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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1927

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Municipal Election

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

An cat[?]dinary election for the election of two [?]dermen to till the vacu[?] [?]sed in the Municipality of Narromine by the resignations of…

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P.p. Board Election

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 2

An extraordinary election to fill the vacancies on the Bourke Pastures Protection Board, caused by the resignation of Messrs Stanley Thomas…

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Municipal Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

An extraordinary election for the election of two aldermen to fill the vacancies caused in the Municipality of Narromine by the resignations of…

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Election of Officers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 3

The Conference then settled down to the concluding stages of the work in hand and the following officers were elected:—…

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S.a. Elections Latest Figures

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 3

The latest forecast of the result of Saturday's general election is: Liberal 22, Country Party 6, Labour 17, Independent 2…

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Lower Spicer's Creek Polling Place Abolished

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 6

Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, M.L.A., has been officially advised that the polling place at Lower Spicer's Creek has been abolished, and also that the…

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Victorian Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1927 · page 2

The Victorian State Elections, for the first time under compulsory voting, were held on Saturday, and the figures to date point to the…

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Canberra Parliament. Furnttuee Worth £250,000

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1927 · page 3

There are many unique features attached to the provisional Parliament House at Canberra, and the one which most visitors upto first is that it is the…

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An Election Soon

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1927 · page 2

several members of the present parliament express the opinion that the present will be last session of this parliament and that election…

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Canberra Parliament Furniture Worth £250,000

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 April 1927 · page 1

There a many unique features attached to the provisional Parliament House at Canberra, and the one which most at visitors, note first is that it is the…

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New Party Gains Victorian Elections

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 1

Although the luteal returns in connection with the State elections show that Labour has dropped back to 28 probable seats, the Government has…

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Canberra Parliament Furniture Worth £250,000

Western Age · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 3

There are many unique features attached to the provisional Parliament House at Canberra, and the one which most visitors note first is that it is the…

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Warringah Bye-election

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 2

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Sir Littleton Groom), announces the following arrangements for the Warringah Federal…

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ODE. On the Occasion of the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament at Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 6

Oh! greatest navigator of our race; Dost then perchance take head Of all the changes of this wide land's face?…

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Latest Telegrams. Warringah Election Earie Page "Asked Why?" A Peculiar Position. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

Roland Green, M.P., speaking in support of the candidature of Mr. T. V. Roberts, the Country Party candidate for Warringah, said Dr. Earle Page…

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State Political Crisis Lang Hands in Resignation. Early Election Likely. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Mr. Lang, State Premier, handed to the Governor to-day the resignation of himself and Ministers. Mr. Lang was commissioned to form another Ministry…

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Elections in August. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 6

The general opinion in political circles is that the State Parliament will be dissolved about the beginning of August and the elections will be held…

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State Parliament Lang Ministry Resigns Lang Commissioned to Form New Ministry. Early Dissolution of Parliament. Sydney

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 May 1927 · page 2

Premier Lang handed to the Governor to-day the resignation of him self and Ministers. Lang was commissioned to form another Ministry…

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The State Parliament Climax. Early Appeal to the Country

The Wellington Times · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 3

Mr. Lang, Premier, has turned the table on his fellow Ministers, by resigning and putting all his Cabinet Ministers out of their jobs, but he…

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