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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Labor Candidate Shot for Libel London, Feb. 12

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 2

The brothers, Sir Eric and Sir Auckland Geddes sued Mr. James Winston, a defeated Labor candidate, for publishing a letter in the Welsh paper "Pioneer"…

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The State Elections. Mr. Davidson, M.L.A., at Hay. Selected Labor Candidate for Sturt

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Mr M. A. Davidson, M.L.A. for Cobar, which electorate has now been merged into the new electorate of Sturt, addressed an open-air meeting…

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State Elections. Messes Ball and Manning at Albury. Case for the Nationalists

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Works and Railways, and Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A. for Albury, candidates in the Nationalist interest for the new electorate…

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State Elections

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 3

Messrs. R. T. Ball (Minister for Works and Railways) and Mr. A. G. Manning (members for Albury) addressed electors in the interests of…

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Election News

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 2

Mr M. A. Davidson, the pitting member for Cobar, who is a candidate for the new Sturt electorate, will address the electors of Balranald and district in the…

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Drama in Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 40

The drama in the House of Commons is nearly always the drama of the unexpected. Many a time, in the afternoon question hour, in the calm evening, or in the…

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The Elections

The Independent · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

The coming elections will be unique in a very vital and crucial point. It is this, that no elector need feel himself, or herself under any obligation to vote for an inferior…

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Murray Election. Mr. Ball and Mr. Manning at Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 18

The Nationalist, candidates for Murray Messrs. R. T. Ball, Minister ,for Works, and A. G. Manning, the retiring M.L.A. for Albury—opened their campaign in…

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Council Election

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

[?] of Urara Shire Conncil two commation have been received. This means that [?] election is necessary for reutrn that [?]…

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The Urana Independent, Telephone: 28 Urana. Friday, February 20, Local News. N.S.W. State Elections

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

Polling day for the State elections has been fixed for Saturday, Mareh 20th. The writs will be issued on Saturday, February 21st. The…

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Election Campaign Opens Nationalist Addresses at Wagga. Mr. Ball "Corrects" Mr. Beeby Arthur Manning-wagga Native (Reprinted from "The Dally Express," Wagga, Saturday, February 14.)

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6

The election campaign was opdsra in Wagga last night by the two selected Nationalist canmdates for the Murray seat in the forthcoming State elections, the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. for Corowa Minister for Works and Railways,…

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Notes on State Election

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

The State elections take place on Saturday, March 20. Messrs Ball and Manning are the selected Liberal candidates, Messrs…

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The Coming Election

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 2

THE coming elections for the State Parliament are to be carried out under a system of proportionate representation. The aim of the Act, as…

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State Elections. Messrs. Ball and Manning at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 4

On Saturday evening last the electors were addressed in front of the Literary Institute by the Hon. R. T. Ball (Minister for Works and Railways) and Mr…

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Municipal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 3

In connection with the election to fill the ninth seat in the Municipal Council, nominations were to be in the hands of the Returning Officer (Mr. Thos. H…

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Candidates for Murray Electorate

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

The selected party candidates for Murray electorate (3 members) at the forthcoming State elections are: Progressives— G. S. Beeby, M. Kilpatrick;…

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State Elections. Candidates at Hay. Mr. W. W. Killen's Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. W. W. Killen, Progressive candidate, and Mr. G. C. Bodkin, Labor candidate, were at Hay, and having agreed to address…

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N. S. W. State Elections. Mr. O'brien at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. J. O'Brien, M. L. A. one of the selected Labor candidates for the Murray constituency, addressed the electors of Albury at Dean Square last…

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Woman's Candidate. Supports Soldiers'-party. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

A meeting was held to-day in Sydney n support of the candidature of Miss brace Scobie[?] who is contesting the Eastern Suburbs electorate as a member of…

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Waradgery Shire Council. Election of President

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

A special meeting of the Waradgery Shire took place on Saturday. There were present:—Messrs G. R. Horton (president), Ayre, Blomfield and…

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