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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

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State Parliament. Session Ends. Bills Passed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

The State Parliamentary session came to an end in the early hours of this morning. A prolonged conference took place…

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Mayoral Election. Alderman Porter Re-elected at East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

A special meeting of the East Maitland Municipal Council was held last week to elect the Mayor for the ensuing year. The Mayor, Alderman…

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Domain Parliament's Dictum Naval Rivalry Condemned. Industrial Communities for Unemployed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting in Sydney Domain carried a resolution favoring limited armaments, and strongly condemning the Jingo activities of interested parties in creating…

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Welsh By-election. Liberal Battle. London. January 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The single by-election for the House of Commons created by the honours list promises to be exciting, as a straight-out fight is anticipated…

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Municipal Election. Five Candidates for One Seat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

For the past three elections in connection with the East Maitland Municipal Council, much interest has been displayed…

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Sensation in French Parliament. London, Dec. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 10

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that in the Chamber of Dep[?]ties a question as to how Fran Clara Zelkin a German Communist…

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Kalgoorlie Election Part Protestanism Played

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

Speaking at the Wesley Church, Melbourne, on Protestanism in Australian, Rev. R. Ditterich, president of the Methodist Conference, said…

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Elections Senate Elections. London, January 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that Senatorial elections affecting one third of the Senators, in which five [?] the present Cabinet Ministers are…

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French Senate. Election Results. London, January 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

Reuter's paris correspondent says: The Senatorial elections resulted in the Radicals and Radical socialists securing 53 seats, and the Republicans 30…

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Solving a Problem Election of Burrowa's Mayor

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Two aldermen having secured equal votes for the Mayoralty of Burwood, their names were submitted to the Local Government Minister (Mr Mutch) so…

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French Senate Elections, Communists Defeated. London, January 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

A message fr om Paris states that five members of the Cabinet were returned at the Senatorial election. All the ten Communist candidates were defeated…

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A By-election. London, Jan. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

In the Hereford by-election Roberts (Coalition Unionis) secured 9670 votes and Langford (Liboral) standing on the anti-waste platform, 7411…

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Municipal Election. Five Candidates for One Seat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 9

For the past throe elections in connection with the East Maitland Municipal Council, much interest has been displayed…

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A By-election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

In the by-election for Dover Sir Thomas Polson, the anti-Waste candidate, received 13,947, Mr. John Astor, brother of Viscount Astor…

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Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 4

The election of an alderman to fill the vacancy in the East Maitland Council, caused by the resignation of Alderman M. Lee, who has left the…

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South Africa. Important General Election Capetown, January 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Throughout South Africa to-day there is the usual excitement attending the nominations for a general election. Among the very few returned…

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French Senate Elections. London, January 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 3

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports at Senatorial elections affecting one [?] of the Senators, in which five of the present Cabinet Ministers are…

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Municipal Election. Mr. R. T. Sarginson Returned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

A very fair number of ratepayers attended the Mechanics' Institute on saturday evening to hear the result of the poll for the election of an alderman for…

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A.L.P. Dictates Parliament Must Meet by March

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

It was made known in Sydney on Saturday that the A.L.P. executive has declared against the Government and carried against the following motion: "The executive still adheres to its former…

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Irish Government. Ulster Parliament. London. January 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" states that the King is not likely to upon the Ulster Parliament but the ceremony will be one of [?]reat pomp and splendor…

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