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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1918

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Cohen, speaker of the Legislative Assembly took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Gardiner presented a petition from…

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Industrial Matters Baths for Miners. Discussion in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. William Davies moved "That, in the opinion of this House, all coal-mining employers should be compelled to…

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More Members Danish Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 2

A new Election Act has been passed in Denmark, extending the total number of Parliamentary seats to 140. Outside the capital these seats are distributed among…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. Flowers, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. In reply to Dr. Wall, Mr. Fitzgerald…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

Mr. Flowers, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. On the motion of Mr. Dick, the bill to…

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Wickham By-Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 7

Four nominations have been received for the two vacancies in Tighe's Hill Ward of Wickham Council, caused by the resignations of Messrs. Pepper and Magin. They…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 10

The serious set-back sustained by the Labour candidates at the municipal elections has puzzled both sides. The most remarkable feature about the polling was that…

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District News. Tighe's Hill. Municipal Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 5

A largely-attended meeting, in the interests of the candidature of Messrs. J. T. Magin and Hammerton for the Wickham Council, was held last night in front of…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 5

Mr. F. Flowers, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The third readings of the State Salaries…

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Tighe's Hill Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 5

I would be glad if you would allow me to contradict the statement appearing in your issue of yesterday, in which ex-Alderman Magin takes credit for initiating the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. Flowers, the President, took the chair of the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Replying to Dr. Nash, who asked…

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Tighe's Hill Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

In reply to Aid. Armstrong, I would like to say that if that gentleman had been at my meeting on Tuesday night, it might have saved him much worry. In connection…

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Tighe's Hill Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 8

The crowd at the meeting convened by Messrs Magin and Hammerton at Tighe's Hill last night emphasised the been interest in the election brought about primarily by the free…

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Tighe's Hill Election

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 4

Messrs. A. Pepper and C. H. Croft succeeded in the election to fill the scats in Wickham Council, vacated by Alderman Pepper and Magin. After the aldermen had…

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Racing Budget Randwick Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 2

The racing at Randwick throw a good deal of light on the big events of the A.J.C. meeting, and to my mind the outstanding performance were registered by Panacre…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly meet at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. In reply to Mr. Kearsley, the Premier said he was not aware whether a…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. F. Flowers, President, took the chair of the Legislative Council at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Five months' leave of absence was…

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Late Lord Forrest. Eulogies in Parliament. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 5

When the Senate met this afternoon, Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatriation, moved that the Senate place on record its deep regret on account of the…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 5

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Millen, Minister for…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Gardiner and Public Service Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 4

Mr. D. Levy (Chairman of Committees) took the chair when the Legislative Assembly resumed the discussion on the Estimates in Committee at half-past…

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