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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Cessnock Ambulance Classes. Successful Candidates

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 2

The examination of 22 candidates, comprising first and second year students ns of the ambulance classes, conduct, under the auspices of the…

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State Parliament the Censure Debate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Mr Bruntnell (late Minister for Education) said no Government had so…

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So Obvious. Reason for Day Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 3

Why all this beating about the bush over the Lang party's proposal to hold Parliamentary sittings during the daytime? Is anyone really deceived by…

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Duke of York. Will He Open New Federal Parliament. London, Aug. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 12

The "Evening Standard" states that no official news has been received in London suggesting that the Duke of York will open the Federal Parliament…

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Adult Franchise. Local Government Elections. to Be Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 3

At a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party, a number of measures to be brought forward this session were submitted for consideration…

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Election Costs. Mr. Grieve's Statement. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

At a meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council this morning, Mr. Grieve, shire clerk, stated, in reply to Councillor Burns as to cost of the recent…

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Local Government Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

A meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party was held on Friday, when a number of measures to be brought forward this.session were submitted…

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Election of Officers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mr. R. C. Hall; vice-presidents, Messrs. Alex Smith end J. H. Marquet; secretary and…

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To Be Postponed. Shire and Municipal Elections

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

Details of the provisions of the Local Government Amendment Bill were announced on Friday to members of the Parliamentary Labor…

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Local Government Elections to Be Postponed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 1

A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party was held on Friday, when a number of measures to be brought forward this session were submitted for…

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Attack in Parliament. Government Urged to Act

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 2

An attack on Tom Walsh and Jacob Johannsen was made in the Logislative Assembly an Tuesday by Mr, Hoskins during the debate on the…

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Day Sittings. of State Parliament. Closure Applied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 2

Mr. McTiernan, Attorney-General, in the State House, after the censure motion had been disposed of, moved the sessional orders, providing for…

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Her Maiden Speech Miss Preston Stanley's Effort. Women in Parliament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 2

Miss Preston Stanley, the first woman to be elected to the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, made her first speech in the Assembly on…

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Labour Defeated. Victorian Municipal Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 9

Polling for the annual elections for representation on the municipal and shire councils throughout Victoria, with the exception of Melbourne and…

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Adult Franchise. Local Government Elections. to Be Postponed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 9

At a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour-Party, a number of measures [?] be brought forward this session were submitted for consideration…

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State Elections. Percentages of Voting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 9

The number of votes polled at the recent State elections was 919,623, or [?]6.42 per cent of electors enrolled this information was contained in a…

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Men Determined "The Workers Betrayed." Suggestion for Members of Parliament. BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 5

A mass meeting of railway men at Rockhampton ridiculed the idea of the compulsory conference unless the 36 3-4 hours' week, with five per cent…

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Deportation Proceeding. Scenes in Parliament

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 2

Excited scenes took place in the Federal Parliament last week-end on the occasion of the introduction by the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce)…

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Public Servants Joining Trade Unions. Questions in Parliament. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

The minister for works to-day notified his intention in the Legislative Assembly of moving for leave introduce a bill to enable the Public…

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Challenge. May Be Accepted. Elections Probable in November

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 4

During the heated debates which have marked the proceedings in the Commonwealth Parliament during last week' in consequence of the…

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