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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Oxley Labor Candidates Branch Refuses Support. Selection Methods Disapproved

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

"At a meeting of Taree branch of the Labor League on Thursday evening," says the ''Northern Champion,'' "an intensely hot-worded resolution…

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Manning Shire Elections. a Riding Asfirants. (Notes by "Civis")

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

A riding has to choose three councillors out o[?] six old councillors and two new-bloods. Mr. Stanley Flett is perhaps the…

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The Shire Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

The fallowing gentlemen stand nominated as candidates for the forth-coming Shire election to be held on the 31st of this month…

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Mr. Holman will Stay. Expects Colleagues to Stand by Him. Election Struggle

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 1

In regard to the Agent-Generalship, Mr. Holman strongly urged his colleagues that a locum tenens should be appointed and a permanent…

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An Epochal Shire Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

The forthcoming Shire Election will, for better or worse, inaugurate a new ora for Gloucester. The newly elected Council, whatever its personal will…

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Gloucester Shire Council. Triennial General Election

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

I EDMUND HENRY JAMES O'HALLORAN Returning Officer for the Shire of Gloucester, hereby announce the proposals for nomination of…

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The Coming Elections

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. Holman is strong on the importance of "solidarity" at the ensuing State elections. One of the returned soldiers' associations is ready…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Senate Election

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

"By law the Nationalists were entitled to all three of the Senate seats." So says Mr. Holman. As a lawyer he should be well-versed in the…

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The Shire Valuation Rows and Recriminations Gilt and Guilt. Committee Secrets. Election Sidelights. Farcical Procedure

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 4

AT Monday's Shire meeting there were enacted some circus scenes that would perhaps cause more merriment than a hundred clowns turning clouds of…

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Cootamundra Election. National Candidates Chosen. Mr. Holman Selected. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. Holman attended an Electoral Conference at Cootamundra yesterday, when representatives of a large number of centres attended. The…

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Shire Council. Three Councillors Not Seeking Election. Councillors Felicitate

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

At the Shire Council meeting on Monday (portion of the report of which appears on page 3) Councillors expressed kindly feelings towards…

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Returned Soldiers' Protest. Against Culcairn Council Candidates. Premier Promises Action. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. Holman was interviewed by a deputation of returned soldiers, at Cootamundra, who protested against three nominations, including two former…

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Municipal Elections

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

Nominations for the Municipal Council elections close on Thursday next and Friday is the nomination day. So far the only new candidate announced is…

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Correspondence Shire Elections. (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Sir,— I find that notwithstanding full report you gave of the meeting when I resigned, there are some in C riding still arguing that I did…

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The State Elections Progressive Candidate for Cootamundra. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. Pinkstone, of the Cootamundra "Herald," has been nominated as Progressive candidate for the State election…

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Municipal Council Elections

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 2

Nominations for the election of the Kempsey Municipal Council for the next three years have to be in by Thursday next, and as the time of closing…

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A Great Future. What a New State Could Do. Another Victoria. Big Work for Northern Parliament. No. 3

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 1

Of the task of setting up a new State more will be said later For the present it is sufficient to know that the…

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Shire Election. B Riding. to the Electors of B Riding. Ladies and Gentlemen

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 3

I am a Candidate for B Riding, I have served you for nine years as a representative of B Riding, and during that time I have been…

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Correspondence the Shire-elections—a Riding. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

Sir,—As an elector of the above riding, I respectfully solicit your publication of my views on the above question, basing ray claims chielly…

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The Manning Shire Elections

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The electors of Manning Shire are quite anxious to got their ballot papers and register their opinions of the shire candidates. The weather will probably prevent the meetings already advertised, but the people have been exercising their memories during the…

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