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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Local Government Elections. Lake Macquarie Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. T. R. Davies, the returning officer, at noon yesterday announced that the following nominations had been received for councillors of the respective Ridings of…

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State Elections. Parties Actively Preparing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 4

The different parties are actively preparing for the State elections, and every-things is being got in seadiness for the campaign…

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State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 5

Nothing definite in regard to the State elections has been stated as to the date upon which these are likely to be hold. All parties are, however,…

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Wickham Elections The Mayor to Retire

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 4

There are likely to be substantial changes in the constitution of Wickham Municipal Council after the election on January 31. The Mayor, Ald…

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Local Government. Elections This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

On the 31st instant, the ratepayers of the eleven municipalities which constitute the Newcastle area will between them elect 117 aldermen who, for the next three…

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Waratah Election Nine Aldermen Enough

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

Waratah Council consists of nine aldermen. it could have 12 if it desired, because its population entitles it to the greater number. But past…

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Election Prospects Progressive Candidates SYDNEY, Thurday

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 1

Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal, K.C.B., D.S.O., Captain-Chaplain Wilson, and Mr. D. J. Ley, M.L.A, will stand as Progressive candidates at…

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French Senate Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

It is reported from Pairs that the Senate elections have resulted in a triumph for the party of M. Clemenceau, the Prime Minister…

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Shire Elections To-day's Nominations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Nominations for the forthcoming shire elections were declared to-day. Eight nominations were received to fill the seven seats for the Bolwarra…

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Lake Macquarie Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

Councillors Johnston and Macdonald, candidates for A Riding, and Mr. H. Cook for B Riding, at the forthcoming election of councillors for the…

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Coalition Contretemps No Candidate for Paisley LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

"The Times" Lobbyist states that the Government will not run a candidate for the Paisley by election, and a straight-out contest between…

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Labour in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

The fiery Mr. Harry Holland is still the leader of the Labour party in Parliament. It is a very small party, and incapable of accomplishing much that will…

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Maitland District. Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 8

The nominations for the various shires of the Maitland district were announced yesterday, as follows:— TARRO SHIRE.—A. Riding, Michael…

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Local Government Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

In a fortnight's time the electors of the municipalities and shire councils will be called upon to return representatives to those bodies, and in view of…

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State Elections. Parties Actively Preparing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 5

All parties are actively preparing for the coming elections. The number of organisations already announced indicate that there will be a plethora of…

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State Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Political parties, and there are more of them just now than ever before, are beginning to bestir themselves over the State elections. Comparatively little has been done yet in Newcastle, which has to elect five members. The five Labor nominees have been chosen, but the National…

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Lake Macquarie Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. John Talbot, a candidate in the forthcoming Lake Macquarie Shire elections, addressed a gathering of ratepayers in the Killingworth…

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Local Government Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 5

Messrs. D. Murray, J. D. Hilcheeck, and A. Payne, who are candidates for election to the New Lambton Municipal Council, will address the ratepayers from the…

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Senate Elections the Act Condemned. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 5

Speaking at the formal declaration of the poll in the Senate election in New South Wales to-day, Senator Gardiner was outspoken on the subject of the Electoral…

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Economy or Progress? Question for Aldermen Election Problems

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 6

The Newcastle Council is sitting nearly over night at present considering the estimates for the coming year. The conservative element in the…

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