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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1916

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Election of Mayor. H. K. Bloxham Re-elected

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held on Monday night last, Feb. 7, for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the ensuing year, and…

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Election of Mayor. Ald Duffy Re-elected Unopposed

Western Age · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

A [?] meeting of the Cobar Council was held at the Chambers on Wednesday evening for the purpose of election the mayor for the [?]ning…

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Mayoral Election. Ald. Geo. Palmer Elected. The Mayoral Allowance

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 1

A special meeting of Dubbo Municipal Council was held last night for the purpose of electing a mayor for the ensuing year. There were present:…

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Dubbo Municipal Council. Election of Mayor. Alderman George Palmer Chosen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

A special meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council was held at the Town Hall last night (Thursday) for the purpose of electing the Mayor for the…

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Election of Mayor. Ald. Kennard Elected

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 3

A special meeting of the municipal council was held on Thursday evening last for the purpose of electing the mayor for the ensuing term. The Mayor…

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Hospital Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 2

The polling for president and members of the committee of the Wellington Hospital closed on Saturday. Messrs. F. A. Kenyon and M. Bembrick were…

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Parramatta Election

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 1

The bye-election for the Parramatta sent, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. T. Moxham, took place on Saturday, and resulted in the return of Mr…

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Parrmatta Election. Big Liberal Majority

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

The election for the Parramatta seat in the State Terliament was decided on Saturday last, when the Liberal candidate (Mr. Albert Bruntnell) won by a…

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Wellington District Hospital. Result of Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of subscribers of the hospital for the purpose of receiving the result of the ballot for the elections of president and…

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British Parliament Re-opens Pbime Minister's Statement. the War Position

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The British Parliament re-opened on Wednesday latt, when Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, said the recent happenings in the…

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The Parramatta Election. Win for Bruntnell

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 8

Labor put the whole of its strength into the contest for the Parramatta seat, bat the liquor question overwhelmed the Holman Party…

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A Disgruntled Candidate

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 1

At a filarial meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council on Friday night, Ald. T. Kennard was elected Mayor for the ensuing term, defeating Ald…

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Wrightvilie Municipal Council Mayoral Election

Western Age · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

A Special Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Wrightville was held in the Council Chambers. Wrightville, on Tuesday, the 8th…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, February 21, 1916

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Bourke was held on Monday last. Present: Ald. H. K. Bloxham (Mayor), and…

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The Three Candidates. Old Hill End Incident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

Following in a poem composed by "A Minor," and published at Hill End by the old Hill End "Times" in 1870:— Once on a time to Wellington there…

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Municipal By-election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 5

Keen interest in being felt in the pending election to fill the vacancy in the Wellington Municipal Council by the resignation of Ald. Kenyon. It…

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Municipal By-election

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 2

Nominations for the vacancy in the Municipal Council, calmed by the resignation of Ald. Kenyon, must be in the hands of the town clerk, who is the…

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Municipal By-election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 6

The nomination for the vacancy in the Municipal council caused by the resignation of Ald. Kenyon were declared by the town clerk to-day, but…

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Parliament Opened

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

The State Parliament was opened on Tuesday. The galleries of the Assembly were crowded in the evening in…

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Local and General Labor Candidates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 1

Messrs D. Watson, A. Ra[?], and P. Bowling have been selected to contest the next Senatorial election in the Labor interests…

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