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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1924

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New Governor's First Parliament Legislative Council Reform

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 5

Sir Dudley De Chair opened his first. Parliament in New South Wales on Tuesday. The reform of the Legislative…

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Governor's Speech. Opening of State Parliament. Government's Programme

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

The State Parliament was opened with the usual pomp and the booming of guns, but the State Governor, Sir Dudley de chair at noon on Tuesday…

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La Follette a Candidate. Vancouver, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 5

A message from Cleveland states that a formal acceptance of the invitation to run for the Presidency was given to the conference of…

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Senate Elections. New Divisions Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 16

Senator Pearce Minister for Home and Territories, was urged by a deputation from the Chamber of Agriculture to adopt a new division…

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Queensland Labour. Preparing for Federal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 14

In order to be prepared for the next Federal elections, the Labour party in Queensland is arranging for p[?]cites…

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A Compromise Candidate. Vancouver. July 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. John W. Davies, of West Virginia, a former Ambassador to Britain, has been nominated by the Democrats for the Presidency…

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State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

An important meeting of the East Maitland branch of the National Association will be held in the Literary Institute, East Maitland, on…

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La Follette a Candidate. Vancouver, July 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 12

A message from Cleveland stales that a formal acceptance of the invitation to run for the Presidency was given to the conferene of…

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Labor Successes Naiionalists to Discuss Early Selection of Can-didates. SYDNEY.Tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

Tho executive or the N.S.W. National Federation has called a meeting of the committee of the executive for the 21st instant, to discuss the…

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Agricultural Society Annual Meeting. Election of Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 6

The annual meeting of members at the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held last evening in Galton's Chambers…

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Next Federal Election Labour Party and the Robertson Electorate

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the Robertson Labor Electorate Council at Mudgee was addressed by Messrs W. F. Dunn and J. Clark, M's.L.A…

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Price of Bread Question Before Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembler on Wednesday night Mr. Gosling moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the failure of the Government…

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State Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 4

Important meetings of the National-Coalition party will be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on Monday next, at 8 p.m., and…

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Agricultural Society Annual Meeting. Election of Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 5

The annual meeting of members of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on Wednesday in Galton's Chambers…

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Labor Successes Nationalists to Discuss Early Selection of Candidates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 3

The executive of the N.S.W. National Federation has called a meeting of the committee of the executive for the 21st instant, to discuss the…

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Unemployed. Attempt to Enter Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 3

A number of unemployed assembled outside Parliament House last night and an attempt was made by several to force an entry, but the police and…

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Water Board. Election of Members. Amending Bill. Control of Catchment Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 6

The Hunter District Water and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill was further considered in committee in the Legislative Assembly…

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Agricultural Society. Election of Officers. Ladies' Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

Mr. E. W. Sparke presided over a well-attended meeting of the committee of management of the Agricultural Association of the Galtons'…

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The Alleged Conspiracy Case Questions in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Davidson asked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the decision arrived at by Judge…

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South Africa. the New Parliament. Capetown, July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 2

The Assembly met this morning for the swearing in of members, and the election of Speaker, Mr. Jansen (Nationalist), the Government…

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