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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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The Elections. Question of Further Prorogation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Dooley), who returned to Sydney form Bathurst, spent a busy day receiving callers in connection with the approaching…

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The Elections. Statement by Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 3

The State Premier, Mr. Dooley, has issued the following statement:—"I resent the childish chatter being indulged in b the newspapers as to…

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Municipal Election To-morrow's Contest

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

The extraordinary election of two aldermen will be held to-morrow. The candidates are…

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State Elections Oxley Electorate

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Hill, M.L.A. opened his campaign at Wingham last week, in support of the coalition between Nationalists and Progressives. He said.—…

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Political Candidates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 4

There is every indication of a big field contesting the Maitland seat at the forthcoming State electrons. Eight nominations have been received for…

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The State Elections. Date Still Indefinite. Labour's Policy Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 8

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) spent several hours on Friday on the harbour in his launch with the manifesto committee of the of the A.L.P…

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Sydney City Railway Electioneering Suggestion Denied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 14

A suggestion that the Sydney City Railway is being resumed for electioneering purposes is denied as ridiculous by the Minister for Works…

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The Elections. Question of Further Prorogation. Premier Enigmatical

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Dooley), who returned to Sydney from Bathurst, spent a busy day receiving callers in connection with the approaching…

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Maitland Hospital Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Harold I. Mannall, secretary to the Maitland Hospital, has completed all arrangements for the election of committee. Altogether 411 ballet…

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The State Elections Labour Selections. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

Ono of the main weapons used by many candidates in Saturday's Labour selections to bring about the defeat of Bitting members was the…

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Aldermanic Election. Muswel[?]brook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

The municipal election on Saturday to fill the aldermanic vacancies caused by the resignation of Aldermen Conner and Young took place on Saturday…

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Election of Pope. Situation Reviewed. London, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

Three Cardinals are [?]kely to be present at the Secret Conclave for the election of a Pope, commencing on February 2. Balloting will take…

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Bomb in Parliament a German Suspected

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

Prague, Saturday.—The National Assembly broke up in disorder, the result of a discussion for the suppression of a newspaper for an article written by a…

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Election Date. Premier's Policy Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Dooley) was busily engaged on Monday on his policy speech. He again declined to say when it would be delivered, or…

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The State Elections Labour Selections. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 5

Until the A.L..P. executive meets to-morrow night the position of the five candidates who headed the selection ballot for the Sydney seat…

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The Coming Elections

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

THERE is every indication of a big field contesting the Maitland seat at the forthcoming State elections (says the "M. Mercury.") Eight nominations…

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The Elections. House to Meet Before June

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 4

Speaking in Sydney on Friday afternoon on political affairs, the Premier, Mr Dooley, said that Parliament would meet, again well before June. There…

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The Coming Elections Labor Selection Squabble. Echoes of 1917 Strike. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

One of the main weapons used by many candidates in Saturday's Labor selections to bring about the defeat of the silting members was the alleged…

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The State Elections. Date Left to the Premier. Caucus Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 6

Campaign matters were discussed by the Parliamentary Labour party on Tuesday. The meeting lasted four hours…

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British Government. Elections Pre-occupation. London, Jan 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

Pre-occupation regarding the possibilities of winning a general election this year seems to be paralysing the hands of the Home Government…

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