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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 3

In the House yesterday. Mr. Makin (S.A.) drew attention to a statement made at a meeting of the South Australian Gas Company that a…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 3

The whole of the sitting of the Legislative Council yesterday was devoted to references to the late Mr. John Meagher, who had been a member of…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Pearce the Minister for Defence, in reply to Senator Pr[?]tten (N.S.W.), [?] that the Navy Department was now…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 3

Mr. Levy, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, announced, as soon as he took his seat yesterday, that he had written to the Chief Secretary, asking…

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New State Convention. to Be Held Next February. Basis of Election. Leagues Can Send Up to Five Delegates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 6

The New State issue is to be brought to a head next February, when the first Northern Convention will be held. Armidale was…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 3

In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Poynton, the Minister for Works and Railways, informed Mr. Foster (S.A.) that he was…

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New State Convention. to Be Held Next February. Basis of Election. Leagues Can Send Up to Five Delegates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 3

The Now State issue is to be brought to a head next February, when the first Northern Convention will be held. Armidale was selected as being…

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U.S.A Presidency. Democratic Candidate's Views. Vancouver, September 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 5

A message from Minneapolis states that Government Cox, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States in the course of a speech stated that ten…

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U.S. Presidential Campaign Reported Appeal to German Voters. Candidate's Denial. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The "New York Times" states that a national movement has been launched to enlist 6,000,000 voters of Gorman descent to elect Mr Harding, in order to…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

With the Address-in-Reply and the censure amendments out of the way, the Legislative Assembly settled down to business in earnest yesterday…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Representatives yesterday, that the Government was prepared to pay £50,000 for…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 7

Scarcely half the members of the Legislative Council were present when the President, Mr. Flowers, took the chair yesterday…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Russell, the Vice-President, informed Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) that there were no vessels at present under the…

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Duntroon College. Dearth of Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Australian National Defence League the following letter was received from Mr. V. J. Rundell Miles, a member of the league:—…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Elliott. (Vic.) moved the adjournment to consider Mr. Justice Ewing's report on the Northern Territory. The position,…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 6

When the Legislative Council met yesterday afternoon, the debate on the Address-in-Reply was resumed. Sir Joseph Carruthers, referring to…

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Late Mr. G. S. Briner. References in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 3

Sympathetic references to the late Mr. G. S. Briner. M.L.A., were made in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday afternoon…

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Election of Officers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

The following office-bearers were elected:—Patrons, Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., and Mr W. H. Abbott; President, Mr C. T. Abbott…

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Federal Parliament. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

A position closely approaching a crisis developed suddenly in the House of Representatives to-day on a formal motion for an extension of the time for debate…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday Senator Keating (Tus.) asked if suffcient butter was retained in Australia for local consumption…

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