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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

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Shire By-Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 2

THE election of a Councillor to fill the vacancy is the Massing Shire Council, caused by the resignation of Cr. A. Perrett, resulted, as reported in…

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Town Topics. Queen of the Day Candidates

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 4

Six candidates have been nominated for the Queen of the Day competition arranged in connection with local Eight-Hour celebrations. They are:…

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The Coming Shire Elections. a Voice From Krambach. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

SIR,—I ask a little space in the columns of the "Chronicle" to remind the ratepayers of this portion of the Manning Shire that there will be a necessity in…

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Questions in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 1

Mr. Price asked the Premier—(1) Will he expedite action in the case of a soldier's wife named Mrs. E. Worthing, of Gloucester, whose home…

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Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 3

The State Parliament has been adjourned till after the referendum. The pretext assigned, is about the thinnest on record, namely, the illness of Mr…

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Parliament House, Sydney, Ootober 17th, 1916

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 2

Dear Mr. Rolph,—Your letter of the 13th inst. is one very much appreciated by myself, inasmuch as it confirms the opinion I formed that the organised un-British attempt to stifle free speech on the…

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The Referendum. Polling Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 2

Polling booths will be open on this Saturday between the [?] of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. An elector should vote at the…

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Polling Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 2

Polling day! The supreme test, which is to establish or confute the famous maxim of Lincoln, "All the people are wiser than some of the…

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State Parliament. Important Announcements Expected

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 2

The State Parliament will meet again this (Tuesday) afternoon, and the session will probably torminate at the end of the week…

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Life of Parliament Extended. Coalition Government to Be Formed. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 5

Messrs. Holman and Wade yesterday agreed, at a meeting of the Liberal Party, to endorse the proposal to prolong the life of the State Parliament…

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Questions in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 3

Mr. Price has given notice of the following questions:— (1) Is it a fact that a serious blunder has been made in connection with the…

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State Parliament. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2

The coalition negotiations are still proceeding. It is reported that fresh difficulties have arison. The prospects of success are less hopeful…

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State Parliament. Cesure Motion

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

After question time in the State Assembly on Tuesday Mr. Durack, the new leader pro tem of the Labor party, launched a motion of censure…

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Presidential Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 9

Messages from Vancouver and New York state that Judge Hughes has been elected President. So far as is known the voting was very close…

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State Parliament. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

The State Assembly is still sitting. It is estimated that Mr.Durack's followers number about 20…

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Federal Parliament. Prolongation of Life

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister was asked to-day if Parliament was to be called together soon after the Caucus had settled its…

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Presidential Election. Result Still Doubtful New York

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

While the returns from the Eastern State yesterday and the claims of Republicans of the Middle West made the election of…

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Presidential Election. Complex Situation Discussed. London

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent at New York states that the politicians are utterly dazed at the result of the elections. All cherished trade traditions…

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The Presidency. Dr. Wilson's Election. German Disappointment. London

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 5

In Berlin the news of the re-election of Dr. Wilson is a great disappointment of German political circles who had founded great hopes on the…

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Shire Elections. A. RIDING

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

Within the next few months, the Shire Council will be re-elected. Rumour has it that there are likely to be strong contests in some of the…

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