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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1922

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Election Campaign Hamilton Activities Mr. Murray on Railways

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 10

Mr. David Murray, one of the five selected Labor candidates for the representation of the Newcastle…

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Labor Victory British By-election LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 1

The by-election for North Camberwell, necessitated by the resignation of Mr. Newton Knights, resulted : — Sammon (Labor) 7854, Meller…

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Waiting for Constitution Sinn Fein Conference Agreement Boisterous Acceptance of Decision General Election to Decide London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 1

The delegates to the Sinn Fein Conference in Dublin waited two hours before the leaders appeared for the resumption of the debate on the Irish Treaty. De Valera was greeted with an ovation when he announced…

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State Elections. Newcastle Electorate. Socialist Labour Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 5

A meeting under the auspices of the Socialist Labour party was held in Newcastle last night, when addresses were given from the balcony of the Rawson…

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Alderman Jenner The Progressive Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 6

Alderman O. W. Jenner. of Hamilton, who is a candidate for the Progressive Party, opens his campaign at the Rawson Hotel to-morrow. He is to…

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Labour Candidates. Speech by Federal Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 5

A meeting of Labour supporters was held last night, when addresses were given from the balcony at the Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, by Mr. H. Charlton, M.H.R.,…

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State Elections. Newcastle Electorate. Nationalist Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 5

The Nationalist campaign in the Newcastle electorate was launched last night, when Alderman R. G. Kilgour and Mr. M. Cromarty, two of the five selected…

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Wooing Voters in Newcastle Points from all the Platforms Local Candidates Claim Support

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 5

Nationalist, labor and independent candidates for Newcastle, aired their political views, and their personal claims to support at the elections on march 25, from various points of vantage in Hunter-street last night. Intermittent rain dampened the e[?]…

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Congress Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 5

The American Federation of Labour plans an active campaign in connection with the coming Congressional elections. It intends to place numerous candidates…

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Election Campaign Full Speed Ahead Record Poll Expected SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 6

A record poll is expected at the forthcoming elections. Now that nominations have closed the work of printing the ballot papers is going on…

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People We Know Before the Electors Some Newcastle Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 4

Voters in the Newcastle electorate have 19 candidates from which they have to make a choice of five on March 25 to represent the…

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Busy Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1922 · page 4

The Labor platform was outlined to a public meeting at Wallsend on Friday night from the band rotunda in Nelson-street, by Messrs. Murray…

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State Elections. Question of Economy. Reply to Sir George Fuller Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Dooley, the Premier, speaking at North Sydney to-night, said that although professedly a champion of economy, Sir George Fuller had made only one…

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The Prince of Wales. in Railway Workshops. Speech in Parliament. Lahore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

The Prince spent an hour in the North-Western Railway workshops at Moghulpura this morning, watching the employees build carriages and locomotives…

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Irish Difficulty. Conference Satisfactory. Election in June. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. Churchill stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the result of the week-end Irish Conference was both satisfactory and reassuring…

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State Elections. Labour's Land Policy. Outlined by Mr. Loughlin. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, speaking at Forbes, dealt with the Government's land policy. "The need for increasing settlement is" he said,…

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Two-thirds to Charity Self-sacrifice Candidate's Unique Offer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

While members of Parliament arc fair game for all descriptions of colletorates, within their particular electorates they do not make…

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Election Campaign Wooing Newcastle Speeches at Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Messrs. Cromarty unit Mathleson (Nationalism) addressed a meeting in the Merewether School of Arts last night…

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Busy Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

The political campaign is bring continued in The Newcastle electorate with considerable activity among the candidates of all parlies. Last night's…

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State Elections. Labour Meeting. Messrs. Dooley and Theodore Speak Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Labour opened its metropolitan campaign with a big meeting in the town hall to-night. The building was packed, and considerable enthusiasm was…

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