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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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German Elections. Socialist Parties Lead. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent wires: The first provisional results of the elections show that in North Berlin the Majority Socialists polled 19,000 votes, Independent Socialists…

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German Elections. Great Disorder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 10

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports' that polling in connection with the German elections is taking place to-day. The campaign throughout has been most…

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Presidential Election. Fierce Faction Fight. Vancouver, June 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

A message from Chicago states that Senator Lodge, temporary chairman of the Republican Convention, delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the…

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Balmain Election. Petition for Recount. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 14

A petition has been presented to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, for a recount of the votes in the Balmain election on the ground of alleged irregularities…

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Ballarat Seat. an Early Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 9

The annulment of the election for the Ballarat seat in the House of Representatives may lend to interesting developments in the political situation…

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Democratic Candidates. Vancouver. Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

At the san Franeisco Democratie Convention the [?]ination of Mr. Hoover was presented, as were those of Messrs. Sproul and Harding…

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Presidential Election. Republican Contentions. Vancouver, June 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

The convention again adjourned without even approaching the selection of a homince for the Presidency. Senator Hiram Johnson continues to be…

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A Liberal Win. South Australian Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 6

The by election for the vacancy In the representation of the Alexandra district In the South Australian House of Assembly. caused by the death of Mr. Peake, the late…

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Election. Convention. Leading [?]ables). UVER. June 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 5

by the Republication [?] in order to presidency of the follows:—…

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U.S.A. President. Republican Candidate. Senator Harding Selected. VANCOUVER, June 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

Senator Warren Harding who will be the Republican candidate at the Presidential elections in the United States in November, 15 55 years of age. he is a newspaper…

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U.S. Presidential Elections the Republican Nominee. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

Mr Harding, the Republican Presidential nominee, is a newspaper man, and editor and owner of the "Marion Star," Ohio. He is of Scotch…

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Ballarat Seat. Five Candidates in the Field

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 6

There are now live eandidates in the field for the Ballarat seat rendered vacant by the voiding of the election which returned Mr. Kerby, Nationalist. More may come…

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Presidential Election. Harding Criticised. Republicans Dissatisfied. VANCOUVER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 5

Entirely independent of personal disappointments there is a fairly widespread regret amongst some of the Republican leaders at the nomination of Senator Harding…

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English By—election. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 5

The byo—election at Louth, where activities were interrupted by the flood disaster tarner (coaltion Unonist) 7354 wintriagham (Independent Liberal) 9860…

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Democratic Candidates. Vancouver, Jan. 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 10

At the San Francisco Democratic Convention the nomination of Mr. Hoover was pvesented, as were those of Messrs. Sproul and Harding…

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Davis Cup. Election Controversy. London, June 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 11

paper controversy is progressing the British Isles Davis Cup se[?] to the eligibility of Randolph , [?] also of the former member of…

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U.S.A. President. Republican Candidate, Senator Harding Selected. VANCOUVER, June 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 2

Senator, warren Harding, who will be me Republican candidate at the Presidential elections in the United States in November is 55 years of age. He is a newspaper…

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A Liberal Win. South Australian Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 6

The by-election for the vacancy in the representation of the Alexandra district in the South Australian House of Assembly, caused by the death of Mr. Peake, the late…

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German Elections. French Interpretation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 10

The "Times" correspondent in Paris that the elections are widely interpreted in the city as a vote against the Treaty of Versailles, and a revelation of the old…

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Presidential Election. Republican Contentions. Vancouver, June 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 10

The convention again adjourned without even approaching the selection of a nominee for the Presidency. Senator Hiram Johnson continues to be…

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