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New England · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1917

351 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 18

By Telegraph. the Elections

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — The State election campaign is growing in intensity, and the polling is likely to constitute a record. Special precautions are being taken to…

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The State Elections. MR. McDONALD and the Conscription Bogey

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 7

Mr. G. R. W. McDonald, the Nationalist candidate for Bingara, writes us as follows: As my opponent, the P.L.L…

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Political Notes. State Campaign. Polling Day: 24th March. National Candidate for Armidale: Mr. H. W. Lane, M.L.A.

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 9

A close contest is anticipated in the Castlereagh electorate. The P.L.L. candidate for Dulwich Hill guarantees that returned soldiers…

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The Task for Next Parliament

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 6

Mr. Beeby, speaking at Yass. said the new Parliament should concentrate its energy on financial expenditure on proposals which would increase our…

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The Task for Next Parliament

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. Beeby, speaking at Yass. said the new Parliament should concentrate its energy on financial expenditure on proposals which would increase our…

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The State Elections

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 4

It may well be said that the winning of the war is the predominant aim of the Commonwealth es t an integral part of the British Empire to-day. At the…

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The State Elections

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 6

It may well be said that the winning of the war is the predominant aim of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the British Empire to-day. At the…

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Federal Parliament

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 5

"The proposal to ask the Imperial Government to prolong the life of the Federal Parliament has some kinship to the famous horse that had only two…

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Prolonging the Federal Parliament

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 5

"Mr. Hughes, in his policy speech in the House of Representatives voiced the best sentiments of Australia in regard to the war. But a proposition of…

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The State Election. Mr. Alfred McClelland at Gayra

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 7

On Wednesday night, 7th March, Mr. Alfred McClelland, the selected Labor candidate for Bingara electorate, addressed a well attended…

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State Elections. the Fight for Cough

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 9

Mr. L. L. Ganningham, the selected Later [?] for Gough, addressed the electors in the Town Hall on Monday [?] There was not a very big…

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Election Results

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

To—morrow week's State election results will be posted up in Other street, the two local newspaper offices Laving combined forces for the…

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The State Elections

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 3

THE Premier, Mr.W. A. Holman, spoke in Tamworth on Tuesday in support of the candidature of Lieut. Cbaffey. Mr. Holuman has been…

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The State Elections. MP. G. R. W. McDONALD at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. G. R. W. McDonald, member for Pingara, addressed a very fair attendance in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening in support of the…

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State Elections

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. Andrews, the Labor candidate for Armidale, reports that on Monday he journeyed to Nowendoc. The car, however, bogged 10 miles out, and he had to…

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Political Notes. Polling Day: March 24. National Candidate for Armidale: H.W. LANE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 3

Major Crane has received solid promises of support from all parts of the Gwydir electorate.He delivered one of the most analytical speeches…

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Conscription and the State Elections. Mr. M'donald Explains. Sarcastic Denunciation of P.L.L. METHODS

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1917 · page 9

The audience which greeted Mr. M Donald, sitting member for Bingara and Nationalist candidate in the doming state elections, in the Town…

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Cons[?]tion ''An Electioneering Dodge''

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 6

Referring to an assertion stated to have been made in Tasmania by the Minister for customs,Mr. Jenson, that one of the first things the new…

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State and Federal Elections. Archbishop Wright Declares for National Party. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 4

Archbishop Wright declared at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday that Labor was apparently supported by the whole strength of the Catholic Church…

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Federal Elections Enrolment for Senate and House of Representatives Elections

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 3

Under the Commonwealth law every qualified person who fails to apply for enrolment for the Commonwealth Electoral Subdivision in…

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