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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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The Progressive Candidates., (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Dear Sir,—In your issue of the 10th inst., you report the Progressive Party meeting at Muswellbrook last Thursday week. It is however a…

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Maitland Electorate. the Labour Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Brennan, one of the selected and endorsed Labour candidates for Maitland, has been busily engaged in touring the electorate on behalf of the Labour three…

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Progressive Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

Messrs. Roberts and Tindale -addrssed an enthusiastic meeting at Large last night, whilst Mr. Tindale spoke briefly at East Maitland, where Hon. W. Bennettt…

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Publicans and Polling Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

The Elections Act sets out that polling day in the State shall be a public holiday from noon. Hotels may open in the morning until 8 o'clock, but from that hour must…

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State Elections Polling Day—Saturday, March 20 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Instructions How to Vote Number for Every Candidate

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 4

The State elections will take place on Saturday, March 20, and the polling booths will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. A change has been made in the manner of…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 7

In the House yesterday Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister, by permission made a statement regarding the sugar agreement. He said for the past five years…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 3

The various candidates for the Maitland electorate have now been heard by Muswellbrook voters, and the concluding addresses of some of those aspiring to political…

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Labour Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. O'Hearn, one of the three Labour candidates, will speak at Wangat at 6 p.m. to-morrow. Dungog at 7.30, and follow other speakers at West Maitland at 9.45. During…

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The Elections Labor Campaign

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 6

Mr D. J. M'Guire, one of the selected Labor candidates for Maitland electorate, and Mr L. Cuningham, M.H.R. for Gwydir, addressed a fairly large crowd…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

In the House of Representative yesterday Mr. Hugnes, the prime Minister in reply to Mr. Gaoo (S.A.), stated than the Government had not yet taken over Sir Ross…

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The Eve of the Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

We have arrived at the eve of another general election for the State Parliament, and before this issue reaches some of our country readers they will already have exercised…

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Independent Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 6

Mr. J. H. Compton addressed one of the largest and most enthusiastic open-air meetings held durning the campaign at the West Maitland post Office last night. He dealt…

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Liquor Act and Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 4

The Superintendent of Police (Mr. Childs) draws attention to section 57 of the Liquor Act in its relation to elections. This requires all places, licensed for the sale of…

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To-morrow's Elections. How to Vote and Where

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 5

The State elections will be held to-morrow (Saturday). The polling booths will be open from 8 a.m. till 7 p.m. The local voting places for the Maitland electorate are the…

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State Elections, N.S.W 1920 Advice to Electors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 3

Consider the candidates carefully, choose your favorite with deliberation; then select your second choice, your third choice, and so on; do this…

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State Elections. the Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

During the course of the campaign the candidates stated that this was one of the most important contests in the history of the State. However much that might be…

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Local and General News Hotels and Polling Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 4

The Election Act sets out polling day in this State shall be a public holiday from noon. Hotels may open this morning until 8 o'clock. From that hour…

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South Africa. New Parliament Opened. Capetown, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 5

Lorid Buxton, Governor-General, opened the Union Parliament with highly picturesque ceremonial, naval and military units taking part…

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Muswellbrook Chronicle Saturday. Mar. 17, 1920 the Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

What will the 20th bring us? Only an inordinate self-conceit could imagine that anything 'Written at the fag-end of so strenuous a campaign…

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The Election

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 2

Voters are reminded that at the State election to-day they will have to sign a declaration for the purpose of identification, and they MUST…

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