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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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State Elections. Matters Quieten Down. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 5

The atmosphere In political circles was much quieter to-day. The main anxiety troubling members Is the date of the elections, which are to be held as early as…

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Coalition Victory British By-election LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 1

The Tamworth by-election resulted: Sir Percy Newson (Coalition Unionist), 14,732; Jones (Labor), 6671. The vacancy is due to the death of…

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Strenuous Career Parliamentary Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. David Haddow, one of the endorsed candidates for the Newcastle electorate in the forthcoming State election, has had a strenuous career,…

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State Elections. Rush of Candidates Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

Considerable interest is being displayed in Labour circles in the different metropolitan electorates in connection with the selection ballots. There is a…

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New Party Old Age Pensioners Candidates for Elections "Lucky Dip" Contests Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

A meeting of pensioners was held in Ryde Park inst night, and under the electric light aged people. to the number of about twenty, decided to run a candidate for a metropolitan seat at the coming elections…

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British Government No Dissolution Yet Irish Parliament's Delay LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chamberlain, addressing the Scottish Unionists at Glasgow, said that the unanimous decision of the Prime Minister and his colleague…

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Rights of France "Germany Must Pay" Poincare's Policy Appeal to Parliament LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 1

A message from Paris states that M. Poincare made a statement of his policy in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies…

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Industrial Candidates Council Hesitates Definite Orders Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

Whether to endorse the candidature of any particular person in the coming State elections was debated by the Industrial Council last night…

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Seamen's Union Election of Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

The ballot for the election of officials of the New South Wales branch of the Seamen's Union resulted as follows:—Secretary: Thomas Fleming…

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Labour Candidates Endorsed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

At its meeting to-night the A.L.P. executive endorsed the candidature of the following for the forthcoming elections: —Wammerawa, Messrs. W. Dunn (Minister…

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State Elections. a Temporary Lull. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

Matters in the political sphere were quiet to-day. Sir George Fuller, leader of the Nationalists, and Mr. W. Wearne, leader of the Progressives, are away in…

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Mr. Robert Mitchell Nationalist Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

Robert Mitchell, J.P., a well known and popular "Safety First" officer at the Steel Works, is being nominated for Nationalist interest for the…

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New Party Old Age Pensioners Candidates for Elections "Lucky Dip" Contests Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

A meeting of pensioners was held in Ryde Park inst night, and under the electric light aged people, to the number of about twenty, decided to run candidate for a metropolitan seat at the coming elections…

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State Elections. What They Will Determine. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 5

In the course of a statement yesterday Mr. Dooley, the State Premier, said that among the questions which the electors would have to determine at the…

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Independent Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 9

At a meeting of the Railway and Tramway Protestant Federation on Saturday night, it was decided to support Mr. W. S. J. Skelston, who is…

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Hamilton Council Election Candidate's Opinions

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. Thomas C. Hargraves, who is a candidate for municipal honors at the forthcoming election at Hamilton, will open his champaign to-morrow night at…

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The State Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

A phrase employed by Mr. Lloyd George in his address to the National Liberal Conference in London is worthy of special note in Now South…

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State Elections. Premier at Bathurst. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

During the week-end, Mr. Dooley (Premier) met members of the Bathurst Labour Electorate Council, and discussed selection and other matters. Interviewed…

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Sydney City Railway. Not Electioneering Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

"Following upon the arrangements made for the financing of the resumption of work on the city railway," said Mr. Estell, Minister for Railways, to-day, "the…

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Date of Election Secret Well Kept Sphinx-like Premier SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

Mr. Dooley is still non-committal concerning the date of the election, and he is also jealously guarding the secret as to when he will deliver his policy…

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