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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Election of Lord Mayor. Still a Deadlock. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 6

Another deadlock occurred to-day when the City Council met to elect the Lord Mayor for the next year. Proceedings terminated in anotner…

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The Elections. Nationa[?] Retain Power

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

The electors on Saturday [?] off very qureily, and figures show that not nearly as much interest was evinced as on the last occision,…

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The Australian Elections. An English Opinion

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

"The Daily Telegraph" compares the outcome of the Australian elections with the recent elections in Europe, which ended in the success…

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New. Zealand Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 3

The New Zealand elections were held on Wednesday. The state of parties is as followed Reform, 42, Liberal, 19: Labor, 11: Independent, 2. Sir Joseph…

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Hume Council Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

At the conclusion of the Hume Shire Council meeting last week the president (Cr.W.F. Lcahy) said that as that was the last meeting before…

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Lady's Letter From Sydney. the Elections

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 6

The great day [?] over, and now we are enjoying the most amusing p[?] of these contests. Each party is busy counting the fruits of its victory. the metropolitan…

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Barrier Electorate. Labor Candidate Wins

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 2

Polling at Deniliquin was conducted at the court-house. Mr. J. Willoughby was the returning officer, and his presiding officers were Messrs H. L. Jones,…

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Federal Elections. House of Representatives. Majority for Nationalists

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 2

The Federal elections took place on Saturday. Though the returns for many electorates are incomplete, the resu[?] so far as the figures are known indicate…

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Federal Election Nationalist Party Returned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 December 1919 · page 2

The state of parties remains uncharged and there is no doubt that the result of the elections is a Nationalist victory. Roughly speaking Nationalist and labor…

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Federal Elections Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 3

There was a s[?]gust change to-day the respective position of the once part[?]s concerned in the Federal election as a result of the latest returns…

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Federal Elections Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 2

Additional Merriwn returns show that lazznrini is still 150 votes short ofr an absolute majority. There are only 160 votes ouletunding…

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Local Government [?] Passed by Parliament

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 3

In the legislative Assemble on Wednesday of last week the Amending . Local Government Bill was submitted with certain amendments…

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New Zealand Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 32

Although a number of seats are still doubtful, owing to the closeness of the voting it is perfectly clear the Massey party has a good working majority in the…

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Federal Elections

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 3

Only in the House of Representives returns can anything definite—or nearly so—-he ascertained as to the state of parties in the new Parliament…

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British Politics Early Election Likely. Many Supporting Indications London, Dec. 18

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 December 1919 · page 1

Latterly there have been many vague rumors of a possible general election in the near future. The DAIILY MAIL to-day circumstantially…

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New Zealand Elections Government, Safe. Majority Op Twenty. Auckland (N.z.)

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 December 1919 · page 6

As a result of the New Zealand elections, the Government has fifty seats and all other parties thirty…

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Nationalists Win Out Absolute Majority of Seats Effect on Coming State Elections. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 December 1919 · page 6

Mr. Holman, the State Premier, commenting to-night upon the Federal elections, said: "Desperate efforts to represent the…

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The Elections

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 December 1919 · page 2

THE election figures, although not yet complete, are sufficiently so to enable us to say that the Nationalists will be in power in the next…

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