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Politics & elections, 1925

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The Elections. Busy Time at Booths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 4

Although the election campaign prior to polling day was the quietest experienced in Maitland, there was great activity to-day. Many meetings…

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No Shire Election. for Cessnock. Unnecessary and Expensive. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 16

There is a growing movement on foot on the coalfield to bring pressure to bear to obviate the holding of the extraordinary election…

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Broadcasting Election Re Sults—to Be Announced at the Strand To-night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 6

Broadcasters (Sydney) Limited (2BL), have made arrangements to broadcast the progressive reports of todays State elections. The station will…

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The Polling. Five-member Electorates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

In the following list, N. represents the Nationalist Coalition party L. the Labour party; Prot. Lab., Protestant Independent Labour party…

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State Elections. Labour Gains Five Seats. Nationalist Losses. Close Result Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

The State elections on Saturday resulted in a swing towards Labour, which will, be the strongest party in the House. The present position shows a gain for Labour of five, seats, a loss to the Nationalists of ten seats, and a loss…

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State Election. the Maitland Poll. Progress of the Voting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 4

Voting in Maitland was carried out in an orderly manner and everything passed off satisfactorily. The returning officer, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, had…

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State Elections. an Indecisive Response

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 4

On present appearances, it looks as though the appeal to the electors of Saturday will be indecisive, as far as the security of a working majority by either, party is concerned. Both Labour and anti-Labour expect a majority of two and hope…

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State Elections Labour Confident. New Figures Effect Little Change. the Murray Campaign

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Eight seats, in which the absent and postal votes are expected to play an important part in the final determination, are still in doubt in the State…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Elections. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 6

The election proceedings locally were most orderly throughout, and effectively conducted in a manner creditable to all concerned, without any of the…

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The Elections No Fresh Returns. Ministers Expect Minority SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

Up to noon to-day no additional returns had been received from any part of New South Wales. It is said that most Ministers…

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State Elections. Labor Gains Seats Preferences Obscure Position Deadlock a Distinct Possibility

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 4

The effect of the polling at the conclusion of Sunday's election count indicates that when the final figures go up the Non-Labor Parties may have a…

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The Elections Local Figures

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Election day was very quiet in Singleton. Polling proceeded steadily throughout the day, and was marked by no untoward incident's. Numerous motor…

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The State Elections. Likely Return of Labor to Power

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 5

The election issue is still in doubt and it is yet too early to state definitely what the constitution of the new Parliament will be. Some of…

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The Elections Labour Still Leads. Ministry Hopeful. Mr. Chaffey's Seat in Danger. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 5

Additional pulling returns received yesterday made little change in the present state of the parties, and only a few returns came to hand this…

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Tasmanian Elections. Labour Polls Heavily

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 5

The Tasmanian general elections were held yesterday. Labour has polled heavily in all division. The Nationalists and Liberals…

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State Elections First Postal Votes Favor Coalition. Each Party Still Hopeful

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 2

The riddle of the polls became but little clearer as the result of Tuesday's counting, but the fact that the first preferences in the postal voting…

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Sentenced to Death Election Figures May Save Him

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 1

To one man in New South Wales the counting of votes is the only thing in the world that matters. The SCrutineers who are counting the…

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Federal Parliament Session Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4

Arrangements for the office opening of the Federal session by his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Forster) on Wednesday afternoon are…

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P[?]t's Dying Speech in Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 7

On Tuesday, April 7, 1778, Charles Lennox, the third duke of Richmond, a distinguished member of various ministries, moved an address to…

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Cessnock Shire Date of Election Fixed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

The administrator, Mr. J. Brown, has been notified by the Minister that the date of the extraordinary election has been fixed for June 27…

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