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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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State Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 6

A proclamation will be gazetted today calling Parliament together. The programme for the session will be submitted to a joint meeting of the…

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Hamilton Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue on Thursday day there is a statement that the executive lave repudiated my candidature as the miners'…

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Hamilton Election Campaign Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 7

Mr. Bavin, the State Premier, will address a public meeting at Hamilton this evening, in support of Mr. H. P. Cornish, the National candidate. The candidate…

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Labour Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 7

A Labour rally will be held in Beaumont-street to-night when a meeting will be addressed from the balcony of the Northern Star Hotel, in support of the…

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Hamilton By-election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. Gamble, returning officer for the Hamilton by-election, received instruction to-day from Mr. Gould, deputy-registrar of the Electoral…

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Polling Booth in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 5

Mr. Bruntnell, Chief Secretary, stated to-day that he had decided that a polling booth should be established at Sydney Town Hall for the Hamilton by-election…

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Brisbane Notes Brisbane, August 23. Politics and Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 13

There were no political developments of any interest during the week. Some Nationanst circles continue to deplore the turning down of the Holman project,…

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Candidates' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 5

Meetings in support of Mr. J. E. Smith the Labour candidate, will be held to-day at 3 p.m. at the tram terminus, Mayfield, and at 7 p.m. at Broadmeadow near…

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Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 6

Councillor J. Earp stated last night that he had been approached by several ratepayers requesting him to contest one of the seats in D Riding at the next…

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Labour Senate Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 4

The executive of the Australian Labour party (New South Wales) last night docided that the candidates on a Labour ticket for the Senate election should be…

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Colliery Mechanics Election Held Up. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 10

In No. 1 Equity Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Long Inness, reference was made to an application on behalf of Mr. J. E. Pendlebury, a member of the…

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Lone Interjector Bavin Opens Campaign Hamilton Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 8

With an absence of interjectors and the meeting, obviously in agreement with the speaker, the Premier (Mr. Bavin) was undisputed king at a…

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Hamilton Election Mr. Cornish's Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. W. H. Wood, a former State Chief Secretary, addressed a meeting in Beaumont-street, Hamilton, on Saturday night in support of the candidature of Mr. H…

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Labour Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 6

A meeting in support of the candidature of Mr. J. E. Smith, Labour candidate for Hamilton, was held on Saturday afternoon, at Mayfield tram terminus. Mr…

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U.S. ELECTION Effect on Canada Australia, Too New Farm Relief Policy OTTAWA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 1

Canada has a greater interest and a more material stake in the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election this year than of any…

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Hamilton Election Cornish's Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 4

Mr. H. P. Cornish (the selected Nationalist candidate) will open his campaign this evening, when he and Mr. W. H. Wood (formerly Chief…

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Hamilton Election Mr. Cornish's Campaign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 5

Mr. H. P. Cornish, addressed meetings at Nine Ways, Broadmeadow, and at Learmonth Park, Hamilton, last night, in support of his candidature as the…

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Federal Elections to Take Place on November 17 CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 4

There is now no question that, as indicated on several previous occasions, November 17 will be the date of the elections. Until this week-end it was…

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Hamilton Election Why He Left Labor Party Cornish Explains

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 6

The Nationalist candidate for Hamilton, Mr. H. P. Cornish, addressed two meetings last night, one near Learmonth Park, and one at Broadmeadow…

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Membership Drive Merewether Progressives Shy Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 4

"There are 5700 electors on the roll, and as we have only about 60 or 70 members on our roll, some effort should be made to add to our…

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