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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1906

173 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 9

Local Option at Municipal Elections

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 8

The local option vote under the old Liquor Act will be taken as usual at the municipal elections in February. The matter received the…

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The British Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 6

MR. GERALD BALFOUR was bowled down at a meeting in the Jewish quarter of [?]eds last week. This was mainly owing to the resentment against the late. Government's…

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The British Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

The British elections which come on shortly promise to be the most exciting for many years. Already several leading public men have experienced an exciting time at public…

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The British Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

Campbell—Bannerman says the Government left absolutely appalling accumulations of public mischief and confusion. He denounces protection as immoral and…

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Parliament Further Prorogued

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

The State Parliament has been further prorogued till March 6th…

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British Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 4

Polling in the British elections commenced on Friday, 34 Liberals, 14 Unionists, 11 Laborites, and 7 Nationalists have been returned. The Freetraders number 47, and…

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British Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

The British election returns to hand give the totals ae:— Liberal, 93; Laborites, 21; Nationalites, 18; Unionists, 29…

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Election Issue

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 4

Sir Wm. Lyn[?] says the next Federal Elections will be fought out on fiscal lines…

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Aldermanic Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 4

IN about a fortnight another Aldermanic election will be upon us. The members of the Council who retire are Henry William Booth, Harold McMahon Johnston, and…

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Senate Candidates

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

All the 23 Labour candidate nominated by branches of the Political Labour League for selection to coolest elections for the Senate will go to the poll, a ballot in connection…

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Aldermanic Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 4

Nominations for the position of Aldermen closed on Monday last. The candidates nominated are Alda. Avery and Johnston, Messrs. F. R. Graham, C. A. Lane, W. G…

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Federal Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. Lyne says the Federal general elections cannot take place later than December 16th. The next question for the election will the fiscal issue…

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Municipal Election. Official Nomination

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 1

THE official nomination for the Aldermanic Election took place on Tuesday in the Good Templars' Hall at noon. There were more ratepayers present than usual, fully five and…

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Municipal Election. Official Nomination

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 8

THE official nomination of candidates for aldermen (three to be elected) took place at the Council Chambers at noon on Tuesday last. Mayor Small…

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Municipal Election. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 8

SIR,--As an interested listener at the official nomination of aldermen on Tuesday last, with your kind permission I would like to make a few comments. I will try to be…

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Municipal Borough of Taree. Election of Aldermen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 2

AT the Council Chambers, Taree, at noon on Monday last, the Returning-officer (Alderman W. Basham, J.P.), officially declared the poll taken on Saturday for the election of three aldermen. The…

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The Lol. and the Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 1

At the LOL. Banquet last night GrandMaster Wheeler said that at the next elections candidates will be tested on questions relating to Denominational Institutions…

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The Election of Mayor

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 4

A MEETING of the Council was held on Tuesday night last for the purpose of electing a Major for the ensuing year. In opening the proceedings, the Mayor…

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Port Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 4

The aldermanic election at Port Macquarie created a good deal of excitement. The candidates for election were Messrs G. E. Bennett, J. Healey, O. C. Ochs, and E. G…

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Municipal Election. the Polling

Macleay Argus · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 10

THE election of three aldermen in the place of Messrs. H. M. Johnston, R. Avery and H. W. Booth took place on Saturday last. There were five…

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