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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1921

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Kentucky Election. Eleven Killed. Vancouver, November 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 13

The State elections left Kentucky's population 11 less by violent death and 14 wounded. The most fatal election gunfights were in bloody Breathill…

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Parramatta Seat. Senator Partten a Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 6

Senator Pratten has been selected as the Nationalist candidate for the Parramatta sent. There are three other candidates, Mr. Hutchinson…

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Senate Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland branch of the Australian Labour Party will be held in Miss Edwards' rooms, on Monday evening, 21st instant, at 8…

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Early Election. Predicted by Labour Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 3

Judging from the remarks of Messrs Connell and Murray Ms.L.A., at a social function in Newcastle on Saturday, it is not unlikely that a…

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Loth to Fight. Premier's Reference to Elections. Government's Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 November 1921 · page 6

Reference to the agitation in certain A.L.P. sections for a general election and to the question of retrenchment in the public service was…

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Ireland Ulster Parliament Meets on 29th

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 2

Belfast Sunday,—The Ulster Parliament will meet on the 29th, instead of Dccomber 13. The Unionists decline to believe that all difficulties have been…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1921 · page 3

Mr. M'Girr, the Minister for Labour, gave preliminary notice in the Assembly yesterday, of a bill to fix the basic Wage for adult males at…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Millen, in reply to Senator Gardiner (N.S.W.), said the cost of the upkeep of the Trade Commissioner in China…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 6

In the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. Kavanagh, Vice-President of the Executive Council, moved the…

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Irish Situation. Ulster's Parliament. London, Nov. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 5

To-day the North Ireland Parliament takes over control. It was ushered in by an orgy of sectarian rioting, and a night of terror,…

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State Parliament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 2

Fight was in the air when the Legislative Council met Wednesday night with the knowledge that the Government business consisted of…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 2

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Givens, the President, announced that he had received the resignation of Senator Pratten…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 6

When the Legislative Council met yesterday there were 42 members in attendance, or a little over half the strength of the Chamber. Formal…

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Election Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1921 · page 5

The bill to amend the Parliamentary Electorates and Election Act which has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Attorney-General…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 6

In the Senate yesterday, Senator Russell moved the second reading of the Loan Appropriation Bill. The item for immigration was…

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State Parliament North Shore Bridge Bill. Newspaper Comment on Mr Speaker. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 4

During the debate on the second reading of the North Shore Bridge Bill in the Assembly early this morning, Mr Estell said the project had been…

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Loth to Fight. Premier's Reference to Elections. Governments Policy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 9

Reference to the agitation in certain A.L.P. sections for a general election and to the question of retrenchment in the public service was…

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Early Election. Predicted by Labour Members

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 9

Judging from the remarks of Messrs. Connell and Murray, Ms.L.A., it a social function in Newcastle on Saturday it is not unlikely that a…

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Parramatta Seat. Senator Pratten a Candidate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 11

Senator Pratten has been selected as the Nationalist candidate for the Parraamtta seat. There are three other candidates, Mr. Hutchinson…

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Elections Bill Signed Articles and Compulsory Enrolment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 6

The bill to amend the Parliamentary Electorates and Election Act, which has been introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Attorney-General (Mr…

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