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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1914

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Federal Elections. Return of Expenses

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 4

Attention is invited by the Commonwealth Electoral Department to Section 172A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act, which provides that…

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Federal Parliament Opened

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 2

The Federal Parliament was opened by the Governor-General on Thursday, The Vice-Regal Speech outlined…

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Canterbury By-election Easy Win for Labor

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 3

The poll for the election of a member of the State Parliament for Canterbury, caused through the resignation of Mr H. J. F. Peters,…

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State Parliament. Hospitals and War Fund Effects

Forbes Times · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 3

The State Parliament sat for an hour on Tuesday afternoon, when a great number of questions were asked, and the Premier made a…

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Election Lessons

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

The Parramatta branch of the Liberal Women's League of New South Wales held an "at home" at the Masonic Hall, Parramatta,…

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Federal Elections. Return of Expenses

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 12

Attention is invited by the Commonwealth Electoral Department to Section 172A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act, which provides that…

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West Australian Elections. Perth

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 5

Latest figures of the West Australian elections show that 16 Laborites and 7 Liberals, have been returned. All other returns are incomplete…

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THE Wyalong Advocate. Wednesday, November 4, 1914. Some Election Figures Worth Studying

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 November 1914 · page 2

MANY shrewd people wonder at the successful march of Socialists in Australia, and are often at a loss to account for it all. They know that…

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Men in Parliament

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 5

It has been decided in New Zeaand not to legislate that women shall be eligible for seats in Parliament. The House of…

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The Federal Elections. How they were Lost and Won

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 6

The complete official figures of the Federal election, now available, show indisputably that the success of the Labor Party was due to the neglect…

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Blue Blood. Thoroughbreds From Warroo. Promising Turf Candidates

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 3

Mr C. S. MacPillamy, of "Warroo," has proved himself a trier of the first quality in the matter of blood stock breeding. The time, thought, and…

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THE W.A. ELECTIONS. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

The final returns of the Roebourne (W.A.) election give the seat to Labor by a majority of 52. The Scaddan Government now have…

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General Telegraphic the Victorian Elections. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 2

Nominations were received yesterday for the Victorian State elections, 16 members being returned unopposed. The Minister for…

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Victorian Elections. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 3

Nominations for the Victorian elections have closed. Sixteen retiring members were re-elected unopposed, including the Premier, the leader of…

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Municipal By-election

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 4

Alderman J. J. Cleary having been appointed town clerk at Picton, it looks as if a vacancy will occur in the local Municipal Council. Although…

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Shire Election

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 20 November 1914 · page 9

The extraordinary election for "C" Riding of Boree Shire, caused by the recent ousting of Crs. Cheney and Anderson from their positions,…

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Questions in Parliament

Forbes Times · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly the same evening, Mr. Henly, quoting from a Sunday paper, asked if the allegations printed there were true…

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Federal Parliament. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

Arrangements have been made to finish the business of the Federal Parliament within the next fortnight…

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State Parliament. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

An effort will be made to close the session on 9th December, but Parliament will reassemble in about six weeks' time, when a number of…

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Gross Country Railway. Condobolin to Broken Hill. Questions in Parliament

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night, Mr Fitzpatrick asked the Premier, in the absence of Mr Griffith, it the statement that the…

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