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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1926

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State Parliament. to Open on Sept, 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 6

The State Parliament will re-assemble on September 22. The Attorney-General, Mr. McTiernan, was unable to leave London by…

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British Miners Picketing and Intimidation. Parliament to Assemble. LONDON, Aug. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 5

While, generally speaking, the number of miners working continues to increase, there has been a decrease in the Mansfield district, on the Notts…

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Referendum Polling Places

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 4

Attention is directed to the advertisement in another column setting out the polling places, and booths at which the referendum poll…

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Polling Places

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 3

Attention is directed to the advertisement in another column setting out the polling places and booths at which the referendum poll will be…

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Shire Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

The election for a councillor of A riding of Gloucester Shire in the place of D. R. Waddell, who resigned, resulted in a victory for Mr. J…

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Hotels and Polling Day

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

Mr M'Kell, the Minister for Justice, stated at the week end there was no necessity for hotels to close on polling day. He pointed, out that the law…

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The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 31st AUGUST, 1926. LOCAL & General News Polling Place at Westbrook

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

Broopklands School was wrongly advertised as the polling place at Westbrook for the Referendum vote. The booth will be at Mrs J. Graham's…

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Fossey's Candidate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

There was a good attendance in the Catholic Hall last evening. when a euchre party and dance was held in support of A. B. Fossey's candidate…

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Polling Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1926 · page 4

Mr. S. F. Colman, Divisional Returning Officer for the Hunter Electorate, presided over a gathering of poll clerks and other electoral…

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State Premier at Muswellbrook. Tells People to Vote "No" on Saturday. Sees Danger in Setting Up a Super-parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 1

The School of Arts was crowded last night when the Hon. T. J. Lang. Premier, delivered an address in opposition of the Referendum proposals…

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Election of Directors

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 6

Mr. G. A. Mackay moved that Messrs. R. W. Alison, R. L. Fitzgerald and W. S. Kingston, the retiring directors, be re-elected…

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Election of Officers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 6

President, Mr. A. Smith; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. H. Marquet and O. E. Carter; secretary and delegate, Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald…

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Disorder in Victorian Parliament Singing the Red Flag

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 6

Shouting insults at the Speaker (Mr Bowser), amid disgraceful scenes of confusion and uproar, the Labour Opposition in the Victorian Legislative…

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Greek Elections. Outcry Against Proportional Representation. London, Sept. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1926 · page 5

An Athens message states that there is a general outery against the Government introducing proportional representation at the forthcoming…

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Polling Booth at South Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 5

In response to a request by members of the South Cessnoek Progress Association, a polling booth was allotted South Cessnock on the…

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Greek Elections. Outcry Against Proportional Representation. London, Sept. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 13

An Athens message states that there is a general outcry against the Government introducing proportional representation at the forthcoming…

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Spanish Dictator. New Model for Parliament. London, Sept. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4

[?] Rivera the Spanish dictator, outlined the constitution of the Parliament shich he proposes to inaugurate after the plebisette…

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Election Looming. Message to Kurri. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 2

A message came to Kurri from Sydney to-day that'll is quite on the cards that there will be a State election shortly on account of the…

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The League Irish Free State. Candidate for Seat. LONDON, Sept. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 5

The Irish Free State has informed all the Empire delegations that she will be a candidate for a non-permanent…

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The Canadian Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 4

The Canadian Parliamentary election which look place on Monday, and resulted in the defeat of the Meighan Administration was one of…

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