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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

206 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 11

Show Adjourned Annual Meeting. Election of Committee. Mr. Lumbey Not Polite to Mr. JefFery

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 4

The Annual Meeting of the Central North Coast National Show Society, adjourned some weeks ago to permit of a postal ballot being taken for…

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Hospital Board Method of Election Criticised. Returning Officer's Report

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 2

A considerable part of the proceedings at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Nambucca District Memorial Hospital, held on…

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L.G. Elections Lady Candidate for Taree

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 2

Electors in the Taree municipality will have the opportunity to vote for a lady candidate at the elections to be held in December. Miss G. A. Richardson, who…

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Election of Officers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 3

Mr. H. C Henderson was re-elected Chairman unanimously, and, in returning thanks, said he hoped to see something tangible in hospital…

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Popular Girl Candidates to Raise Funds for Hospital

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 2

During recent week satisfactory progress has been made in laying the foundations for the appeal for funds to furnish the new MRD Hospital building…

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In Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 3

At Canberra recently Mr. Holt (United Australia Party, Victoria), emphasising need for drastic overhaul of Federal Government departments to…

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Miss Shirley Fraser, Lower Manning Candidate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

The hon. secretary for the Lower Manning Zone (Mr. L. T. Hammond) reports the following business arising from a delegates' meeting, held at…

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Furnishing M.r.d. Hospital. Many Candidates for Popular Competition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Hawkins, the originator and driving force behind the district wide movement to provide furniture for the new hospital building, to be…

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Filching of Park Land. Question in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 2

Captain J. G. Arthur (Labor, Hamilton), in the NSW legislative Assembly last week, asked a question bearing on the above matter. He said: Has…

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President's Warning Objects to Association's Participation in Shire Election

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 1

At two previous meetings of the Macksville Progress Association, Mr. L. Snape (Secretary), stated that he intended to move at the next…

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In Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

As the maiden speech of Mr. L. C. Jordan, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly would occupy seven colums in this newspaper we can only…

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Member for Oxley Maiden Speech in Parliament

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

The Member for Oxley, Mr. L. C. Jordan, MLA, delivered his maiden speech in the Legislative Assembly last week. The following extracts are taken…

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Can Win Next Election, Says Menzies. Non-labor Unity Conference

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 2

It the non-Labor parties organised efficiently on an Australia-wide. basis, they should defeat the present Federal Government at the next…

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Municipal Elections May Be Postponed

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 7

Introduction of a bill to postpone until June or December, 1945, the municipal elections which had been fixed for next December, was…

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Voting Compulsory at L.g. Elections

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 6

Legislation making voting compulsory at the local government elections to be held in December will be brought down at an early date, the…

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Our Open Column Oxley Election (To the Editor.)

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 7

Sir,--This is a little late, but since te elections I have been out of touch with the mainland. On behalf of my wife and self I take this opportunity…

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Compulsory Voting at Local Government Elections

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Public Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) announced on Saturday that when it re-assembles on November 1, the State…

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In Parliament

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 2

Urging further research into the economic use of coal, Mr. R. S. Vincent (C.P. Raleigh) pointed out in the Legislative Assembly that one of the…

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Elections for Councils. Voting Probably Compulsory

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 4

When State Parliament meets on November 2, it will be asked to treat as urgent a bill to make voting compulsory in all local government…

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Mr. L. C. Jordan, L.L.B., M.L.A. Maiden Speech in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 4

Oxley's Member. Mr. L. C. Jordan, now well-known to the majority of the people in Oxley electorate, made his maiden speech in the Legislative…

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