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

Politics & elections, 1914

267 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 14

Re-opening of Parliament. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

Parliament re-opens on Tuesday, and the session will be devoted entirely to finance and public works. Mr. Griffiths says the Cabinet has already cut £247.000 off…

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Shire Election. Cr. Thompson's Election Declared Valid

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 6

On Wednesday before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.M., Lachlan McInnes applied to make absolute an order calling upon Councillor Thompson to…

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General Election Certain

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

Both Federal parties are now agreed that a general election is assured for this year. Mr Fisher has completedarrangements for a pre-sessional…

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Sydney Rivalled. Uproar in Parliament. Horn, Bugle, and Whistles

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 4

A pandemonium worthy of Sydney's own Parliament occurred in the Lower House of the Reichsrath at Vienna. Herr Petruszewyzy (Ruthenian) moved the…

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Unique Shire Presidential Elections

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 11

Rather an interesting point concerning the election of a shire president has just been decided by the Minister. For Mumbulla Shire…

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Local Parliament. Notes and Notions

Western Champion · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 13

The Council touched the fringe of the public holiday nuisance the other evening. When a request from the Forbes Jockey Club for approval of…

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Peak Hill Elections

Western Champion · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 19

A peculiar position has arisen in connection with the recent Municipal elections at Peak Hill. Nine alderman' were declared elected. The…

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Calare Labor Candidate

Western Champion · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 19

Dealing with the election of Ald. W. J. Johnson (who happens to be the selected Labor candidate for Calare at the next…

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Three Election Petitions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 4

When the Legislative Assembly met on Tuesday afternoon, the Chief Secretary, Mr Cann, placed on the table of the House petitions against the…

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Voting at the Elections

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

According to a Parliamentary paper, the number of persons enrolled at the last State elections in the contested electoral districts was…

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Proportional Representation. Result of the Model Election. (To the Editor of the Grenfell Record)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 4

Sir,—We desire to place before your readers the result of the Model Election held lo demonstrate the practical working of the principle of Proportional…

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Forbes-stockinbingal Railway. Questions in Parliament

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 7

In the Assembly last week, Mr G. Burgess, M.L.A. for Burrangong, asked Mr Holman whether enough rain had fallen over the…

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To the Editor, Advocate. Parliament House, Melbourne, 10th March, 1914

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

SIR.—Under the heading of "Chickens come home to roost," a correspondent signing himself 'Carrier' is sending to some of the…

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State Parliament. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

Mr Osborne, a Government supporter, speaking on the Budget, said he did not think there was anything to be proud of in the present financial…

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Forbes Liberal Association. Election of Officers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 6

The annual meeting of the members of the Forbes Liberal Association was held in the town hall on Wednesday. In attendance were Mr Wallace…

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Ashburnham Election. Mr J. P. Lynch's Protest. Inquiry Commenced To-day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

In connection with the protest lodged by Mr J. P. Lynch against Mr Arthur Grimm's election as Member for Ashburnliam, tho matter is…

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Ashburnham Election. Recount to Be Made

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

The Elections and Qualifications Committee, at its first meeting in Sydney, on Tuesday, decided to take first the petition of John Patrick Lynch…

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Ashburnham Election. the Absentee Votes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 3

The Election & Qualifications Committee met on Friday afternoon for further consideration of the petition of Mr J. P. Lynch, against the return…

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Municipal Election the Peak Hill Recount

Western Champion · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 10

The matter in which the nine aldermen were cited on an order nisi on affidavit of Andrew Bannatyne Pettigrew to appear at the local court to…

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Ashburnham Election. Missing Papers Found

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

At the meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee on Monday—Mr Crawford presiding—further consideration was given to an appeal…

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