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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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Mr. Price Expelled Parliament's Dignity' Seat Declared Vacant

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 3

The Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night gave consideration to the report of Judge Hamilton on the charges made against…

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The Gloucester Seat. Mr. Price Expelled From Parliament. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 5

MR. FULLER'S motion expelling Mr. R. A. Price from the Legislative Assembly was carried by 35 votes to 21…

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Likely Candidates

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 2

Among likely candidates are mentioned Mr. C. S. Carr, ex-M.H. R., for Macquarie; Mr L. O. Martin who contested the seat at last…

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Gloucester Bye-election. Nominations Invited

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 2

The National Association is taking immediate steps in connection with the contest for the Glouces[?] Electorate. Nominations…

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Voting at Last Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 2

At last election Mr Price was returned for Gloucester on the second ballot. Details of the two ballots are as follow:—First…

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Gloucester Bye-Election. Selecting the National Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

THE Belmore Hall, Taree, was well filled on Monday night, when the business of selecting a National candidate to contest the Gloucester seat…

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Temperance Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the temperance party is called for to-night (Tuesday), for the purpose of selecting a direct temperance candidate. The meeting, of…

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Gloucester Bye-Election Polling on November 10

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 3

The will for the Gloucester bye-election was issued on Friday last. Nominations close on Saturday, October 27, polling will lake place…

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Gloucester Bye-Election. Mr. Price Opens His Campaign. Vote of Confidence Carried Unanimously

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 2

A large and representative gathering of electors attended at the Arcadia Picture Palace on Wednesday night last, when Mr. R. A. Price dealt at…

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Gloucester By-Election. the Constitutional Aspect

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 4

"Before the country is committed to State sawb[?]ills, will the "Secretary for Lands allow the proposal to be discussed in this "House?" This question was one of the printed questions in connection with…

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Gloucester Election Markets. Mr. Price at Taree. Big, Enthusiastic Meeting. Poultry Auctions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 4

Mr. R. A. Price addressed the electors in the Belmore Hall, Taree, on Thursday night All the seating space in the hall was filled, and many…

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Gloucester Bye-Election. Mr. Prices Meetings

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 3

Mr. Price has had uniformly enthusiastic meetings throughout his campaign. At Barrington on Friday night the…

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The Gloucester Election. (To the Editor.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 2

SIR,—All, I think, will agree that these who we send into Parliament to make laws for the government of the country should be men of strict honesty and…

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Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 6

Parliament in now in its usual flurry, passing Bills, almost as the as the Clerk can gabble them over. The intention is to go into into recess for…

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Glouces[?] Election. Mr. Pri[?] Taree. Large Attendance [?]uch Enthusiasm. Unanin [?] Vote

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

As stated in last issue Mr. R. A. Price had a record attendance at hit meeting on Thursday night, and much enthusiasm existed in the big…

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Gloucester Election Hon. W. G. Ashford at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 2

On Monday evening the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Works, addressed a very large meeting in the Belmore hall, Taree. The information…

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Gloucester Election Mr. Price at Taree. (Continued from another page.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

Mr. Robert Malcolm J.P., who was received with great cheering, said [?]e had listened to Mr. Price's explan[?]ion with much interest, and had…

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The Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

The Gloucester election campaign is now in full wing. Mr. L. O. Martin, who carries the banner of the Nationalist, is…

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From Pulpit to Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 3

Mr. T. S. Crawford, who is the latest addition to the ranks of the Crown Prosec[?] of the State, has had a remarkable cancer. He has…

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Sir William McMillan's Opinions on the Gloucester Election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 2

The following is a copy of a letter by Sir William McMillan to Mr. R. A. Price, ex-M.L.A. for Gloucester.—79 York Street…

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