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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1924

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State Parliament. Will Open on July 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

The State Parliament will reassemble on July 1 as announced some time ago. The Cabinet decided, that a proclamation should be issued…

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Victorian Elections Many Candidates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 5

So far 127 candidates have announced their intention of standing for the State elections. Of these 33 are in the metropolitan are and 94 in the…

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Victorian Elections Premier's Policy Speech

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 14

In his policy speech at Creswick (Vic.)the Premier, Sir Alexander Peacock. announced proposals to nationalise the main arterial roads of the…

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Labours Policy. Victorian Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 16

Mr. Prendergast, M.L.A., the leader of the Victorian Labour Party speaking at West Melbourne, declared that there had been a great swing…

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Labour Candidates. for Newcastle Electorate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 4

The three sitting Labour members for Newcastle State electorate have again been nominated for selection, the closing time of which is Saturday. The…

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Newcastle Labour. Nominations for State Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 3

The following have been nominated for selection to contest the Newcastle [?]ctorate as candidates in the Labour interest at the next State election:—…

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South Africa. Election Prospects. Capetown June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 4

General Smuts has concluded the most remarkable political tour in the history of the country. Every province was visited, and his audiences…

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British Politics. Foreign Policy. Early Election Anticipated LONDON, June 6. Newspaper Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 5

The newspapers interpret Mr. MacDonald's statement on the Lausanne Treaty as foreshadowing a further conference with…

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Victorian Elections. Composite Ministry Forecasted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

Up to the present, 129 candidates have been announced for the Victorian State elections, and there may be contests in 11 metropolitan and 36…

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State Elections

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

Labor nominations for the five Newcastle scats in the Legislative Assembly closed on Saturday night. In addition to the three sitting…

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Hunter Water Board. Forthcoming Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 5

In connection with the elections now proceeding, and which will be concluded on June 30, inquiry has been made as to what effect the…

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U.S.A. Policy Presidential Election Coolidge Nominated. VANCOUVER. June 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 5

A message from Cleveland states that President Coolidge was all but unanimously nominated for the presidency by the…

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Election for President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a meeting or the Left parties in both Chambers to select a candidate for to-morrow's election of…

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Water Board Elections. Effect of Legislation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

In connection with the elections now proceeding, and which will be concluded on June 30, inquiry has been made as to what effect the…

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Victorian Elections. Composite Ministry Forecasted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 16

Up to the present, 129 candidates have been announced for the Victorian State elections, and there may be contests, in 11 metropolitan and 36…

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British Politics. Foreign Policy. Early Election Anticipated LONDON, June 6. Newspaper Opinion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 12

The newspapers interpret Mr. MacDonald's statement on the Lausanne Treaty as foreshadowing' a further conference with…

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South Africa. Election Prospects. Capetown, June 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 12

General Smuts has concluded the most remarkable political tour in the history of the country. Every province was visited, and his audiences…

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Hunter Water Board. Forthcoming Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1924 · page 3

In connection with the elections now proceeding, and which will be concluded on June 30. Inquiry has been made as to what effect the…

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Saturday's Polling. a Decisive Vote. Time Not Ripe for Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 4

The poll taken at East Maitland on Saturday on the question of the proposed amalgamation of the municipalities of .West Maitland, East Maitland, and Morpeth, and a portion of Turro Shire, resulted in a decisive vote in the negative…

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Late Letter Boxes Questions in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 4

Several questions relating to the about-to-be-enforced regulation of the Post-Master General relating to the providing of letter boxes at the…

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