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Politics & elections, 1917

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New South Wales State Elections. Mr. Beeby at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 28

Mr. G. S. Beeby, Minister for Labour and Industry and National candidate for Wagga, addressed a well-attended meeting in Albury on Wednesday night. The…

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The Elections

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

THE elections to be held in this State next Saturday will clearly decide whether the people desire to have a National Government pledged to carry…

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Election Pointers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 2

On March 24 you are called upon to vote for responsible government by the National Party responsible only to the people, or for a P.L.L. and I.W.W…

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The State Elections. Alliance Meeting at the Town Hall The Official Labor Leader on Education. Mr Holman at Gundagai. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

A great Alliance meeting at the Town Hall decided to support, on Saturday, the candidates who favor a post-war referendum on the hotel…

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The Federal Election. Mr Arthur Rae Speaks at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Rae, ono of the selected Labor candidates for the Senate election, addressed a meeting at Hay the Athenaeum on Thursday night…

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The Senate Elections in Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

Senators Findley, Blakey, and McKissock have been officially selected by ballot to contest Victoria in the Labor interest…

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The Labor Candidate for the Riverina

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

The executive of the P.L.L. has selected Mr. C. Trefle, of Temora, as a candidate for the House of Representatives for the Riverina…

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N.s.w. State Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

On Saturday next the electors of the State of New South Wales will be called upon to exercise the franchise in the election of a representative for each of…

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State Labour Candidate

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

By advertisement elsewhere Mr. S. J. Ringwood, Labour candidate, announces that he will deliver his postponed election address in Corowa towards next…

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The State Elections. Mr R. Scobie's Candidature

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 2

On Thursday evening last, Mr Robert Scobie, the National Party candidate for the Murray Electorate, addressed a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen in the…

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State Elections. the Corowa Electorate

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 3

The State elections take place on Saturday next. For the Corowa seat there are two aspirants, vie., Hon R. T. Ball, who has represented the…

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Polling Hours

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 46

Electors are reminded that the polling hooths for to-morrow will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m…

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Federal Elections. the Hume Seat Mr. Mclaurin a likely Candidate

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Albury branch of the National Federation is to be held at Albury at 2.30 p.m. to-day to select a candidate to carry the National…

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The Murray Election

The Independent · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

At the present time the political situation of the Commonwealth is in a state of chaos. Elections are to be held to decide the fate of both the Commonwealth and our own State…

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The New Regime Czar Must Abdicate General Elections Promised. One Man One Vote. London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 6

The new Foreign Minister (M. Miliukoff), interviewed by Reuter on Thursday, declared that the new Government considered it indispensable that…

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The Urana Independent. Published Every Friday. Telephone 28, Urana. Friday March 23, 1917. The Election

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

The elections for the State Parliament takes place on Saturday, and we in this electorate have to decide whether we will still uphold…

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"Greatest Ever." Labor Candidate's Praise of Holman

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 1

Speaking at Queanbeyan the other night, Mr. G.T.C. Miller, the Labor candidate or Monard said this about Holman—"He admitted Mr. Holman…

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1913 State Election Comparisons of Voting

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 6

Although the voting at this election will be somewhat different owing to the big split in the Labor ranks, the voting at the various polling places…

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State Elections. Mr. Ringwooi) at Tocumwal

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

Mr S. J. Ringwood, the selected Labor candidate. to contest the Corowa electorate, at the forth-, coming State elections, addressed…

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Federal Elections

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

Mr C. B. Trefle has been appointed to contest the Riverina seat in the interests of the Official Laber Party against Mr J. M Chanter,…

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