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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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The State Parliament

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 6

The State Parliament just elected is the twenty-fourth since the introduction of Responsible Government. The National Cabinet now in office…

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Election of Committeemen

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

It is rather a pity that the secretary, during stress of election work (he was an official) forgot to announce by advertisement the date on…

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Federal Election. Mr. Ferguson at Gluscester

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

On Wednesday night last Mr. W. A. Ferguson, the Nationalist candidate for Huter, addressed the electors at Grimshaw's Hotel…

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The Federal Senate Election. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,—Probably the fact that we have recently had a surfeit of State politics and that there is no contest in the Cowper electorate for the House…

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The Senate Election. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,—I wish to draw the attention of all Nationalist voters—men and women—to the serious necessity of recording their votes next Saturday for…

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"The Northern Champion." "For the People and Progress." Taree, Wednesday, May 2, 1917. The Federal Elections. the Great Issue

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

Saturday next, 5th May, will be looked back to by unborn generations of Australians, or Germans, as one of the most critical days in the young history of this Island-Continent-Political-Empire!…

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Federal Elections. Mr. Matt. Charlton at Gloucester

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. Matl. Charlton, the selected Labour candidate for the Hunter Federal electorate, addressed a meeting in the School of Arts,…

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Stock Board Election

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

THE following gentleman have teen nominated as candidates for the Port Macquarie Pastures Protection Board:—Messrs. Jacob Healey, 0. A. Hill J. P. Kissane, Robert…

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Local and General News. Federal Elections

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

To-Day (Saturday) is the date of the Federal elections throughout the Commonwealth. The contest has been divested of some of its interest in this division by the…

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Election Items. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 5

The total enrolment for the Commonwealth in connection with the present elections are 2,836,177 males and females…

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Our Sydney Letter. Polling Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

Before these lines can appear in print the Federal election will have been fought and decided. It has often been quite truly remarked that the…

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"The Northern Champion." "For the People and Progress." Taree, Wednesday, May 9,1917. the Elections

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

Little interest was shown in he Federal elections os Saturday, so far as local districts were concerned. Full details of voting are not now available, so it is not possible yet to say which centres took serious notice of the "things which matter."…

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Election Returns

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

Latest Senate figures are:— Millen 337,239; Pratten 332,029; Thomas 331,461; Watson 284,956; Rae 282,953; Bowing 281,210…

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Federal Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 4

The election progress returns give the Nationalists 48 Representative sea[?] and Labor 26, with the Fawkner (Vic.) seat a [?]…

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M.R.A. and H. Association. Annual Meeting. Election Supplies Some Surprises

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 3

The annual meeting of the members of the M.R.A. and H. Association was held in the pavillion, Showground, on Wednesday…

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The Election

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

In almost all cases the latest election returns favor the Nationalists, None of the votes of soldiers abroad have yet beer received…

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Municipal Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

New Candidates so far mentioned for Municipal honors: Messrs H Cross, S D. Oakes, W. R. Maitland, H. A. Abbott and John T. Bird…

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The Coming Municipal Elections

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

The present Municipal Council will expire on the 29th that, and the new Council will be elected on the following day, Saturday, 30th inst. Nomination day is Friday, 22nd…

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Some Election Anomalies

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 6

It is a peculiar fact that a person who would not be entitled to vote at municipal elections may be nominated and elected as an alderman. If a…

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Municipal Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

THE election of aldermen to take place Saturday next has so far excited only a languid interest on the part of either candidates or voters, probably…

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