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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

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Hums Shire Council Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

More than ordinary interest is being taken in the shire elections this year. Although no opposition was offered to the re-election of Messrs. A. J. Andrews,…

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Liberal Candidates

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

Liberal candidates for the Senate and for the House of Representatives are invited to peruse an announcement from the Liberal Association, appearing in our…

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Shire Elections. Take Place on

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The electors in the A and B ridings of the Berrigan shire will be culled upon on Saturday next to select three representatives to sit in…

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Shire Elections. to the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

Sir,—It has come to my knowledge that the own ratepayers are under the impression that I will not bother about their interests if I am elected…

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Shire Triennial Election. Poll Closed To-morrow

The Independent · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The poll for the election of shir cillors for the trienial period be 1917 closed to-morrow…

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Shire Elections

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

The elections for councillors for the Berrigau Shire take place on Saturday next, 27th inst. As mentioned in our last issue the poll for…

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Hume Shire Election. Address by Cr. Thos. Wilson

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

In an address to the Hume shire ratepayers at Howlong on Monday evening, Cr. Wilson said it was nine years since he had addressed a meeting of…

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Shire Elections

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

Shire Council elections take place today in A Riding of Conargo Shire and in A and C Riding of Murray Shire. Ballot papers must be in the hands of…

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The Carrathool Shire Elections. The Contested Ridings. All the Retiring Councillors Returned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The voting, by post, for the election of two councillors for each of the "B" and "C" ridings of the Carrathool Shire took place on Saturday, and…

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Shire Elections. Saturday's Poll. Coreen Shirk's New Member for B Riding

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The shire elections were held throughout the State on Saturday last, when the postal vote was adopted for the first time. In the Coreen shire the sitting…

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Hume Shire Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

In the Hume shire an election was hold for the ridings A and O, and in each case the majority of votes favoured another three years office the…

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Election of Mayors

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

At the last meeting of the municipal council it was decided to ascertain what procedure is to be adopted this year in connection with the election of…

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Postponement of Municipal Elections. To 30th June, 1917

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The passing by Parliament of the Local Government Amending Act, 1916, so liberalised the franchise in Municipalities as to render it advisable to have…

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Shire Elections. the Berrigan Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

The electors of the A and B[?] of the Berrigan shire were called upon on Saturday last [?] elect three representatives for the…

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Queensland Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

The no-confidence motion, in the Queensland Parliament was defeated by 39 votes to 19. It was moved by the leader of the Opposition, who…

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Lockhart Shire Elections

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The triennial elections for the Lockhart Shire took place on Saturday last with the result that the whole of the retiring councillors,…

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Wunnamurra Shire Election

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

The triennial election of the Wunnamurra Shire Council was concluded on Saturday last when the returning officer, Mr. G. Bracken, went to the…

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The Shire Elections. Old Members Returned in A and C Ridings. Mr. Sly Successful in B Riding

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 3

Considerably more interest was mentioned in the Culcairn Shire election this year than usual, but not with standing that fact, it is…

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Shire Elections. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5

The Hume shire election results were as follow:--C. riding: J. P. Smithenbocker, 175, B. P. Bell, 161; E. O. Heppner, 100 (elected): If, F. Ogilvie,…

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