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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1925

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Telegraphic News Sydney, Thursday. the Elections State of Parties

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 2

At the conclusion of counting the election figures last night the position still indicates that the doubtful seats are:—…

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Postponed Polling

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

The postponed polling for Welcome Reefs and Delia River takes place on Saturday next. In connection with the former polling place the…

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The Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 1

As we write the political outlook is still obscure. The most that can be said of it is that either Labor or anti-Labor may run the government…

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The Elections Latest Results

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

At Cootma Perkins polled 308, Stokes 461, Tully 86. Hedges topped the Progressive poll with 100. The other two Progressives only polled nine…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY Thursday. 4 p.m. the Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 2

The absent votes, which were allotted yesterday affecting Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Newcastle Wammerawa, Murray and Namoi…

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The Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 2

When counting closed last night Labor was practically safe for 45 seats in the new Parliament. The Nationalists appeared to have…

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The Elections Goulburn Electorate Postponed Polls

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 7

The postponed poll at Eurobodalla, in the Goulburn electorate, resulted in 55 ovtes for the Nationalists and Progressives and 28 for Labor, as…

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Objection to Candidate's Card

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 7

An objection of a serious nature was on Wednesday lodged with the Chief Electoral Officer and several members of Cabinet by Mr. D. J…

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Federal Parliament Final Session Opened

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 3

The final session of the Federal Parliament was opened by the Governor-General at Melbourne yesterday with all the pomp of pre-war…

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Federal Parliament Opens

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 2

Federal Parliament was opened on Wednesday afternoon, and the Governor-General, in his speech, referred to alien immigration, and said it was…

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The Federal Capital Construction of Roads and Occupation of Parliament House

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

Our Federal member, Sir Austin Chapman, is evidently determined to push on with the early occupation of Canberra. In Parliament in…

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Opening of Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

The new Parliament opened at noon on Wednesday by proclamation. Women stood up in their Beats waving and clapping vigorously as…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY Thursday. 4 p.m. State Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

Shortly before the House was adjourned until July 1st the Premier intimated that lie would call Parliament together about three weeks hence…

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Sittings of Parliament at Canberra

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 3

Mr. Bruce was questioned in the Federal Parliament last week regarding the frank report presented by the chairman of the Federal Capital…

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Parliament House, Canberra Furniture for Senate Chamber

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 4

Senator Grant (N.S.W.) in the Senate last week said: Some years ago, when I visited Port Augusta, in South Australia, I saw a very…

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Parliament Opens Ambitious programme Income Tax Exemption Increased

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 2

The second session of the twenty-seventh Parliament of New South Wales was oped at noon on Wednesday by the Governor, Sir Dudley…

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Municipal and Shire Elections Postponed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 6

All Council elections under the Local Government Act are to be postponed until June next, in order that the new franchise may then operate…

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Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 1

It is proposed to commence at an early data the reprinting of the rolls for the purpose of the next Common wealth general elections, and electors…

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L.g. Elections Nature of Franchise

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 3

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cann) says that in certain quarters there is a misapprehension as to the nature of the franchise which the…

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Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 2

Many new bills were read a first time in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. They included a bill to abolish capital punishment; a…

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