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

Politics & elections, 1928

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Morongla Shire Elections

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 10

Morongla was taken by storm last Wednesday evening, when some four or five car loads of Wattamondara Shire election enthusiasts came…

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Municipal Amd Shire Elections

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 2

Judging by the largo number of candidates that have been nomination for the above events, they promise to be unusually exciting. It is…

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The Shire Elections Addresses at Goolagong by Messrs. Kenna and Twigg

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 3

A fairly representative gathering of the Shire electors of Goolagong listened with interest to the addresses delivered there on Monday night by…

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Federal Elections

Cowra Free Press · Friday 23 November 1928 · page 2

The sleet ions for the Commonwealth House in Representatives are now practically at an end, and the result is the return to power, witj…

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Municipal Elections. Twenty-one Candidates. Polling Next

Western Champion · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 1

Nominations for the forthcoming Municipal elections closed at 5 p.m. Thursday last, and the formal declaration of nominations was made…

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Nominators of Council Candidates Interest in Elections

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 2

Interest in the coming municipal and shire elections is increasing every day, and the common topic of the street talk hinges on…

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Weddin Shire Elections. "B" Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

To the Electors of "B" Riding.— In response to the request of a number of Electors of this Riding, I am offering myself as a candidate at the…

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Weddin Shire Elections. to the Electors of a Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

Feeling we have not betrayed your confidence in us since you elected us to represent you on the Weddin Shire Council in 1925, we again seek your…

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Weddin Shire Elections. "A" Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

To the Electors "A" Riding.—In response to the requests of a number of electors, we, the undersigned, have submitted our names for the election…

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Weddin Shire Elections. "C" Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

The undersigned again offers his services to the electors of "C" Riding, Weddin Shire. His aim will be to benefit the Shire as a whole, and…

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Weddin Shire Elections. "B" Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

To the Electors of "B" Riding.— I have been requested by many friends to nominate as a candidate for Shire honors, and if elected I will…

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Weddin Shire Elections. "B" Riding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 3

I wish to announce that I am a Candidate for "B" Riding at the forthcoming Elections of the Weddin Shire, which take place on the 1st…

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"Gentlemen," by Act of Parliament Solicitors' Veracity Must be Respected

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 7

As solicitors and barristers are "gentlemen" by Act of Parliment their word must be accepted in all courts of law…

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Shire Elections Saturday, December I

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 1

Ratepayers in "A" and "C" Ridings are reminded that the Bland Shire Council elections wil lbe held on Saturday next, December 1…

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Grave and Gay Forbes Municipal Elections -- the Over-trained Candidate -- Double Chins -- Marriage, But Not Possion -- Patent Medicines

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 3

What an unpleasant calculation it is that a French statistician has made of the amount eaten in a human lifetime! He reckons that a person of 70…

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Municipal Elections

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 4

It looks as if the municipal elections, to be held next Saturday, will be the most interesting in the history of Condobolin municipality…

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Municipal Elections. The Battle of the Ballot Box. Previous Polling Figures

Western Champion · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 5

Apart from the large number of candidates seeking the honour of a seat on the Council, very keen interest has been aroused by the…

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The Municipal Elections the Waters That Have Passed. a Civic Retrospect

Western Champion · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 2

Standing where the past and future meet it seems a fitting opportunity to indulge in a retrospective glance over the achievements of our local…

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Goobang Shire. Saturday's Election

Western Champion · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 5

The polling for-the various ridings in Goobang Shire will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday next. As the voting in the case of the…

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The Municipal Elections the Man of the Moment

Western Champion · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 16

Closely associated with the work of the Council during the last throe years has been the man of the moment, the Hon. F. W. Spicer, M.L.C…

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