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Politics & elections, 1922

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Singleton Letter. Election Da[?] Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 3

A great deal of interest was taken here in the polling on Saturday, and the number of votes recorded constitute a record. There were two polling…

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The State Elections. Probable Ministers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 5

The view is expressed in political circles that Messrs. Wearne, Bavin and ley are certain to be included in the new Ministry…

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The State Elections. No Material Change. Second Preference Votes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 6

There is no material change in the position of candidates so far. The counting of the second preference votes will probably commence…

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Maitland Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

The process of recounting the voles east in the election for the Maitland electorate was continued last evening by Mr. W. S. Bromhead, returning…

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The State Elections. Counting the Votes. Party Position Unchanged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 7

The counting of postal and absent votes was continued yesterday. but there was little alteration in the position. The counting of second…

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The State Elections. First Man Elected. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. Ley, Coalition Progressive candidate for St. George, has the distinction of being the first man elected as the result of Saturday's polling. He…

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Money to Invest Aftermath of Elections. Activity on Stock Exchange

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

The state of the country's prosperity is quickly reflected on the Stock Exchange. With increased exports of wool and…

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The Elections Awaiting Second Count

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

The Electoral Office in Sydney was not kept very busy on Tuesday, as the returns came in very slowly, and most of the votes were postal. Of these…

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The Polling

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 3

Polling for 1922 elections showed the electors much more alert than in 1920. Probably at that time they were not altogether too well pleased with the previous…

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The State Elections. Second Preferences

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

The electoral-officials in Sydney confined their attention yesterday to the counting of preference votes in the St. George electorate. Mr. T. J. Ley…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

The checking of the absent votes received for the Maitland electorate was in hand to-day by the returning officer, Mr. W. S. Bromhead, and his…

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State Elections. Western Suburbs Count. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

The last counts in connection with Festern Suburbs have been made. Mr. McTieruan was elected on the first count. Mr Lazzarini on the third,…

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Election Surprise

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 1

The surprise of the election, so far as the Newcastle electorate is concerned, is the position at the head of the poll of Mr. Skelton, the Protestant…

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Election Echoes and Expectations. (No. 1)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 6

Readers of the "Eagle" may find a little diversion in glancing at the ruminations of a ring-sider at many of the recent election meetings. Cynics have…

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Saturday's Polling

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

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

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Excitement at Wingham. Bull in Polling Booth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 15

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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Rand Revolution. Debate in Parliament. Capetown, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 13

In the African Assembly General Hertog asked whether General Smuts was prepared to give his assurance that a Parliamentary…

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State Elections. Allotting Preferences. Members Elected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

The allotting of the preference votes in St. George, Western Suburbs, and Botany was completed yesterday. In St. George the five old members…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

It is expected that the checking of all the votes for the Maitland electorate will be completed this evening. this has proved a tedious task, and…

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