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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1927

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The Coming Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 6

Political students arc just now busy in contemplating the coming election. Hitherto this portion of the State has been embraced in the…

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National Research. Federal Institute Suggested. Motion in Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

With reference to the debate at the recent Graziers' Conference on the need for research and the establishment of research stations for…

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State Elections. Date Not Yet Fixed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 5

A meeting of the Executive Council will be held this afternoon, at which the State Parliament will be further prorogued, probably until…

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Parliament Prorogued. Date of Elections

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 7

The Executive Council yesterday decided to prorogue Parliament from to-day until July 12. By that time the date of the elections should be known…

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State Elections. Parliament. Prorogued to , July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

The Executive Council presided over by the Governor (Sir. Dudley, do Chair) on Monday decided to prorogue the State Parliament. to.July. 12…

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State Parliament Further Prorogued. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive Council will be held this afternoon, at the State Parliament will be further prorogued, probably until July 5…

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Muswbllnrook Municipal Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 2

An election took place at Muswell-brook to fill the vacancy in the municipal council caused by the resignation of Alderman H.R. Fladers…

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Rushing The Rolls Elections in September

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1927 · page 5

The Government printing office is breaking all records in preparing the rolls for the coming elections. The printing of the lists will be…

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State Elections. Completing the Lists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 8

Twenty-eight electoral lists have been completed. The Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) said that satisfactory progress was…

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Irish Parliament Cosgrave Rejects Coalition. (By Cable.) Dublin, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 2

Mr Cosgrave has definitely rejected the coalition. He and his Ministers are prepared to hand over control, but a change of Government is unlikely,…

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Maitland School "Election Propaganda"

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 1

A few weeks ago Mr. Mutch, then Minister for Education notified the Parents' and Citizens' Association of the West Maitland Public School that he realised…

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Latest Cables. Irish Parliament. De Valeraites Refused Admittance

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 2

Members of the De Valera party refused to take the oath allegiance, and were refused admittance to the Dail (Irish Parliament). After the…

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Against O'Hearn. Maitland National Candidate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 3

At a meeting of the Nationalist Association at East Maitland, Mr. A. Howarth, of West Maitland, was selected as Nationalist candidate to contest…

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Popular Girl Competition. Four Candidates

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 11

There are four candidates in the popular girl competition which is being conducted in conjunction with St. James's bazaar, to be held in…

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Polling Place at Whittingham

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 6

Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the State Electoral Oflice:—"ln reply to your representations in relation to…

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State Elections. Parliament Prorogued to July 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 16

The Executive Council, presided over by the Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair) on Monday decided to prorogue the State Parliament to July 12…

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Hooliganism in Parliament. Scenes in House of Commons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 2

"Scenes" in the House of Commons are now of almost daily occurrence, but the word in this connection has a less robust meaning than of old…

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Irish Parliament. Question of President. London, June 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 12

It is persistently reported in the Dail lobbies that, despite Mr. Cosgrave's contention that the onus of carrying on rests with the…

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National Research. Federal Institute Suggested. Motion in Federal Parliament

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 13

With reference to the debate at the recent Graziers' Conference on the need for research and the establishment of research stations for…

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Labour Divided. Two Parties to Woo Elections. Early Election Expected. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1927 · page 7

Two Labour Parties will go to the State' elections is the result of the Federal Executive's decision last night , unless the Scale Executive…

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