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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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The Election. To-morrow's Verdict

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 2

"The shouting and the tumult dies, the captains and the kings depart." Not just yet, but after tomorrow, when the people have…

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State Elections. Busy Polling Day. Secret of the Ballot Box

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

During the campaign for the Parliament Stakes, which are being run to-day, it was doubtful whether much interest was being taken in the…

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Questions in Parliament. London, March 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 6

In the House of Commons, asked whether the North of Ireland Government had been consulted by the Lord Lieut, before the release of the Derry…

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Election Forecasts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 4

Forecasts of elections confidently asserting success for his side is part of the stock-in-trade of the average politician, and in the case of many the…

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Inverness By-election London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 6

The by-election for Inverness, made necessary by the promotion of Mr. T. B. Morison (Lord Advocate), a Coalition-Liberal, to the Scottish Bench,…

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Election Eve Announcement Increases to Public Servants

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

It transpires that the civil servants in receipt of salaries ranging from £421 to £700 per year are to receive the £40 a year increase recommended by the…

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Saturday's Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 4

The results of Saturday's polling were much more definite this morning than was generally expected. Increased interest in politics and fine…

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Labour Defeated 50 to 40. Heavy Polling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 6

The State elections on Saturday resulted in a heavy poll being recorded, and tho results so fur as can at present be ascertained show that Labour…

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Excitement at Wingham. Bull in Polling Booth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 4

A remarkable incident occurred at the Wingham polling booth on Saturday. Voting had proceeded till 9 a.m. and there was only one voter…

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Candidates Elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 5

The candidates certain to be elected are as follow:— Coalition—Lee, Wearne, Arkins, Oakes, Henley. Fitzpatrick, Chaffey,…

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A Quiet Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 5

The Inspector-General states that Saturday's election was the quietest on record. There had been no complaint in any district nor had there been any…

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Maitland Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 5

In consequence of instructions received from the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. Harkness) requiring presiding officers at the various booths in the…

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The New Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 6

The new Parliament, as the writs are returnable on Wednesday, April 19, must be called together within seven days of the return of the writs. It is…

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The Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

The returning officers are still ongaged checking first preference votes and waiting for absent and postal votes. Until all first preferences are…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Election. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 7

A gratifying feature of the election here on Saturday was that, the proceedings were most orderly throughout, and not a discordant…

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Election Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 4

Telegraphic advice of many additional abse[?] voles has been received by Mr. W. S. Bromhead, returning officer for the Maitland electorate…

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State Elections. Blame for Labour's Failure. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 5

No further election returns are to hand. The rank and file of the Labour party are blaming the politicians for…

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Very Latest News The Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 2

No additional returns are to hand this morning and counting the second preferences is proceeding, but as the process is a slow one it is…

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The Elections Labor Defeated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 2

The returns for the different electorates of N.S.W. are not yet complete but various estimates have been made regarding the…

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The Election Result. Tamworth Press View

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 1

Commenting on the election, the "Northern Daily' Leader" (Tamworth) writes:— The numbers are not yet up, and…

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