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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Preparing for Shire Elections

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 2

Every alderman and councillor in New South Wales will automatically go out of office on the last Friday in January, 1920, and the general…

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State Parliament

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 4

A GOVERNMENT proclamation further proroguing the Stele Parliament until July 7 was published this week. It is probable that the two Houses will…

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Labor Candidate

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. D. M. Lean, who has been crossing political swords with Mr. G. S. Hill in the columns of the "Chronicle" for some time past, has been…

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Our Sydney Letter. Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 2

INFLUENZA is being made responsible for many things just now, ambng the rest it affords a pretext for further postponing the reassembling of the…

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Paddington Election

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. Birt has been selected as Labor candidate for Paddington, defeating Mr. Power by 251 votes to 227 in the pre-selection ballot…

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Proportional Voting. the By-election Problem

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 4

State Cabinet has given further consideration to the regulations to govern the voting under the proportional representation system…

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State Parliament

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 July 1919 · page 4

A programme of important legislative proposals is being prepared for the final session of the present State Parliament, which will commence on…

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Labor Wins. Paddington By-election

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 2

Birt (Labor) ........ 267S Reardon (Socialist) ......... 2[?]S Jones (Independent) ........ 153 The "only" Jones, holder of the…

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State Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 2

At Dubbo on Wednesday, Mr. Holman said that the elections would take place either early next year or conceivably before the end of this…

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Macleay A. H. & I. Association. Election of President. Dates for Next Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 9

The first meeting of the newly-appointed Macleay A., H. and I. Committee was held on Friday last at the Victoria Theatre, there being present,…

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The Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 2

How will the new body affect the coming elections is an important question. If they run candidates of their own against the A.L.P. the…

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Date of Elections. When Will They Occur?

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 6

Ordinarily there would seem to be not the faintest connection between an Agent-General's office and a General election. But in political circles…

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People's Party Candidates

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 4

Mr. E. C. Hollow, the hon. secretary of the Macleay R.S. and S.I. League, is likely to be a candidate for the State electorate of Oxley in the interests of…

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Our Sydney Letter. Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

After their long recess, hon. members are again in session. The much, talked of "case" has so far given no trouble, [?] futile attempt to…

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Selection of Candidates

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the council of the National Association of New South Wales, it was decided to take steps to put the machinery of the…

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New Voting System. All Candidates to Be Voted For

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 2

The regulations to govern the proportional system of voting at general elections were tabled in the Legislative Assembly. They cannot be…

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New Zealand Parliament. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 August 1919 · page 4

At the opening of the Now Zealand Parliament the Governor's speech stated that members would be asked to ratify the treaty with Germany and…

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Candidate for Oxley

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 3

At the District Council meeting of the Primary Producers Union, held at Kempsey last Wednesday, the following letter was read from Mr. E. McC…

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Solder Candidate for Oxley

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 4

SAYS the "Wingham Chronicle": Kempsey is going to supply a soldier candidate for Oxley at next State election. He is now enraged sharpening his political…

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New Voting System All Candidates to Be Voted for [?]

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 4

The regulations to Govern the [?]portional system of [?] at generals elections were tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The cannot be…

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