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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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The Shire Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

The Weston Progress Association on Tuesday evening made arrangements for the selection of candidates for the shire election…

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The Elections. Mr. Charlton Confident. "Labour Tide Never Stronger."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 16

Sneaking at the Labour Picnic at Clitton Gardens, Sydney. Mr. M. Charlton, leader of the Federal Laboer Party, predicted that in a few…

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Egyptian Elections. Zaghiul Pasha's Position. London, Feb. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

Reuter's correspondent in Alexandria says that the first degree elections have begun. Though the elections are…

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Protestant Labour Party. Three Candidates for Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 16

The question of nominating a third candidate was considered at a special meeting of the Newcastle State Electorate Council of the Protestant…

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No Support for Labor Candidates. Brisbane Unemployed Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 14

At a mass meeting of unemployed members of Die A.W.U. at the Brisbane Labour Bureau the following motion was carried unanimously:—…

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Labour Ballot. Selection of Senate Candidates. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

The counting of the A.L.P. Senate pro-selection ballot is being continued to-day. The counting of the miners' votes…

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Senate Candidates. Labour Selection Ballot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 6

With the exception of about 2000 votes polled by members of the Western Branch of the Miners' Federation, the first preference votes of the…

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Maitland Hospital. New Committee Meets. Election of Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of the Maitland Hospital was held last evening. Mr. Rowen was temporarily voted to the…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Municipal Election. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 7

Considerable interest having been shown in the election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council, cased by the retirement of…

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Weston. the Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

Great interest is being taken in the forthcoming extraordinary election for shire councillors, Cessnock Shire…

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Method of Procedure at Presidential, Elections. Drawing of Lots. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

Acting upon the instructions of ex-president Scott, the Shire Clerk, Mr. Grieve, wrote as follows to the Department of Local Government:—…

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South Africa. Parliament Reopens Capetown", Kol). 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 12

The second session of the fifth Parliament of the Union was opened this morning by the Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone. It was…

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Senate Election. Country to Be Suspended. Protest Against Rejecting Papers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 23

The whole matter of the Senate Labour Selection Ballot was placed in a state of flux last night when the A.L.P. executive decided to hold a…

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Maitland Hospital. New Committee Meets. Election of Officers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of the Maitland Hospital was held on Wednesday. Mr. Rowen was temporarily voted to the…

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Muswellbrook Letter the Municipal Election. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 1

Considerable interest having been shown in the election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the municipal council, caused by the retirement of…

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Weston. the Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

Great interest is being taken in the forthcoming extraordinary election for shire councillors, Cessnock Shire…

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Method of Procedure at Presidential Elections Drawing of Lots. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

Acting upon the instructions of ex-president Scott, the Shire Clerk, Mr. Grieve, wrote as follows to the Department of Local Government:—…

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Maitland Hospital. Election of Committee. Industrialists Returned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 9

Mr. G. Pilgrim, the retiring president of the Maitland Hospital, occupied the chair on 12th inst. at the adjourned annual meeting, when the…

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Dairy Export Board Election Postponed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

It was stilted on Wednesday by the Minister for Markets, Senator Wilson, that owing to the difficulty in getting nomination and ballot papers from…

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Labour Defeated. Greater Brisbane Elections. United Party Victory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 3

The election of the first council to administer the Greater Brisbane scheme took place on Saturday, and resulted in a sweeping victory for…

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