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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1931

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Federal Elections Postal Voting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 5

Electors qualified to vote by post Commonwealth elections are those-- (a) who, on polling day, will not be within the state for which they…

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Municipal Elections. (To the Editor)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 5

Sir,—Congratulations to you, sir, on your excellent leader on the above subject in your last issue of the "News," and as the elections take…

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Federal Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 2

On Thursday we dealt with the Municipal election. To-night, at 8 o'clock, the people of Dubbo will have given their verdict, and…

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Local Government Elections Heavy Polling Some New Aldermen

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 3

THE Local Government elections throughout the country were held on Saturday last, and, so far as Wellington was concerned, great…

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L.G. ELECTIONS. Lang Planners Routed. In Industrial Centres. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 1

The latest returns from the country centres reveal a labor rout at the Local Government elections, and even more overwhelming than was at…

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Federal Elections. Postal Voting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 1

ELECTORS qualified to vote by post at Commonwealth elections are those: (a) who, on polling day, will not be within the State for which they…

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Wellington Municipal Council. Final Meeting Before Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 6

THE last meeting of the old Aldermen was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening last, there being present the Mayor (Ald. W…

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Defeat of Lang Plan Candidates

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 3

A feature of the Municipal elections on Saturday last was the wholesale defeat of the Lang Plan candidates, and even on the coalfields,…

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"Surprisingly Satisactory" Says Graves of Municipal Election Results Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 1

Mr. J. J. Graves, secretary of the A.L.P., says that considering Labour wad pitted against overwhelming odds in the municipal election, the results…

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Labour Routed in Municipal Elections Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 1

Latest returns from country centres reveal a Labour rout at the Local Government elections even more overwhelming than was at first expected…

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Election Nominations Last Hour Surprises

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 3

There were a few last-minute surprises in the nominations for the Federal elections, which closed at noon on Saturday. In New South Wales…

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Council Elections Defeat of Ald. White Loan Proposal Rejected

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 1

The municipal elections held in Dubbo on Saturday resulted in the return of the old Council with the exception of Ald. White, who has…

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Federal Elections on December 19 Avalanche of Oratory in Dubbo Ministers of Crown, Politicians and Aspirants Air Widely Divergent Views

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 4

If aspirants for Civic honors were a little backward in airing their views, from the hustings, no fault will be found with candidates in the political…

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Federal Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 1

The following meetings will be addressed in Dubbo by candidates and supporters seeking the suffrages of the electors:—…

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From the Capital The Election Battle Many Three-cornered Fights Canberra, December 4

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 2

The Federal election campaign finds parties in a very confused state. This confusion is just as pronounced on the Opposition side as on the Government…

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Kirby Arrested Standing as Labor Candidate Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 1

Noble Kirby, nominated for Melbourne Ports as a Labor candidate, has been arrested and placed in prison. He has been in smoke from the…

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Solid Fight in Municipal Elections Ald. G. Fitz Hill Heads the Poll Solid Pledge of Confidence in Old Council Ald. J.F. White the Only Defeat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 6

Keen was the excitement over Saturday's elections, but it was a clean fight right through and, in instances, determined…

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Federal Elections. Postal Voting

The Western Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 2

Electors qualified to vote by post at Commonwealth Elections are those—(a) who, Polling Day, will not be within the State for Which they are…

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Latest Telegrams. Monday's News Municipal Election

The Western Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 2

Latest returns from country centres reveal a Labor rout at the Local Government elections. There was an overwhelming swing from Labor,…

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Only Five Lang Planners in New Parliament If They Are Lucky, Says Matthew Charlton Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 1

Mr. Matthew Chariton, a former of the Federal Parliamentary Labour Party, in an address last night, said that if they took the municipal…

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