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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Egyptian Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 5

A telegram from Cairo reports that Egypt's second Parliamentary, election is in full swing. Well-informed people believe that the Zaghiulists will win…

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Newcastle Council Extraordinary Election Seventeen Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

Nominations closed at 5 p.m. yesterday for the vacancies in the Newcastle Council, caused through the retirement of Aldermen R. G. Kilgour, G. A. Dick,…

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Aftermath of Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 13

The two defeated parties in the late election are busy making plans for the future. The Labour party is girding up its loins and projecting an intensive…

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Three Chairs Sixteen Aspirants! Council Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

Interest in the three vacaries a' he Newcastle City Council is indicated by the large number of candidates. The candidates are: Thomas Black…

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Newcastle Council Extraordinary Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

The official announcement of the nominations for the three vacancies In the Newcastle Council was made at the council Chambers on Saturday. Much…

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Soviet Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

The Soviet Government after investigation, has decided that the elections introduced undesirable elements into the Government, and has therefore ordered…

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Knighthood Dispute Commonwealth and South Australia Constitutional View Wisdom of Defying a State Parliament's View LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

The action of the Commonwealth Government in insl[?] on a recommendation for a knighthood in defiance of the wishes of the South Australian Parliament is declared by England's greatest constitutional lawyer to have been constitutional, but unwise…

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Newcastle Council Candidates' Addresses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Messrs. P. Connolly. W. R. Pickett, and J. T. O'Connor, who have been selected by the A.L.P. to contest the vacancies in the Newcastle Municipal Council,…

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Which Three ? City Election Chances Labor in Field

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

With a solid party of three, and on organised political vote, as against 13 candidates. each with a different programme. chances were claimed to…

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"Tinpot Councils" Greater Newcastle Favored Civic Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

The Labor candidates for the forth-coming elections to till three vacancies in Newcastle City Council addressed a large number of ratepayers…

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City Elections Visit of Lord Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

Considerable interest is manifested in the elections for the three vacant seats at the Newcastle City Council table…

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Civic Elections Busy Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

Additional interest in the Newcastle municipal elections will be added from to-day by the presence of the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman…

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Newcastle Council. To-morrow's Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

The sixteen candidates who are seeking election to fill the three vacancies in Newcastle City Council are not making public meetings prominent features of…

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Italy Excited Cabinet Decides on General Election Country Surprised Fascist Campaign Causes Riots and Bloodshed ROME

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

Mussolini's position in Italy is becoming more uncomfortable, and an appeal is to be made to the electors. The election campaign is likely to be attended with rioting and violence, as the Premier's campaign against organisations opposed to…

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Fire Board Election Aspirants

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

At the last meeting of district municipal councils, communications were received, soliciting support for Councillor A. M. Johns, the Cessnock Shire…

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Polling To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. J. Glassop, the town cleric, in his capacity of returning officer, has made the same arrangements for the polling to-day as those which were in…

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Municipal Election John C. Macdonnell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. John C. Macdonnell, who has been a leading Public Accountant of Newcastle for the past ten years, is one of the candidates for selection as an Alderman…

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Newcastle Council Extraordinary Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

A meeting was addressed from the balcony of the Royal Exchange Hotel last night by Aldermen Stokes, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, in support of the…

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Abattoir Board Triennial Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 6

A general election of members of the Newcastle District Abattoir Board will be held on January 24. Nominations closed at five o'clock yesterday, and…

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Heavy Poll City By-elections Result by Wireless

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 8

The municipal by-election for the vacancies caused by the retirement of three alderman from the Newcastle Council has created unusual interest…

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