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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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A "Mercury" of the Forties. a General Election

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 3

Mr. Percy H. Ross, one of the district's thinkers, is in possession of an old "Mercury," dated July 29, 1848, which contains much…

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Shire Election Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 9

Cessnock has become prominent because of its shire squabbles. Many newspapers have printed paragraphs referring io the troublesome times in the…

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Southern Parliament. London, May 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

The Dublin Provisional Government has issued a proclamation summoning Parliament to meet in Dublin on July 1…

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Irish Elections. the Candidates. London, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 5

Lists of the Coalition candidates resulting from the Collins-deValera agreement published include only four nonmembers of the present Dail Eireann…

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A "Mercury" of the 'Forties. a General Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 1

Mr. Percy H. Ross, one of the district's, thinkers, is in possession of an old "Mercury." dated July 29, 1848, which contains much interesting…

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Preparing for Elections. London, May 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

The Irish elections promise to be most interesting. Business and professional men in Dublin have formed an election committee for the…

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Tasmanian Elections. Premier Lee Confident. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 5

The Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Lee) says that reports received from various parts of the State make him fell quite satisfied that the National party will…

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Southern Parliament. Numerous Candidates. London, June 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 5

Surprises are contained in the Irish nominations now being received. There will be contests in Dublin City, Dublin Country, and the National University…

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Federal Elections. Labour Leader's Optimism. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 5

Mr. M. Charlton, Leader of the Federal Labour Party, referring to a remark that Labour would be doing dawn well if it got twenty seats at…

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Southern Ireland. Parliamentary Elections. London, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

Completed election returns show that seventeen candidates for the Treaty and seventeen against have been returned unopposed…

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Mr Hughes and Queensland Elections

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 2

Mr Charlton, leaderof the Federal Labor Party, referring to Mr Hughes's remark that "Labor would be doing damn well if it got twenty seats at the…

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Ireland. Situation Still Obscure. Coming Election Election Candidates

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 5

There are 17 pro-Treaty and 17 anti-Treaty candidates unopposed for the coining election, leaving contests in 20 constituencies between the Collins-de…

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Federal Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 7

A proclamation was isssed on Thursday calling the Federal Parliament together on June 28. Members have had a six months' holiday…

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Southern Parliament. Numerous Candidates. London, June 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 2

Surprises are contained in the Irish nominations now being received. There will be contests in Dublin City. Dublin Country, and the National University…

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Irish Elections. the Candidates. London, June 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 12

Lists of the Coalition candidates resulting from the Collins deValera agreement published include only four nonmembers of the present Dail Eirgann…

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Procedure at State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 2

At the quarterly meeting of the Hunter District Council of the Primary Producers' Union. Spring Creek branch, asked the council to…

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Tasmanian Elections. Country Party May Hold Balance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

A Hobart message states that there is no alteration in the figures of the State election poll. It appears probable that the Nationalist and Labor…

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Tasmanian Elections. State of Parties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. J. McWilliams, M.H.R., who has returned from Tasmania, said the Labour party improved its position at the polls, owing largely to the Civil…

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Irish Elections. Gross Intimidation. London, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 5

The sort of intimidation which Independent candidates are experiencing in Southern Ireland was revealed at a meeting of the National Executive of…

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Federal Elections. Minister's Denials. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 5

Although Federal Minister deny any prospects of an early appeal to the constituencies several Nationalist politicians are already busily engaged in the…

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