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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Nominations for Cowper Three Candidates. Grafton

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 5

The nominations for Cowper are Dr. Earle Page, Mr. Boss Pryor and Mr. John Thomson…

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Shiral Disruption. Rejection of Valuer's Report, and Resignation of Councillors Machin (President) and McKINNON. Polling Day, December 10

The Northern Champion · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 4

At the meeting of Manning Shire Council on Monday, the presentation of Mr. Brock's triennial valuations and…

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Alsace and Belgium Elections. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 3

In the Alsace and Belgium elections the Socialists gained a score of seats, at the Catholic party remains dominies…

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Election in France. Clemenceau's Republicans Victorious. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 3

Early results indicate that Clemenc[?] republicans are sweeping the [?]autry with a substantial majority [?]er socialists…

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Shiral Disruption. Rejection of Valuer's Report, and Resignation Of, Councillors. Machin (President) and McKINNON. Polling Day, December 10. (Continued from lust issue,)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 1

Council adjourned until Tuesday, at 11 a.m., when some matters brought forward by Councillor McKinnon were disposed…

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Telegrams. State Parliament. Progress of Measures. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 5

In Parliament Mr. Hall introduced the Liquor Act Amendment Bill, providing for the extension of six o'clock closing. The third reading of the…

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Cowper Federal Election Mr. John Thomson's Candidature. Mr. R. Davidson at Wingham

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. R Davidson addressed a meeting in the Arcadia Picture Palace, Wingham, on Monday evening last, the Mayor (Aid. E. McC. S. Hill) presiding…

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Voting by Post. at Coming Elections

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 6

At the Commonwealth Elections and Referendum to be hold on the 13th December next, an elector may vote by post:…

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Farmers' Candidate. F. B. S. Faikiner for the Senate

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner, ex-M.P., for Hume, has accepted the nomination of the Fanners and Settlers' Association as the Farmer's candidate for…

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A Momentous Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 4

The present Federal election is held at a critical stage in the affairs of Australia, and calls for considered thought on the part of every elector…

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Trieste and Trentino Elections. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 5

Supplementary elections in Trieste and Trontino will be held later, as the Austrian Treaty is not yet in operation…

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The Farmers' Candidate. F. B. S. Falkiner for the Senate

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 5

MR. F. B. S. FALKINER, who was M.P. for Hume, has accepted the nomination of the Farmers and Settlers' Association as the farmers' candidate for the Senate in New…

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Election of Shire President and Deputy Incidentally Some Finance

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 November 1919 · page 4

At the meeting of Manning Shire Council on Wednesday Councillor J. Latham wag elected president to fill the vacancy created by the…

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Federal Election. Senator. Thomas at Kempsey. the National Cause

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 3

There was an attendance of about seventy persons at the Victoria Theatre, Kempsey, on Friday night last to hear Senator Thomas sneak in the…

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The Shire By-Elections

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 November 1919 · page 2

When the nominations to fill the vacancies in the Shire Council ware about to close on Friday last "B" Riding was without a nomination. Mr. Alexander Perrett though residing at Turram[?]a near Sydney has large landed interests in both A and…

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State Parliament. Liquor Amendment Bill. Local Government Bill. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 5

In Parliament last night Mr. Hall introduced the Liquor Amendment Bill, which was read a first time. The Local Government Bill was…

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The Farmers' Candidate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. Falkiner, Farmers' candidate for the Senate, will, address the electors at Taree on December 4th, at 8 p.m…

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Senate Elections. Scrutiny of Ballot-papers

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 3

The whole of the ballot papers for the State will be examined and all informal ballot, papers, rejected. NOTE. -- A Senate ballot paper will…

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Federal Elections

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 6

Section 10 of the Commonwealth Electoral (War-time) Act 1917-1919 provides that a naturalised British subject who was born in an enemy country (i.e.,…

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Federal Elections. Mr. John THOMsON's CANDIDATURE

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 4

A MEETING to further the interests of Mr. John Thomson, the selected Nationalist candidate for Cowper, was held in Keena's Hall, Port Macquarie,…

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