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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1927

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The State Election. Sydney, This afternoon

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1927 · page 2

It is reported in political circles that the new Government will almost immediately review the election results for Bankstown and…

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A Lesson of the Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 6

The electoral handicap which New South Wales carries is shown by the futile result from the forty-eight metropolitan constituencies. If the…

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McCORMACK on Our Elections. Lesson to Labor of all States. Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 4

The Premier of Queensland (Mr. McCormack), referring to New South Wales elections, said unofficially that he was more relieved than otherwise by…

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The Quiet Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 4

The Police Commissioner, Mr. Mitchell, says he cannot rccollect so quiet and orderly an election previously. There seemed to have been a complete…

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The Elections. Best for Ashbarnham. Thorby for Castlereagh

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1927 · page 4

Polling day (Saturday) passed off quictly in Narromine, and from 8 a.m., when the polling booth opened, until 8 p.m., when the poil closed, a stendy…

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Looking Backward Some Old-time Wellington Elections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 3

"Mr. Patrick Jennings will contest the Wellington Parliamentary seat in opposition, to Mr. John Shepherd, a Sydney solicitor, who is being put…

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Latest Election Figures. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 8

The returning officer for Byron stated last night that Mr. A. E. Rudd, Country Party, was 300 votes ahead of Mr. F. W. Stuart,…

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The State Elections. The Mudgee Electorate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1927 · page 10

Mr. Dick Wilkins has returned home from his strenuous six weeks' election campaign, and is tired, but he is more than pleased with the…

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Final Result of Elections

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 October 1927 · page 2

At last the election results have been finalised. Hurstville was won by W. J. Butler, Labor. Mr. Hoad won the Cootamundra seat for…

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The Elections

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1927 · page 2

The smoke of battle has cleared the votes counted and the number of the [?] recorded and out of the hurly [?] we find that the state of parties…

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State Elections. Sydney

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1927 · page 2

Counting has now been completed in all electorates (bar preferences in a few) and the present state of parties is—Anti Labor 48 (Nationalists…

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State Parliament Opened Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 8

Parliament was officially opened this morning at 10.30 o'clock, in presence of a large and tensely interested crowd. The Members were…

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Latest Telegrams. the State Parliament Opened. Promised Legislation. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 6

The State Parliament was opened at noon to-day, when the Governor's Speech promised the following legislation:—One Bill to place the…

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Mr. W. F. Dunn's Forecast. Election at Any Time

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 12

"With the present state of the parties in the House, an election may he sprung on us at any time. We must always be prepared."…

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N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 November 1927 · page 8

A Bill to place the City Council uner a Commission passed its first reading in the Legislative Assembly. A Supply Bill totalling £9,504…

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Burrendong Weir. Questions in Parliament

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 3

Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., is keenly interesting; himself in the Burrandong weir question. In the House last week he asked the following…

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State Parliament Family Endownment Tax Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 7

The Legislative Assembly read a first time the Bill to discontinue for a certain period the Family Endowment Tax and to alter the status of the…

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State Parliament. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 November 1927 · page 2

It is understood that the State Parliament session will conclude on December 9th…

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State Parliament Many Bills Pass. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 6

The Federal Aid Roads Bill and Main Roads Amendment Bill pasted the committee stages in the Legislative Council…

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Country Women's Work Year of Progress Recorded. Election of Officers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 6

Another year of progress and of useful work accomplished was recorded at the annual meeting of the Dubbo brunch of the Country Women's…

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