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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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The Elections Labor Addresses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

The Mayor (Dr. R. Roger) occupied the chair at a meeting on Friday night, when Hon. E. J. Kavanagh, Minister for Labor and…

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Inverness By-election London, March 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 5

The by-election for Inverness made necessary by the pron[?]tion of Mr. T. R. Morgun (Lord Advocate), a Coalition-Liberal to the Scottish Bench,…

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Election Addresses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. John Culbert, one of the selected Labour candidates for the Maitland electorate, will address a meeting of electors at the Winsor meeting Hotel, East Maitland, to-night…

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State Elections. Taxing Bookmakers. Mr. McGIBUKED

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 6

Speaking at Dubbo, Mr. Dunn (Minister for Agriculture) said that Mr. McGirr had committed a grave error in stating that the bookmakers and…

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Election Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

The polling takes place on day next, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., at the various polling places throughout the…

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The Election. Progressive Campaign. Mr. Studdy's Address

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

On Saturday night last, Mr. A. J. Studdy, one of the three what is termed "true blue" Progressives, addressed a fair number of electors…

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Election Prospects. Position Doubtful. Writes the " Bulletin " :—

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 4

About the general result of the N.S.W. State elections on the 25th there is no certainty. Another dead-heat is quite possible. Apart…

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Pen Pictures MB B. R. Gelling— Country— Progressive Candidate. (Reprinted from "The Land.)"

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

Mr B. R. Gelling, Country Party candidate for the Maitland Electorate, was born at Daylesford, Victoria, in 1863, but coming to New South Wales shortly…

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Election Addresses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. Mathew Charlton M.H.R., leader of the Federal Labour party will address the electors this evening at the Courthouse Mor[?] to-morrow…

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The State Elections. Coalition Prospects. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 5

According to the report issued from the National rooms this morning, there are no fewer than ten electorates in which there are good prospects of the…

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The State Elections. Labour Preferences. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 5

Despite the ruling of the A.L.P. in favour of the allocation of No preference vote between the sitting members for the Eastern…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, March 23. Electioneering Up-to-date

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 2

Mr Greg M'Girr, the Health and Motherhood Minister, the other day, said at Gundagai that every newspaper editor should be hanged. That is his side of…

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Polling Day, March 25

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 3

E. G Lavis, writes:—The Electors will soon be called on to make their choice for the next Parliament. How are we to pay the [?]ral wage and our taxation, interest…

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The Elections Announcing the Results. at the "Chronicle" Office

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for a telegraphic service from Sydney on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon from our Sydney agents,…

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Final Appeals. the State Elections. "Disregard Smoke Screen." Labour's. Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 7

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) has mode the following final appeal:—"The electors, when they go to the poll on Saturday, should disregard the…

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To-Morrow's Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

The State elections will take place to-morrow. The poll will be taken between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.. so that there will be any amount of…

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The State Election. Progressive Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. C. H. Tindalo, one of the Progressive Country party candidates, addressed meetings at Greta and Branxton last night. In each place he…

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Waiting for Election Result. Sire Council Refuses to Levy a Rate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 6

The Marthaguy Shire Council (Warren district) has not yet struck a rate r the current year. Since its inception the council has found a rate of…

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The State Elections. Mr Bennett's Meetings

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 4

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., says the Maitland "Mercury," reports having held some of the most successful meetings of his campaign in the…

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The State Elections Coalition Prospects

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

According to the report issued in Sydney on Wednesday there are no fewer than ten electorates in which there are good prospects of the…

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