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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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Parties Unaltered. New Zealand Election Result

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 5

Official counts of the New Zealand election voting are progressing, and the state of parties has not been affected, the Government's strength…

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Federal Labor Candidate

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 2

Mr A. E. Roberts, the selected Labour candidate for the Federal election for the House of Representatives, addressed a fairly large gathering from…

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Local Polling Booth

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 2

Voting for the Federal election will be held at the Shire Office, Dungog, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., on Saturday next. In order to…

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Federal Elections To-morrows Contest. in Robertson

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 1

The candidates in the Robertson electorate are:—W. M. FLEMING, Country Party. S. L. GARDNER, Nationalist,…

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Federal Elections. Persons' Entitled to Vote

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

In the forthcoming Commonwealth Elections the following persons are entitled to vote: (a) Any elector otherwise qualified whose real place of living is…

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Federal Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

Speaking at Thalaba on Tuesday night, Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., said that the recent appeal by the State Government had resulted in the…

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Municipal Council Election of Mayor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 5

On Tuesday night last the first meeting of the new council of the Municipality of Dungog, was held in council chambers, there being present…

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The Elections. To-morrow's Important Duty. Final Words to the Electors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 2

To-morrow (Saturday), from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the electors throughout the vast Commonwealth will be given an opportunity of determining…

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The Elections. the Issues To-morrow. Country Party's Final Appeal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 6

Mr. V. C. Thompson, the endorsed Country party candidate for New England, makes, the following final appeal:—…

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London Unemployed. Parliament Startled London, Dec. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

There was brief excitement in the House of Commons this afternoon, when fifty unemployed demonstrators, entered the central Hall,…

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Irish Free State. Parliament Opened. London, Dec. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

The Governor-General of the Free State made his first public appearance at the first joint meeting of the Southern Irish Houses of Parliament…

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Parliament Prorogued. Debate on Privilege. London, Dec. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 5

At the conclusion of questions in the House of Commons before the Gentlemen Usher of the Black Red was admitted to summon the House…

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The Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

To-day was polling day, for the Federal elections, but electors in the Hunter Division were required to vote only for the Senate candidates…

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Municipal and Shire Elections. on the Manning.—by the Wanderer

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 6

The municipal and shire elections are now over, and the people have made their choice for the next three years…

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Election Incident. Shire President Ballot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 11

An extraordinary incident marked the proceedings at the special meeting of the Port Stephens Shire, which was convened and held at Raymond…

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Parties Unaltered New Zealand Election Result

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 8

Official counts of the New Zealand election voting are progressing, and the state of parties has not been affected, the Government's strength…

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Mayoral Election. West Maitland. Alderman Fry Re-elected Unanimously

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Council of the Municipality of West Maitland on Tuesday Alderman Henry William Fry was unanimously…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, December 16, To-day's Elections

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 6

Once more the electors of the Commonwealth are called upon to-day to decide by their votes at the ballot-box who shall represent them in the Senate and…

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Ide Federal Elections. the Polling. Two Ministers Defeated, Labour Gains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 6

The polling for tho Federal elections took place on Saturday, but the returns for most of the electorates are skill incomplete, though in many…

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New Zealand Elections. Tribute to Mr. Massey. London. Dec. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 5

The "Times" in the course of a leader commenting on the elections in New Zealand says that even the political opponents of Mr. Massey…

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