27 seats in this State Nationalist candidates…

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The Leading Senate Candidates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6

K. D. MILLION. H. E. PRATTEN. JOSIAH THOMAS…

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Federal Elections Britain Gratified. London, Monday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

The result of the Australian elections was received with much gratification in Britain. Practically the whole press is eulogising the Australian Nationalist war spirit. A heavy…

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Tasmanian Election. Sudden Death. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 8

Mr. C. R. Howroyd, the National candidate, who defeated King O'Malley for the House of Representatives, died suddenly this morning…

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Federal Elections. Latest Returns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 5

The counting of the absent votes in Newcastle has brought Mr. Watkins' total to l6,039, and Mr. Griffith's to 10,982. Mr. J. E. Stewart, the returning officer, has been…

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Local News Pastures Board Election

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

It is notified by advertisement in this issue that a poll will be taken on Tuesday, 29th inst., for the election of four directors on the Pastares Protection…

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