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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Paisley By-election. Mr. Asquith Wins

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 5

London, Wednesday.-Polling for the Paisley by election resulted in the election of Mr Asquith by a majority of over 2800. Details of the voting are:…

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The State Elections. No Plumping. Full Preference Must Be Exercised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 5

As the number of candidates for the State elections exceeds 300, it becomes more than ever necessary to emphasise the point that every ballot paper to be format must contain…

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Paisley By-election. Asquith's Success. Consequences Discussed. London, February 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

Outside labour circles where the success of Mr. Biggars, the Labour candidate, was anticipated there is remarkable unanimity in acclaiming Mr. Asquith's clear-cut victory…

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Maitland Electorate Eleven Candidates

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 3

Nominations for the Maitland electorcte, as in all other electorates in the State, for the forthcoming election, closed at noon on Saturday, and punctually at…

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Neutrality of Election Officials

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

Persons who have accepted positions as polling booth officials in connection with the ensuing State election are warned by the Returning Officer against…

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Northern Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

The text of the Home Rule Bill confirms the previous forecast that a clean cut has been made of the Northern counties for a Northern Parliament, which is descries as…

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State Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

Electors should bear in mind that at the coming State election they MUST indicate on the ballot paper the order of their preference for…

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Women Candidates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

The writs for the State elections, to be held on March 20, were issued on Saturday. Saturday last, February 28 was fixed as nomination day,…

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The State Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

The nominations for the coming State elections closed on Saturday. No few than 313 candidates have been nominated for the 24…

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Progressive Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 4

Messrs. W. Bonnetty, M.L.A. Tindate and Roberts report having held well-attended meetings at Main Camp (Mr. F. Kennedy chairman), and Lower Rouchol (Mr. S…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

In the House yesterday, Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, asked Mr. Gregory (W.A.) to give notice of a question regarding the appointment of the…

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Election Meetings Clash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

For rival candidates to speak off the one platform and with the same chairman is an unusual occurrence; yet it occurred at Clarence Town last evening. Mr. Hungerford…

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Scotch By-election. Invitation to Lady

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Lady Benham-Carter, wife of Sir Maurice Benham-Carter, and eldest daughter of Mr. Asquith, has been invited to contest South Edinburgh, where a by-election will shortly…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 6

In the Schale yesterday Senator Millen, Minister for Repatriation, said that in view of the censure motion in the House of Representations he would move that the…

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Labour Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. D. J. McGuire will speak at the Angel inn this evening, commencing at 8.15. Mr. Walter O'Hearn will address the electors at Bishop's Bridge at 5 p.m. to-morrow, and…

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Labour Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. Brennan, one of the selected Labour candidates for the Maitland electorate, addressed a very large meeting of electors at Wangat yesterday, and also…

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Progressive Candidates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Messrs. W. Bennett, M.L.A., Tindale, and Roberts report having held well-attended meetings at Main Camp (Mr F. Kennedy, Chairman),…

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A Candidate Short

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

One reproach urged against the Government is that it is not running its full number of candidates. But the experience of the Senate election…

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The Elections. Messrs. Boland and George Cann, M.l.a., at Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday night last, Mr. T. J. Boland, one of the three Labor candidates for Namoi, and Mr. Geo. Cann, M.L.A., addressed a…

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Our Sydney Letter. Election Prospects

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 1

Careful investigation has enabled a sounder forecast than was previously possible to be made of the prospects of the pending election Labor does…

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