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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Letters to the Editor, the Election of the P.P. BOARD

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your last issue that the officers who conducted the P.P. Board election got some praise for the way the election was managed. As a…

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Letters to the Editor. P.P. Board Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 5

Sir,—In the lost issue of your paper appeared a letter, signed " Elector," attributing the delay in the receipt of ballot papers in'the recent P.P. Board…

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A Labor Candidate

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 1

The Merrygoen Labor League of 60 members has unanimously decided to run Cr. Dan Digges for Wammerawa electorate. Mr. Digges, it is pointed…

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Letters to the Editor. P.P. Board Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 May 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Since reading Mr. Christie's explanation of the law relating to election of P.P. Board members, I wish to inform those interested that I received…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, May 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held on above date. Present: Alds. Bloxham (Mayor), W. Gale, R. Kelly, F. McMahon,…

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A Candidate Wanted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 6

Now that the new electorates have been defined most of the sitting members are considering their chances of return to case and opulence. We all…

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Orange F. & S. District Council. Progressive Candidates

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

"If only twenty-five per cent. of the doctors of any one electorate vote for a Progressive candidate at the next election, there is every chance, under…

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Progressive Candidates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

At a meeting of the Orange District Council of the F.S.A., Mr. B. Holt said that if 25 per cent. of the electors of any district voted for a Progressive…

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Progressive Candidates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 June 1919 · page 3

The forthcoming conference in Dubbo to deal with the question of running Progressive candidates in the interests of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, June 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held on above date. Present: Alds. Bloxham (Mayor), E B Mugg, R. Kelly, and J. Rice,…

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Farmers and Vote-splitting. Organising for Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 4

An important conference of delegates of the various branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association within the new electorate of Bathurst was hold in…

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State Parliament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 4

The State Parliament has been further prorogued until Monday, July 28. Should the Government's preparations for the drafting of measures and the…

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Chief Polling Place

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 1

We have received confirmation of a rumor spread in Dubbo several weeks ago that immediately the proposed boundaries of the new electorate were…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Friday, July 4, 1919. Central Polling Place

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1919 · page 2

The new electorates have been proclaimed, and the next most important step is the adoption of regulations to govern the elections under the new…

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Our Local Parliament. Monday, July 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Council was held on above date. Present: Aids Bloxham (Mayor). W. C. Gale, R. Kelly and F. J. Mes…

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Riots in Melbourne. Parliament House Partly Wrecked. Premier Brutally Assaulted. Crowd in Conflict with Police. Sydney

Western Age · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 3

A moh of several thousands marched to the Victorian Parliament House and partly wrecked the Treasury offices. They brutally assaulted…

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An Old Election Incident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 4

The entrance into Parliament of Billy Wall who represented Mudgee in the Legislative Assemble 1886-91, was as much a surprise to Billy as anyone…

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Paddington Bye-election

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 2

The Paddington bye-election on Saturday resulted in Birt (Labor) securing 2678 votes, Reardon (Socialist) 208, Jones 153. The chief feature of the…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Friday, August 8, 1919. the Coming Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

If the control of the Government is to be kept from the Labor Party that Party's claims must be opposed at the next election by a solid and undivided…

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National Candidates

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 August 1919 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Council of National Association of New South Wales, it was decided to take Steps to put the machinery of the…

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