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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1913

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Town Topics. Blavney Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

Blayney election returns gave Withington (Lib) 1795, Beeby (Ind.) 1144, and Johnston (Lab.) 1120 votes. There is yet to come in one other…

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The Coming Elections

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 3

At the annual picnic of the People's Liberal Party in Melbourne, Mr. Deakin said never before in the history of the Commonwealth had Labor…

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The Blayney Bye-election. Second Ballot Necessary

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

The result of the ballot taken on Friday last for the election of a member to represent Blayney in the State Parliament resulted as under: --…

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Blayney Election. Final Figures

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 15

Paling's Yards is an isolated hamlet which during the campaign occupied very little of the time and attention of the campaigners. There…

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Object Lessors in Parliament. Concrete Arguments in the House

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 9

Every school teacher knows that a thing may be described for hours without producing much effect upon a class at children, but if the object be…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday night. Date of Next State Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 11

Speaking at Trundle, Mr. D. Hall, the Minister for Justice, said the Labor Cabinet would remain in office its full time, and the elections…

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Application for Additional Polling-Places. Department of Home Affairs, Melbourne, 14th January, 1913

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 8

Dear Mr. Thomson,--I am the recipient of your favor of the 6th instant, in which you urge the establishment of a Polling place at the local State School, Ghinni Ghinni, and…

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Blayney Election. Mr. Beeby Wins Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

Beeby for Blayney polled 2214 votes Withington 2108…

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The Tasmanian Elections. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

The Tasmanian general elections look place yesterday. The results are incomplete, but indicate that the Liberals have gained one seat in Franklin and are going well in…

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Blayney Election. Victory for Mr. Beeby. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

The following was the result of the polling for the Blayney election, which took place yesterday: G. S. BEEBY (Independent) .... 2251 J. WITHINGTON (Liberal) .... 2105…

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Federal Campaign Selection of Liberal Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 5

A comprehensive move is being made by the Liberal Association in the direction of the selection of Liberal candidates. This matter has been…

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Political. Blayney Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

IN the second ballot on Thursday last at Blayney Mr. Beeby polled 2244 and Mr. Withington 2108, so that the former was returned for that…

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Macleay River Pony Club. Election of Committee

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 6

SONE fifty members of the newly-formed pony club held a meeting at McQuade's Victoria Hotel on Wednesday evening last. Mayor…

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The Blayney Election. MR. H. D. Morton's View

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

MR. H. D. MORTON, member for Hastings and Maclcey, who helped to organise Mr. Beeby's second ballot in the campaign, and who, with Mr. Donaldson, M.L.A., and Mr…

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Blayney Bye-Election

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

Then let the night be ever so dark And ever so wet and rainy, We'll have a word about this lark The parties had at Blayney !…

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Federal Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

No such elaborate test says the "Sun" of a democracy's intelligence has been taken as that through, which the Commonwealth will pass…

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Ulster By-election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

London reports that excitement is intense at the by-election for the Londonderry City seat, rendered vacant by the succession of the…

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Macleay River Pony Club. Election of Officers

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 8

THE first meeting of the committee of the Macleay Pony Club was held at McQuade's Victoria Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Mayor…

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Election of Mayor

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 7

A MEETING for the purpose of electing a Mayor was held in the Town Hall on Thursday last, immediately after the special meeting of the Council. Aid. Stewart was re-elected unopposed. The Mayor…

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Federal Elections. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 7

The Cabinet decided yesterday that the Federal elections will take place on May 31st…

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