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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

625 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 32

Carrington Election

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

Great interest is being manifested in the election of mayor for the Carrington Council, which trill take place at s special meeting to-night…

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Imperial Parliament. Opening Ceremony. Question of Taxation. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

The Prince of Wales will accompany the King and Queen at the opening of the Imperial Parliament to-day. The King's speech emphasises the…

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Opening of Parliament The King's Message LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

At the opening of Parliament, after an allusion to the peace ratifications, the King emphasised the excellent relations existing with all the…

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Imperial Parliament. Opening Ceremony. the King's Speech. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

The King's Speech at the opening of Parliament, after making allusion to the Peace Ratifications, emphasised the excellent relations existing with all the…

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Paisley Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 5

There is intense public interest in the Paisley campaign and the leading news-papers are devoting much space to it daily…

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Elections on March 20 Premier's Policy Speech Plans for Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 1

The Premier announced in his policy speech at Goulburn last night that the State elections would take place on Saturday, March 20…

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The First Duty of Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

The recent unwarranted use of the War Precautions Act will be disapproved by every democrat. It constitutes a precedent so dangerous to liberty, that every citizen should resent it. The first act of the new Parliament should be to see that it is put out of the power of any…

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Imperial Parliament. Opening Ceremony. Stately Pageant. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Parliament was opened in drizzling rain, with all the pomp and circumstance of peace time. The route from Buckingham Palace to…

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The Elections Campaign in Full Swing Organising Districts

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. E. Lyne. secretary to [?] Gerdiner's Newcastle committee reports that large numbers of electors who were in danger of being disfranchised…

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The State Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4

The Government has fixed March 20 as the date for the State elections. Citizens of Newcastle should awake to the opportunity which is presented to them. For years the National Government has been able to expect…

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State Elections. Newcastle Electorate. Speech by Mr. Gardiner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 7

Mr. A. R. Gardiner, M.P., opened his campaign last night, when he addressed a large gathering of the electors from the balcony of the Royal Exchange Hotel,…

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The State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 6

Now that the State Premier and the leader of the Opposition have delivered their policy speeches, the differences which exist between the two…

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Paisley Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 7

The activity of all parties in connection with the Paisley election are tremendous, Anticipations of the results are cautions. It is expected to be a close thing…

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Election Campaign Last Night's Meetings

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 February 1920 · page 1

Election meetings in the city and suburbs last night were largely attended. Mr. Gardiner, M.L.A., opened his campaign when be spoke from the…

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Paisley Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1920 · page 5

There was heavy polling at the Paisley election, at which Mr. Asquith is a candidate. The result will be announced on February 25…

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The State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 4

Now that the date of the forthcoming State election is known, it becomes the duty of electors to satisfy themselves that their names are on the rolls, and…

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State Elections. Newcastle Electorate. Speech by Mr. Grahame

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. C. Grahame, M.P., who is contesting Newcastle as an independent Nationalist, addressed a stormy meeting of the electors in Hamilton last night. The…

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National Party. Candidates Selected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 5

A combined meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Nationalist Association and the Newcastle Sailors and Soldiers' National Federation was held last night at…

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Wanted—better Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 2

The writs for the State, elections will be issued next Saturday, and the nominations must be in by Saturday week. On present indications, although there are plenty of candidates for many of the electorates, there are few of such a type that the elector…

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British Taxation. a Capital Levy. Rejected by Parliament. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 5

In the House of Commons Sir Donald Maclean moved an amendment to extend the scope of the Government inquiry into the practicability of a tax on war-time…

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