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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Senate Candidates. the Labour Ballot Counting Still Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 3

The vexed question whether the ballot, papers sent in by members of the Timber Workers, the Municipal employees, and the Hospitals and…

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Fateful Day. for Queensland Labour. Election of Premier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 6

To-morrow will be a fateful day for tho Queensland labour party. It will then meet to decide who shall be its leader and the Premier of the…

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Labour's Defeat. at Brisbane Civic Elections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 6

The overwhelming defeat of the Socialist candidates in the Brisbane elections shows clearly that the people in the north are beginning to…

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Shire Council Election

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

The extraordinary election of a councillor for Riding C of the Shire of Patrick Plains, held on Saturday, provided a remarkably close contest. There…

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Election Op Shire Councillor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

The extraordinary election of a councillor for Riding C of Patrick Plains Shire provided a remarkably close contest. There were two candidates,…

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Cessnock Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

Ex-Councillor [?] Johns and Mr. Albert Burns (Kurri), nominees of Pelaw-Main and Richmond-Main Miners' Lodges, are the only…

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Cessnock Shire. Extraordinary Election. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

The administrator of the Cessnock Shire Mr. J. Brown, has been advised by the Department of Local Government that the forthcoming…

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State Parliament. Prorogued to March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 7

The State Parliament has been prorogued to March 24. The Commissioners, who will probably be appointed to open the short…

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State Parliament

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

The State Cabinet has decided to cull Parliament together for the short session on March 24. The business for the session is the…

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Under a Sod. Threat to Candidate. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

Alderman Featherstone a former Mayor of Eastwood, and a candidate for the Ryde electorate, who is running under the banner of the…

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Forthcoming Shire Election

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 8

There seems to be some misapprehension regarding the forthcoming special elections in Cessnock Shire. The tenure of office of the councillors…

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Fire Board Election

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

The result of the ballot for the election of representatives to the Fire Brigades Board was officially announced. Mr. G. J. Baker will…

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State Parliament. Proclamation Issued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 2

A proclamation has been issued summoning both Houses of the State Parliament to meet at midday on March 24, when the short session…

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State Parliament. Prorogued to March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

The State Parliament has been protected to March 24. The Commissioners, who will probably be appointed to open the short…

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British Parliament. the State Opening. an American's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 11

An American observing the state opening of Parliament for the first time is conscious, of course, of the symbolism inherent in the King's…

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Senate Candidates. the Labour Ballot. Counting Still Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 15

The vexed question whether the ballot papers sent in by members of the Timber Workers, the Municipal Employees, and the Hospitals and…

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Election of Shire Councillor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 6

The extraordinary election of a councillor for Riding C of Patrick Plains Shire provided a remarkably close contest. There were two candidates…

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Labour's Defeat. at Brisbane Civic Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 16

The overwhelming defeat of the Socialist candidates in the Brisbane elections shows, clearly that the people in the north are beginning to…

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Labour Defeated. Greater Brisbane Elections. United Party Victory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 13

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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New Polling Place

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

The appointment has been approved of Aberdare West as a polling place for and within the boundaries of the electoral district of Newcastle. The…

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