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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

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The City Council Alleged Graft. Questions in Parliament. Issue of Writs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 November 1921 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Oakes asked Mr. Lang, Acting Premier, on. behalf of the leader of the Opposition, if he had read…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 6

In the Legislative Council yesterday. Replying to Mr. Travers (for Mr. Ryan), Mr. Kavanagh, the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 3

In the Senate yesterday Seuator Pratten (N.S.W.)asked is it was a fact that the War Service Homes commission was still buying land. It so,…

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Municipal Elections, Labour Gains. London, November 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 2

Polling in 900 municipalties resulted, in the case of 80 of the principle towns, that Labour showed a nett gain of 36, and Independents, 31…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatriation, in reply to Senator Keating (Tas.) said the Commonwealth line of steamers…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday, The Architects Bill was further considered in committee. On clause 13, providing for the…

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Biblical Prophecies Armageddon in 1934. Remarkable Speech in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 6

A remarkable speech was made in the House of Representatives by Mr. Marks (N.S.W.). He urged earnest consideration of the trend of world…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 3

In the Senate yesterday the Loan Bill for £5,000,000 passed its remaining stages. The Commonwealth Public Service…

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The City Council Alleged Graft. Questions in Parliament. Issue of Writs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 6

The many recent rumours of corruption within the Sydney City Council have at last been brought to a head…

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Goulburn Vacancy. No Dearth of Candidates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 9

Among the candidates, who are willing to accept nomination for the Goulburn vacancy in succession to the late Captain Millard, Sir George' Fuller has…

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Cessnock Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 4

Nomination day for the extraordinary vacancy created in Cessnock Shire by the resignation of Cr. Thomas Johns, one of the representatives of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 3

Sir George Fuller, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, asked the Premier if he was in a position to give definite information to the House with…

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School Prayer. Question Raised in Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 2

For a number of weeks Mr. Lee has had a question on the notice paper of the Legislative Assembly, asking the Minister for Education for…

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Labour Defeat. Melbourne Council By-elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 6

Labour candidates were defeated at the by-elections in the Victoria and Smith wards of the Melbourne City Council, on Tuesday…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 3

When the Legislative Council met yesterday the Architects' bill was recommitted to permit of the lunber consideration of several clauses…

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Federal Member on Biblical Prophecy Remarkable Speech in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 4

Much interest has been aroused by a remarkable speech made in the House of Representatives by Mr Marks (N.S.W.). He urged earnest consideration of the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday the Standing Orders were suspended to permit of the passage of the Casual Vacancies Amendment Bill…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Millen told Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.) that figures were not yet available as to what was Australia's share of the…

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Powers of Northern Parliament. London, November 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 5

In the House of Comments at question time, Mr. Lloyd George denied that the order of council transferring powers to the Irish Northern…

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Biblical Prophecy. Remarkable Speech in Federal Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

Much interest has been aroused by a remarkable speech made in the House of Representatives by Mr. Marks (N.s.w.). He urged earnest…

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