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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1920

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Preparing for the Elections

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Preparations are being made by the various parties for the State elections. No definite date has yet been fixed. Speakers on behalf of the different…

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Selecting a Candidate

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the ratepayers on the South Arm was held at Uki on Tuesday night for the purpose of selecting a candidate to contest the forthcoming…

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State Election Indifference

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

The apathy which characterised the attitude of so many electors toward the Federal elections--those living within the Byron area not excepted--from…

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Federal Elections. Intention of Ministers

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Melbourne message says there is much speculation as to whether Mr. Watt intends to take a six months' holiday trip to England, and…

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Reform Candidates

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—.Civic reform can didates have been elected to the various committees of the Sydney City Council…

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State Politics. The Elections

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It is understood that the State elections will not be delayed later-than the last week in March…

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Municipal Elections

Northern Star · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 4

A meeting of electors of North Lismore was held at Wotherspoon's Hal1 last night to Consider the question of making nominations for the Lismore. Municipal Council at…

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Local Government Elections

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 4

The town and district people, having just disposed of elections in the wider sphere of life in the shape of the Federal Parliamentary contests, are now called upon to…

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French Elections. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

PARIS, Wednesday.—The French Senatorial elections resulted in a triumph for Clemencean, the Nationalists securing a substantial majority…

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Candidates for Sturt

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The bogus assembly of the A.L.P has decided that Messrs. Brookfield, O'Reilly and Hynes, as the only candidates who remained loyal to local…

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Progressive Candidates

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Major-General Rosenthal, Chaplain-Captain Wilson, and Mr. Ley,M.L.A., have decided to stand as Progressive candidates at the approaching State…

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Federal Elections. Percentage of Informal Votes

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A return issued by the chief Commonwealth electoral officer shows that the percentage of informal votes in N.S.W. at the recent Federal…

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General Cablegrams. British Elections. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Laborites are everywhere speeding up preparations for the general elections. They expect to nominate over 500 candidates…

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Peace Treaty. Bulgarian Parliament. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's Soffa correspondent says that the Sobranje has ratified the treaty of Neuilly…

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Municipal Elections

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

It is pleasing to note that at last a commendable and practical interest in the affairs of the Municipality are being, more prominently evidenced by our…

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Shire Elections. Nominations for Tweed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Following are the names of those who have been nominated to contest the three Ridings of the Tweed Shire at the forthcoming elections:…

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Federal Elections

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

Mr. Catts, M.P., who led the Labor election campaign in this State, says that Labor was responsible for quite a number of idiotic things. In July last…

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Culcairn Shire Candidates. a Strong Protest Lodged. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

Premier Holman was interviewed today by a deputation of returned soldier at Cootamundra, who protested against the nomination of two former internees…

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State Elections. Cootamundra Nominations. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

Premier Holman attended the Electoral Conference at Cootamundra yesterday, when representatives of a large number of centres attended. The…

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Cootamundra. National Candidate

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Mr. Holman attended an electoral conference at Cootamundra yesterday, when representatives of a large number of centres attended…

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