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Politics & elections, 1919

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Election of President. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 13

Following President Poincare, who opened the Peace Conference, President Wilson moved that M. Clemenceau be the permanent President…

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Election Results. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 6

A message from Berlin states that women on Sunday dominated the voting at the elections and were candidates for the first time in the history of the country. The…

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Latest About Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 6

A message from Paris states that the German elections tire interpreted there as promising the prospect of the early establishment of stable Government of Majority…

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Bavarian Elections. Eisner Defeated. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 12

It was reported from Cop[?]agren on January 14 that Herr Eisner's party had been heavily defeated in the Bavarian National elections securing only four seats. This is…

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Germany Election Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 5

London, Wednesday.—The "Daily Telegraph's" Berlin correspondent, telegraphing on Sunday, stated: The polling is proceeding without trouble…

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Extremists Defeated. Broken Hill Council, Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 8

An election for four aldermen of the Brok on Hill City Council of unusual interest took place on Saturday. Four Labour aldermen recently resigned because they refused to…

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Germany Election Results

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

London, Saturday.—A Copenhagen report says the final results of the German elections give the Government Socialists 159 seats and the Independent…

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German Elections. Final Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Bale correspondent states that a message from Berlin of, Monday's date gives the following results of the elections to the German National Assembly:—…

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German Government. Defeated at Elections. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

The Times" Stockholm correspondent states that the elections not given the Government a working majority, owing to the doubtful attitude of the Democrats, who…

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Petersham Election. a Soldier Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the executive of the Soldiers and Citizens' Political Federation with held at Challis House, Sydney, yesterday; to decided whether to contest Petersham election…

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Extremists Defeated. Broken Hill Council Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 13

An election for four aldermen of the Brok-en Hill City Council of unusual interest took face on Saturday. Four Labour aldermen recently resigned because they refused to…

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Outcome of Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 12

A message from Paris states that the carly German election results are interpreted here as signifying the prospect of the early establishment of a fairly stable German…

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German Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 3

Reuter's Bale correspondent states that a message from Berlin of Monday's date gives the following results of the elections, to the German National Assembly:—…

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Election of Directors for Singleton Central Cooperative Dairy Co., Ltd. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

Sir,—The election for directors of above Company takes place on the 8th inst. As every shareholder must be aware, this is by far the most…

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Presidential Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

Special meetings of the Tarro Shine Council were held at the shire office, East Maitland, to-day to elect a president for the balance of the present term, Councillor…

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Prussian Elections. Majority Socialists Lead. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 6

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states A message from Berlin says that the result of the Prussian Constituent Assembly elections are reported unofficially as follows:—…

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Germany. Extremist Counter-parliament. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says: It is constantly becoming more obvious that the Extremists are planning the establishment of a counter Parliament, with the primary…

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Election of Directors of Singleton Butter Factory. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—When a man rushes into the Press with letters over a nom-de-plume, I think I can safely say that all readers who give the matter any thought…

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Mayoral Elections. Alderman Cracknell Elected for West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

Prior to the ordinary meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening, a special meeting was held for the purpose of electing the mayor for the term…

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Strikers' Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

The strikers' so-called Labour Parliament, sitting in the Artisans' Hall, Belfast, is entirety controlling the city by means of negative measures. It…

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