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Politics & elections, 1920

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Speeches Cut Out. Opening of Queensland Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 November 1920 · page 3

The Queensland Premier, Mr. Theodore, has announced that Parliament would meet at noon next Monday, and, after formal business,…

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New Austrian Parliament. London, November 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Vienna Correspondent says the newly—elected National Assembly held its first session to-day Herr Weiskirchner, former Burgomaster of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Rapid progress was made with the Profiteering Prevention Bill after…

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Speeches Cut Out. Opening of Queensland Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 5

The Queensland Premier, Mr. Theodore, has announced that Parliament would meet at noon next Monday, and, after formal business…

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Federal Servants Campaign Further Developing. Federal Parliament to Be Isolated

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 4

The Federal servants' campaign continued on Thursday with unabated enthusiasm. Mr O'Connor, leader of the…

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Municipal Election. Mr. Bateman Returned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 6

The poll in connection with the elections of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the East Maitland Municipal Council caused through the…

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American Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 4

The people of the United States have been through the turmoil and unsettlement of another Presidential election, which causes great disturbance every…

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Greek Elections. Tinoist Debacle. lONDON, November 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 5

A message from Athens state that the first returns suggest a debacie amongst the tinoists, 85 per cent of the voles being cast for the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 3

In the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Storey, the Premier, Informed Mr. Fitzatrick that the Cabinet had not yet been able to make arrangements…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 2

In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr. Higgs (Q.), in a personal explanation, said his absence during the debate which resulted in the expulsion…

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Greek Elections Contradictory Reports. London, Nov.15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

"Despite tho early' reports of Veni zelos'. victory, it is now feared that his Government has been defeated. Later messages state that ventzelos…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

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

In the Senate yesterday. Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) drew attention to the agitation in the public service of New South Wales to…

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State Parliament, Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 6

In the Council yesterday, Dr. Nash asked the representative O The Government if he would draw the Government's attention to a cable…

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Price of Coal. Question in Parliament Coal—owners' Profits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 6

Some weeks ago Mr. Davies in the Legislative Assembly, asked the [?] (Mr.Storey)a question concerning the increase of 4/ per ten in the price of…

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Greek Elections Defeat of Venizelos

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 2

London, Monday.—A telegram from Athens states that the Greek elections have resulted in a triumph for the Opposition, the members, of which support…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

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

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, replying to Senator Bakhap (Tas.), said that the Naval Department was paying…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

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

In the Legislative Council yesterday, The discussion was continued on the motion by Mr. J. D. Fitzgeraid in favour of calling together a convention to…

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Greek Elections a Rude Shock. Excitement at Athens. LONDON, November 17

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

The "Times," referring to the Greek elections in a leading article, says that "the Allies received a rude shock, and were quite unprepared for such an…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 7

In the Senate yesterday the Wartime Electoral Repeal Bill and the Land Tax Bill were passed through all stages…

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Indian Elections. Novel Voting Reform. London, November 18

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

Reuter's Bombay correspondent states that novel means were adopted to enable illiterates to record their votes in the election, the Legislative Council…

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