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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1924

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Newcastle Hospital. Election of Directors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 8

Announcement was made last night by Mr. A. A. Rankin, president of the Newcastle Hospital, of the results of the ballots to elect four representatives of…

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A Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 5

The New York State Democratic Convention has entered Governor Smith in the nomination for the Presidency. Mr. Smith expressed his willingness to…

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German Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that the German elections, which were to be held on May 4, have been postponed to May 11, in order that the expected swing…

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Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 3

Labour practically swept the polls at the metropolitan municipal elections on Saturday, winning 10 out of 12 contested seats in Brisbane, 8 out of 12 in South…

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Short Sessions Records in History One Day Parliament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1924 · page 6

Some of the shortest-fred political administrations in history are related in the London "Sunday Observer." Mr. Baldwin's Government, the…

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Labour Policy India's Future Election Unnecessary (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 7

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald the Prime Minister, in his speech at the annual conference of the independent Labour Party, in York, said that a Dominion status for…

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American Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 7

It is reported from Washington that Mr. Butler, chairman of President Coolidge's campaign committee, has formally announced that the President has…

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Coolidge Leads Republicans' Candidate WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 1

It seems to be almost certain that President Coolidge has already, captured the Republican National Convention…

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African Elections the Premier's Speech Nationalists Denounced. (Australian Cable Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1924 · page 5

General Smuts, the Prime Minister, had a great reception in Pretoria last night, when he announced the Government's policy and the programme for…

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Election 'Addresses London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Berlin says that Herr Marx, the Germen Chancellor, was specially permitted by the French to address an election…

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German Elections Government Desire to Carry Out Treaties. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 5

The German Chancellor, in an electoral speech at Dusseldorf, advocated the policy of the execution of treaties, thus helping Franco-German rapprochement,…

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African Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 5

A Capetown message reports that Mr. Roos, a prominent Transvaal Nationalist leader, speaking at Potchefstroom, complained of misrepresentations of the…

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American Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 5

A telegram from Washington states that great interest and surprise have been aroused by an announcement by Mr. Upshaw, M.H.R., that he will be a…

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Randwick Gallops Candidates Go Easy SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 6

Several useful gallops were done at Randwick this morning, principally in view of the City Tatts' races next Saturday. The middle grass…

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African Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 7

It is reported from SalIsbury that a curious position prevails in Rhodesia where the election campaign has closed…

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Victorian Parliament. Mr. Bowser Elected Speaker. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 5

Great surprise was caused in the Victorian Legislative Assembly to-day, owing to Mr. John Bowser, the Country Party's nominee being elected Speaker…

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German Elections the Main Issue the Experts' Report (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that the main issue of the elections to the Reichstag is "Shall the Treaty of Versailles and the experts' report be unequivocally…

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Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

The first business when the Federal Parliament resumes next week may be the question of Australian defence. Apart from that there are…

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African Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 5

A telegram from Durban states that at the opening of the Labour campaign in Natal, Messrs. Crosswell and Boydell addressed a crowded meeting in the Town…

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Rowdyism at Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 13

Whatever the result of Mr. Churchill's bold candidature for Westminster, it has forced the question of election rowdyism on the attention of the nation. In the…

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