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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1924

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Victorian Elections. the Nationalist Policy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 32

Sir Alexander Peacock recently announced the Nationalist policy at Creswick. The platform will contain the…

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British Politics. Preparing for Election. Prediction in Autumn. London, June 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 20

After the tension in the House of Commons yesterday, three Ministers took wings on Friday, and left political strife far behind. From Croydon…

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Parliament and Prickly Pear. Inspecting Party is Impressed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

The parliamentary party and pressmen have returned from the prickly pear country, in the North and Northwest. The whole party is impressed…

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State Elections Nomnies

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 1

Last week the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided to nominate Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Murray, in ease of a State…

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Federal Parliament. The Censure Motion Defeated

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 2

The censure motion in the House of Representatives was defeated by 38 to 26…

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Victorian Elections. Country Party Candidate at Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 29

Mr. J. J. Hall, Country party candidate for Benambra, opened his campaign in the shire hall, Wodonga. The shire president (Councillor Twomey…

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Political, Social, and Industrial Review. Victorian Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 20

Within the ensuring few weeks the Victorian People will be called open to elect a new Parliament. The responsibility is the more onerous, seeing…

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State Elections

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 June 1924 · page 2

Mr. Watt, at Brighton, complained of the apathy of electors over the State elections and advocated the taking of votes from the people who would not…

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Remodelling Commonwealth Bank. New Bill in Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 44

In the House of Representatives the Commonwealth Bank has been read a first time. The Treasurer, Dr. Earle Page, moving the second reading of…

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The New Banking Bill Discussed in Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 1

Mr. Scott Fell made an appeal to the Federal Parliament to appoint bankers and ex-bankers to the new Board of the Commonwealth Bank…

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Victorian Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 22

Nominations of candidates for the State elections closed on June 12. There will be 137 candidates in the field, 20 of whom will not be opposed…

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Victorian Elections

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 27

Candidates and political organisations in Victoria are working strenuously to complete their campaign work by June 25, the day before the…

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Latest Cables. the South African Elections General Smuts Defeated. The South African Party Ministry in Jeopardy. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 2

The sensation of the elections yesterday was the defeat of General smuts, at West Pretoria, by a Lobor candidate, Hay, who had a majority…

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The Victorian Elections Labor Gains Materially. Governments Defeat Probable. Small Poll in Wet Weather. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 2

At the Victorian elections yesterday there was small polling. The weather was wet and dreary. Labor has already won about six…

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To-morrow's Victorian Elections. a Forecast. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 1

Little change is expected in the respective parties' strength as a result of the Victorian State elections, to-morrow…

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Telegrams. Victorian Elections Labor Gains. Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 2

There was small polling at the elections yesterday. Labor has already won about Six seats from the Nationalists, while the Country…

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THE N.S.W. Parliament. Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

The State Parliament was[?] reopened to-day…

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Victorian Elections Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 2

Pollard, the Labor candidate, has been re-elected for Dalhousie. Prendergast's followers claim that Labor should take Government, although the Party…

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Polling for the Senate. New System Advocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 28

Radical changes in the system of election to the Senate were urged by a deputation from the Chamber of Agriculture which waited upon the…

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State Parliament. No Confidence Motion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) produced a no confidence motion in the legislative Assembly on the Wednesday, as an amendment to the…

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