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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Not a Candidate. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

Last night Mr. Storey denied that he is a candidate for the office of Agent-General…

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New Bills. in State Parliament. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 5

The State Government introduced several new Bills in Parliament last night, including the Amendment of the Pastures Protection Act, Government…

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Boxing Display. Friendly Societies' Candidate

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

West Kempsey Park was the scene on Saturday afternoon of a number of boxing exhibitions, arranged by Mr. George Welch in support of the…

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M. Descanel. Resigns From French Presidency. Parliament Summoned. Continued Ill-health

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the United Press Agency states that M. Millerand has submitted President Deschanel's resignation to the Cabinet…

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The State Parliament's Record

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 6

A perusal of "Hansard" sometimes makes one wonder if it is a record of the debates of the Parliament of the country or a report of an altercation…

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State Parliament. Bills in Debate. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 5

There was a lengthy debate in the State Parliament last night in Committee on the Wheat Marketing Bill, when it was agreed that three of the…

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State Parliament. a Late Sitting. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

The House was sitting till an early hour this morning debating the Bill for re-registration of war-time strikers…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 4

Nominations for the vacancy in the Kempsey Municipal Council, caused by Ald. Brown's resignation, close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 7th, with Mr. F…

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Oxley Election No Writ Received. But Two Candidates Nominated

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 5

No writ has yet been received for the Oxley election but the electoral registrar at Kempsey has received the nominations of H. D. Morton,…

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Alexandre Millerand. the New French President. 36 Years in Parliament

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 8

M. Alexandra Millerand, who was born in Paris in 1859, has been in the front rank of French Parliamentarians. His election to the Chamber of…

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Municipal Election

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 4

The election of an alderman on the Kempsey Municipal Council will take place to-morrow (Saturday) at the Municipal Council Chambers. The…

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Vacant Seats. to Party Candidates. the Government's Decision

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Storey) announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that the Government had come to a decision regarding the filling of…

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Queensland Elections. Government Majority of Six. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

The latest figures for the Queensland elections now give a majority of six for the Government…

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Queensland Elections

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 5

The latest returns for the Queensland elections show the state of the parties as Labor 40, Opposition 32…

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A Shady Candidate

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 7

"Old John Barleycorn," said Uncle Bill Bottletop, "reminds me of some other fellers who get into politics. A lot of people apeak of him with a good…

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General Elections Expected Shortly. New South Wales Government May Appeal to the Country Before Christmas

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 1

The more statement by Mr. Storey, in the course of the debate on Thursday night last, that Parliament "might go to the country sooner than some people…

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The Queensland Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 2

The outstanding lesson of the Queensland elections is the great advance made by the Country party and the comparative decline of the…

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Municipal By-election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 4

Considerable interest was taken in Saturday's by-election to fill the vacancy caused in Kempsey Municipal Council by the resignation of Ald…

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State Parliament. Anti-profiteering Bill. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly the second reading of the Anti-Profiteering Bill was passed by 31 to 12, after midnight…

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Federal Parliament. Censure Motion. Income-tax Bill Passed. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Tudor moved a vote of censure on the Federal Government yesterday for failure to provide for the cash payment of 5- a bushel for wheat at the…

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