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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—The latest figures in the Victorian elections show that the Labour Government has suffered en overwhelming defeat, losing sixteen seats The Liberal Party, with 28 seats, will be close to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—It must be very gratifying to the councillors of Patrick Plains Shire Council that the have all been returned unopposed for their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prime Minister. Mr Chi[?]ey, has decided to nominate again for the Abercrombie Shire Council. There will be a contest in the riding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held yesterday, when there was a full attendance of councillors, presided over by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labour in Victoria has suffered its greatest defeat since 1932. There was a landslide. The Cain Government went to the polls without a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Liberal Party’s chief organiser, Mr. R. H. Tarrant, left to-day for Hartley to determine whether…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Wednesday—In defeating by 42 voles to [?] a motion of urgency, taken by the Leader of the Opposi[?] (Mr. Treatt), the State Government last night refused [?] allow the Victorian election to be discussed in the Legislation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, November 12.—Defeating a Conservative amendment by 345 votes to 194, the House of Commons yesterday approved the second reading of the Government’s bill to restrict the veto power of the House of Lords…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The State Liberal Party is considering contesting the Hartley byelection to test public opinion on bank nationalisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MANILA, Nov. 12.—Four killings and the disappearance of four election officials marked election day in the Philippines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Nominations for the Greater Newcastle Cornell triennial elections on December 6 are the lowest since the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In every riding in the Kearsley Shire there will be keen rivalry for popular favour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A contest will be held for the election o'f two Councillors for "C" riding of the Muswellbrook Shire. The sitting Councillors, Messrs D. M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SINGLETON, Friday. — The Miss Australia Legacy appeal for Singleton candidate, Miss Gwen Millard, closed to-day. £220…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday—While the Liberal and Country Parties are planning their, composite Ministry which will be sworn in next Thursday, the Labour movement has been engaged in an “inquest” to determine the cause of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday—The Local Government (Electoral Provisions) Bill, which provides for compulsory voting it municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Patrick Plains Shire Council will finish 1947 approximately £1000 better than it did last year, this being disclosed at yesterday's monthly meeting. Councillors are happy about the position, though they are by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Figures presented recently at a meeting of Singleton Municipal Council, prepared in order to make clear the position so far as electricity consumption in the shire and municipal areas was concerned, were claimed yesterday by Cr. H. H. Hobden, during the course of the monthly meeting of Patrick Plains Shire Council, to be wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Labour Party “card” to contest the Maitland City Council election was announced today by the campaign director (Ald. F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bill to Introduce compulsory voting at local government elections was vigorously opposed in the Legislative Assembly by…
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