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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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Senate Elections for New South Wales. Mr Dooley Elected

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 2

Mr J. Dooley was on Tuesday night elected first Senator for New South Wales, after Messrs Rae, Thomas, and Dunn had been excluded. Mr Dooley…

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The Senate. Labor Candidates Elected

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 11

The counting of the Senate votes in New South Waies was completed on Wednesday. The last figures were posted at 8 p.m., and they showed…

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Mayoral Election at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 4

A special meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council was held last evening for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the ensuing term…

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Shire Election Four New Councillors Elected

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 6

The "Pilot" some time ago tipped that some of the Councillors of the Stroud Shire, would lose the number of their meas at the elections of…

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Municipal Council. Mayoral Election. Ald. Millard Mayor, Ald. Joughin Deputy Mayor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

A special, and first meeting of the newly-elected Municipal Council was held on Tuesday night last, when there were present: The retiring Mayor…

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Correspondence. —.Iii.— Late Municipal Election. (To the Editor)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

Sir,—As organising Secretary for the independent six, against the other team, I came in for a fair amount of criticism, but am quite willing and…

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General Business. Late Election—irregularities Alleged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

The business of the general meeting was then proceeded with, the correspondence including a number of letters from the Main Roads Board in…

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Municipal Election Surprise Ald. Hunter Appointed to Position of Mayor Caucus Vote Defeats Ald. Duggan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 9

Cessnock's new Mayor is Ald. David Hunter, who was appointed to that honorable position at a meeting of the newly-constituted Municipal Council last night. The result came as a surprise to many, who entertained the…

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Senate Election Labour Candidates Elected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 5

The count of the Senate votes has been completed. Senator Dooley's preferences were distributed as follow: J. P. (Digger)…

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Civic Elections. Voting on Saturday. Labour Candidates Suffer Reverses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 13

The triennial elections for shire and municipal councils throughout the State took place on Saturday. This was the first occasion on which adult franchise operated, and it resulted in a larger poll…

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Threw Eggs. Offensive Behaviour at Election Meeting. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 6

Herbert Tait and Andrew Haley whom the police alleged threw eggs at Mr. A. G. Manning, the defeated Nationalist candidate, while…

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Mavoral Election

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 6

The first meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council will be held on Tuesday evening next. In addition to the ordinary business, the Mayor…

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Boothby Seat. Labour Candidate Elected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 5

The recount in the Boothby poll (S.A.) has been concluded, resulting in Mr. Price (Lab.) being elected by a majority of [?]4…

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State Issues Intrusion Into Federal Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 5

In an address to his supporters as Marrickville, Sir Elliott Johnson referred to factors that influenced his defeat in the Lang electorate…

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Raymond Terrace Result of Municipal Election

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 16

Mr. A. L. Adam, Returning Officer, announced the result of the poll for the election in the case of the Raymond Terrace Council as follows:…

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Set-back for Labour. Newcastle Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 13

The municipal elections in Newcastle were responsible for the most crushing set-back ever suffered by the A.L.P. in that district. The…

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Canned Fruits Board Election of Members

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 9

The Minister for Markets (Hon. T. Paterson announced that the term of two years, for which the two representatives of producers…

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The Elections. Little Change at Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 2

Only one member of the old Singleton council (Alderman Millard) suffered defeat, and with the resignation, of Alderman Woods, the new…

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Shire Elections

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 7

The shire elections were held on Saturday, and the old council vas re-elected. The voting was very close, and for C riding W. R. Reich[?] was…

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Rolls Blamed Labour Party and Civic Elections. Why More Seats Were Not Won. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 14

Mr. Graves, President of the A.L.P., referring to Saturday's municipal elections, said that from the results to hand, it was evident that…

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