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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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District News. New Lambton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 6

There was great interest shown in the by-election on Saturday to fill the extraordinary vacancies caused by the resignations of Aldermen James and Hadaway…

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Widnes Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. Henderson, at the eleventh hour of his Widnes campaign, has received a cable message from Mr. Seddon, of New Zealand, denying that Mr. Fisher, who is…

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State Elections. Newcastle Organisations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. W. C. Grahame, the Minister for Agriculture, was in Newcastle yesterday, and conferred in the evening with his supporters. A meeting of National…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Mr. Colquhoun Elected Chairman. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. D. Levy, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Replying to Mr. Bruntnell, who asked…

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German Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of the United Press states that the Pan-German Union has opened its session. Several of the delegates advocated the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Wheat Pool Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. Flowers, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Garland, the Attorney-General, in…

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Canada's Parliament. the Prince of Wales. Lays Foundation Stone. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

A telegram from Ottawa states that the Prince of Wales, when laying the foundation stone of the new Parliamentary Buildings, referred to the face that the…

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The Squandering Election Budget

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 4

The Budget statement delivered by Mr. Fitzpatrick last night is an interesting example of all that a budget should not be. It is full of specious vote-catching devices, increase of pay here and there, of flagrant evasions, happy in a note of optimism which Wilkin Micawber might have…

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. the Wheat Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. F. Flowers, President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The discussion on Sir Joseph Carruthers'…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 7

Mr. D. Levy, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at halfpast four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for…

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Federal Elections Mr. Hughes's Plans MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) and Sir Joseph Cook had a private conference yesterday afternoon with (he interstate executive committee of…

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Again for Parliament Mr. Levien's Intention Nationalists and Wheat

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. Harry Levien, who was for many years "Father of the House" in the Legislative Assembly, was in Newcastle to-day. Referring to the…

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United South Africa. the New Ministry. Opening of Parliament. (Australian Cable Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 5

General Smuts has accepted the Invitation of the Governor-General to form a new Cabinet. All these associated with the late…

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Candidates for Death Spartacian Murders Assassin for 20 Marks Berlin's Underworld LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 1

"The Times" Copenhagen correspondent states:—The frequency of murders In Germany has given rise to a current…

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ELECTION—WHEN? Mr. Bagnall's Alternative

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 4

Addressing a meeting of Nationalist supporters in Newcastle last night, Mr. Bagnall, M.L.A., referred to the date of the next State elections…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. D. Levy, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past lour o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Davies asked the Minister for Works…

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Racing Budget Spring Candidates. Meetings to Come

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 September 1919 · page 3

Sept. 12, 17—Wallsend. September 15—Muswellbrook Sept. 23. 24—Tamworth. September 27—Hawkesbury…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 5

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

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State Parliament. Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. Flowers, the President of the Legislative Council, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Replying to Mr. Wilson, Mr. Garland,…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 4

Senator Millen, the Minister for Repatrlation, informed Senator Guthrle (S.A.) that all Australian born who had enlisted, whether in England or elsewhere, were…

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