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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

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Roumanian Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

The Avereseu Cabinet in Roumania has resigned, refusing to accept Germany's terms…

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FEDERAL & State Income Tax Returns Premier's Office, Parliament House, Sydney, 7th March 1918

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 24th December last with respect to uniform Federal and State [?] machinery I am…

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Queensland Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

The Queensland election resulted in the return of the Labor party with an increased majority. A heavy poll was recorded…

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Queensland Elections

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 4

The Queensland elections on Saturday' last resulted in the return of supporters of the Ryan Government with a majority of 30…

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Queensland Elections. Why Mr. Ryan Won. Brisbane

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

As the figures stand in the Queensland State elections Labor candidates polled about 21,000 more votes than the Nationalists…

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Our Sydney Letter Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

Unusual interest attaches to the session of the Federal Parliament now assembled. Its chief duty is to retrieve the position of the…

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Queensland Elections. Review of the Vote Why Mr. Ryan Won. Brisbane

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 5

As the figures stand in the Queensland State elections Labor candidates polled about 21,000 more votes than the Nationalists…

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Federal Parliament Scene

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 8

There was a lively interlude in the Federal Parliament one night last week, ending in the suspension of Mr. Considine, member for the Barrior, who,…

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Federal Parliament. No-confidence Debate. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 5

The No-confidence debate was resumed in the House of Representatives. Mr. Catts said that unless the Australinn people were informed of…

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State Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

A supplementary "Government Gazette," was issued on wednesday, further proroguing Parliament to May 28, next…

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Resigned From Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. M. Abbott has resigned his seat for the Upper Hunter. A white man was Abbott, and of a class that Parliament can ill afford to lose…

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Upper Hunter By-election

Macleay Argus · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Macartney Abbott has resigned his seat in the Legislative Assembly for the Upper Hunter, electorate. During the late conscription referendum Mr…

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Candidate for Hastings-macleay

Macleay Argus · Thursday 30 May 1918 · page 4

We have been informed that Mr. C. Stanley Wilson, of Lowanna, where he has big interests,intends, as a result of a number of requests from electors,…

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Shire Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1918 · page 2

Two nominations for the vacancy in the Council caused by the resignation of Councillor J. E. Laurie, have been received by the returning officer,…

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State Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1918 · page 2

The State Parliament will open a new session to-day. The list of bills to be proceeded with will be determined by Ministers at their meeting…

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Shire Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 2

The election on Thursday for the return of a Councillor for "A" Riding of Gloucester Shire, in the stead of Mr. J. E. Laurie resigned, resulted in Mr…

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Our Sydney Letter. Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

Once more Parliament is in session. The Government programme includes 23 measures, and one of them, the Local Government Bill, is said to…

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The Bye-election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 2

The "post-mortem" inquiry into the Upper [?] election has been productive of a [?] mild amusement. Capt. T[?]bs, the defeated candidate,…

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Macleay A. H. & I. Committee Election

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 4

Nominations for the Committee of the Macleay A. H. and I. Association for the ensuing twelve mouths closed on Saturday last and the ballot papers…

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State Parliament

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 3

The State Parliament is to adjourn at the end of this week for the purpose of enabling members to devote themselves to a recruiting campaign…

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