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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Federal Elections. Saturday's Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 5

The Federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will place on Saturday next. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock…

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The Federal Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 2

For the Senate electors must vote for at least SEVEN of the candidates The order of preference must be indicated by the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7…

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Federal Elections. Saturday's Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 6

The Federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will take place on Saturday next. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 3

In the Council yesterday the Farmers Drought Relief Bill was taken through committee with amendments, and read a third time…

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Country People and the Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 4

On Saturday the Federal elections wall take place, and it is hoped that the country polling booths will be will patronised, even though many of the electors may not…

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Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 4

Lieut Lee, the soldiers candidate, will address a monster rally of supporters at the Bourke-street corner to-night (Thursday), Mr. A. Bruntnell, M.L.A., Sergeant-major…

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Federal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 5

Mr. Ryrie, Nationalist candidate for North Sydney, in a wireless message to the electors, especially directed to returned soldiers, says, "Don't be gulled by Ryan's…

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Sydney Mayoral Election. Another Deadlock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 December 1919 · page 4

The election for tie office of Lord Mayor of Sydney, which took place at a mooting of the City Council on Tuesday, resulted in a deadlock, Alderman…

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Federal Elections. Saturday's Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 6

The Federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will take place on Saturday next. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock…

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The Federal Elections Saturday's Polling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

The Federal elections for the Senate and House of Representatives will take place on Saturday next. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock…

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Polling Booth at Lorn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

The Divisional Returning-officer for the Hunter (Mr. S. F. Colman) has had several inquiries as to whether a polling booth is to be provided for lorn on Saturday. Lorn, as…

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Parliament

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 1

The customary end-of-session scandal, only more so, has been repeated in the Assembly. By dint of all-night sittings, the cracking of the…

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Aberdare a Polling Place Area

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

Aberdare has been created a polling place area in the Newcastle State electorate. included in this area are the townships of Aberdare, Abernethy,…

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Six O'clock Closing. Bill Before the Victorian Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 3

The Victorian State Assembly sat until 2.30 on Wednesday morning discussing the Licensing Six O'Clock Closing Bill. After Mr. Bafley's amendment to…

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A Plucky Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

Nobody, not even those most infatuated with Labour's new idol, think of applying the term "plucky" to Mr. Ryan's "risk" and "sacrifice" in leaving…

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Federal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

There will be Labour rallies to-night at Rayner's Hotel, Morpeth, at 7.30 mid at the Angel Inn Hotels West Maitland, at eight o'clock, when Mr. M. Charlton and other…

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Hotel and Federal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

The Superintendent of Police (Mr. Childs) has been directed by the Inspector-General to draw attention of the police in North-Eastern district to Section 57 of the Liquor…

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Federal Election Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

Mr. S. F. Colman, Divisional Returning Officer for the Hunter has made arrangements for displaying the result of the voting on saturday evening at his official…

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The Elections. the Nominations

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

We repeat below the nominations for New South Wales for the Senate (three to be elected), and also for the Robertson and neighboring…

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Federal Elections To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 4

To-morrow is Federal election day. Probably never in the history of Australia has so little interest been taken in an election. The majority seem to…

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