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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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The Elections. Premier to Fix Date. Reply to Mr. Oakes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

The Labour caucus to-day dealt chiefly with campaign matters. It was decided to leave the question of fixing the date of the elections entirely in the…

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Newcastle Electorate. Nationalist Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

A meeting of the Newcastle Nationalist Campaign Committee and supporters was held at the Australasian Rooms, King-street, last night, to select candidates…

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Coalition Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

ALD. R. G. KILGOUR. Two of the candidates selected to contest the Newcastle seat in the National-Progressive interest at…

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Labor Selection Maitland Candidate Irregularity Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

The time and money new being spent on the selection of Labor representatives to contest the Maitland seat at the coming election is wasted…

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Items of Interest to Hamilton Municipal Election Extraordinary Vacancy Apathetic Electors

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

Little interest appears to be taken in the Hamilton municipal election, to be decided on Saturday next. There are six candidates. Residents…

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National Candidate Mr. K. A. Mathieson

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

Mr. K. A. Mathieson, one of the selected Nationalist candidates at the forthcoming general election, is a resident of Hamilton, and a member of…

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Date of Elections Premier's Silence Sydney Selection Ballot SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 4

The caucus has left the date of the elections entirely in the hands of the Premier, Mr. Dooley. Mr. Dooley is known to favor a…

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Five Coalitionists Newcastle Candidates Selection Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 8

Mr. J. I.,Fegan, M.L.A. was accepted by the Newcastle campaign committee of the Nationalist Association, as one of the coalition party's…

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State Elections. Mr, M'girr Rejected Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

The meeting of the A.L.P. executive to-night, for the purpose of completing the selections for the forthcoming elections, lasted over three hours…

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Papal Election Commences To-day. Ballots in Sistine Chapel. (Australian Cable Association.) ROME

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

The Conclave for the election of the Pope will open to-morrow, when Cardinal Vannutelli will celebrate mass. The cardinals will hold the first…

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Prohibition Poll Election Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 4

At a public meeting at Crookwell. the following resolution was carried unanimously:— "That this representative meeting of residents of Crookwell and district…

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For the High School Q.C. Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

The fallowing candidates who were successful at the last Qualifying Certificate examination have been granted permission to attend the Newcastle High…

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State Elections. Mr. McGIRR'S Position. Excitement in Labour Circles. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Scarcely anything else was discussed in political circles to-day but the dramatic action of the A.L.P. executive in dropping Mr. M'Girr, Minister for Health and…

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Campaign in Suspense A.L.P Takes a Spell Elections Not Till April Mr. McGIRR and the Executive Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

For three weeks from Monday the campaign officers of the A.L.P. at Macdonell House will be rented to a private firm, and all campaign activities will cease, except for the work of Mr. J. H. Catts, M.H.R., the campaign Director…

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Hamilton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 7

Candidates in the municipal election, polling in which takes place to-day, addressed the electors from the balcony of the Northern Star Hotel last evening…

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State Elections. Labour Selections. the Sydney Electorate. Fresh Ballot to Be Taken Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

The A.L.P. executive to-eight, after a lengthy discussion, reversed the decision it arrived at on Wednesday night regarding the selection ballot in the Sydney…

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Bolting the Doors Cardinals Conclave Pope's Election in Secret LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Home telegraphs that the ceremonies preliminary to the conclave of Cardinals for the election of the Pope ended at…

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Municipal Election Hamilton Vacancy Not Much Interest

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

When tho four polling places in Hamilton municipality wore opened this morning for ratepayers to record; their votes for a candidate to till the…

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Another Month Parliament Prorogued SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 4

A special Gazette was issued this afternoon further proroguing the state Parliament for another month, until March 7…

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District News. Hamilton. Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

Much interest was taken on Saturday in the election to fill the vacancy in Hamilton Municipal Council caused by the resignation of Alderman D. Murray…

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