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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives Censure Debate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. Watt, the Speaker, took the chair in the House of Representatives at three o'clock tills afternoon. Debate was resumed on Mr. Charlton's…

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Italian Reform Startling Proposals Position of Parliament (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 5

The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says that the report of the Committee on Constitutional Refer[?]n, which the Premier of Italy, Signor…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. Censure Defeated Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 6

Mr. Watt, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. The debate on the censure motion…

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Federal Parliament House of Representatives. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 7

Mr. Watt, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at eleven o'clock this morning. Mr. Mann (W.A.) gave notice of a…

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Opening of Parliament Only a Short Sitting Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 4

The meeting of the new Parliament on Wednesday will not extend beyond a few hours. Parliament will be opened by commission from the Governor merely to…

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Cessnock Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 6

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of June 12 there was a report of a meeting held at Weston protesting against the manner in which the recent selection…

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State Parliament Premier's Warning Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 6

A warning was issued by Mr. Lang, the Premier, to-night, that it the event of any member of any party being absent from the opening of the first session of…

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Shire Elections Cessnock Candidates Many Nominations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 8

The Cessnock Shire Council elections will be held next Saturday and there are 16 candidates for the six vacanciea…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 5

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock. The Senate almost immediately adjourned until three o'clock next day…

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State Parliament Opened Yesterday Mr. Dooley Speaker Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 4

The first session of the new Parliament was opened by commission in the Legislation Council at noon to-day. Mr. F. Flowers, M.L.C. (President),…

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Shire Elections Mr. Cousins at Branxton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 1

Ex-Councillor Joseph Cousins, one of the official Labor candidates for A riding, will speak at Branxton to-morrow night…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 6

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator Wilson, Minister for Markets…

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Shire Election Cessnock Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 7

Messrs. George Word and W. J. Barrett addressed a large gathering of ratepayers in the Cessnock Memorial Hall on Wednesday night, in…

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Cessnock Shire Election Polling Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 6

Unusual interest is centred in the extraordinary election which is taking place in the three Ridings of Cessnock Shire to-day. It will be remembered that in…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 7

Senator Givens, the President of the Senate, took the chair at eleven o'clock to-day. A month's leave of absence was granted…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, June 19. a Bye-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 14

The bye-election for the Franklyn scat, necessary owing to the death of our late Prime Minister, has just taken place, and has resulted in a triumphant victory for…

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Nova Scotia Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 5

In the Nova Scotia general elections, the Liberals, under Mr. E. N. Armstrong, were defeated by the Conservatives, under Mr. E. V. Rhodes, thus…

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Cessnock Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 10

Sir,—It has been publicly stated by their opponents that Messrs Wright, of Weston, and Jas. Butler, of Pelaw-Main, the candidates selected by the citizens…

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Exit Farmers Nova Scotia Elections OTTOWA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 1

The provincial election in Nova Scotia yesterday resulted in the entire disappearance of as Farmers' Party. The last House contained five…

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Shire Election Heavy Poll at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 8

From eight o'clock this morning continuous stream of ratepayers registered votes at the Cessnock Shire Chambers for the election of…

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