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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

312 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 16

The Wheat Pool. in Parliament. Charges Against Farmers

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

Mr Ball asked if the Government would be prepared to give a Royal Commission for the purpose of inquiring into the…

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Conscription Position Still Acute. Mr. Asquith's Statement Again Delayed. Labor Party Asks for Secret Session Tn Parliament. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 2

The statement on recruiting which the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) had promised to deliver in the House of Common yesterday has been further delayed…

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“ Queen of Empire Day.” Deniliquin Competition. Six Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for a “Queen of Empire Day” competition in Deniliquin the object being to raise found for the purchase of comforts for…

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Referendum Polling Day, June 10

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

Saturday, June 10, has been definitely fixed as polling day for the referendum on the question of the early closing of hotels. The writ will issue…

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Liquor Referendum. Polling Day—saturday, 10Th June

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 4

The liquor referendum will be taken on Saturday, 10th June, instead of Wednesday, 7th June, as originally decide[?] upon. The…

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Albury P.p. Board Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 45

Next month an election is to be held to fill the vacancies on the Albury P.P. Board caused by the retirement by affluxion of time of Directors B. P. Bell, W…

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Liquor Referendum. Polling Day, Saturday, June 10

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

The liquor referendum will be taken on Saturday, June 10, Instead of Wednesday, 7th June, as originally decided upon. The alteration was made by the…

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Extraordinary Municipal Election. Some Probable Candidates Ineligible

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

It is a condition that candidates for positions as municipal aldermen or shire councillors must have paid all rates and charges due to the municipality or shire…

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P.p. Board Election

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

An election of directors of the Pastures Protection Board for the district of Corowa will take place on Friday 26th May, to fill the vacancies caused…

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P. Board Election

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

The nominations for the four vacancies on the directorate of the Jerilderie P.P. Board, closed with the Returning Officer (Mr. R. Meillon) on…

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P.P. Board Election. Six Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

Nominations for four vacancies on the Deniliquin Pastures Protection Board, caused by the retirement, by ef[?]luxion of time, of Messrs J. V. Ingram, J. Clark,…

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Anzac Queen Election To the Editor of "The Observer."

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 1

Sir,—After the queen election on Anzac Day I heard some remarks passed by townspeople that the farmers ought to be ashamed of…

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Queen of Empire Day. First Progress Return. Position of Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

The first scrutiny of votes recorded in connection with the Queen Competition took place last night. The position of candidates is as…

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Correspondence. the Municipal Candidates' BUNGLE.(To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 2

Sir,- I crave space for a short letter, as I was one of the disqualified ones through no one else's fault but my own. As such. I willingly bow to the decision of the…

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Liquor Referendum 1916. Voting Explained. Futility of Plumping. Polling Day, June 10th

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

Having given some study to the electoral systems and methods of voting (Mr. A.G. Hughic writes), "I may perhaps be able…

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The Federal Parliament. Pith of the Budget

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 1

The following are the main points of the Budget statement which was delivered by the Federal Treasurer on Tuesday:—…

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Albury Pastures Protection Board Election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 28

Yesterday, at 6 p.m., nominations closed for the four seats on the Albury Pastures Protection Board, rendered vacant by the retirement through effluxion of time of…

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Albury P.p. Board Elections. the Nominations an Election Probable

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

The hour for the closing of nominations for the election of four directors of the Albury P. P. Board, caused through the retirement by effluxion of time of Directors…

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Coming State Elections

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 6

The decision of the Liberal conference to hand over the Yass seat to the Progressives, while retaining a right of rejecting the selected candidate, has been…

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State Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

At a meeting of the council of the Liberal Association, held in Sydney on Monday night, a large number of selections were made of candidates for the…

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