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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1919

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Tasmanian Elections. Nationalists Leading. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The State elections passed off quietly on Saturday. The present appearances indicate that the Nationalists will gain a seat in…

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Junee Council Election

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The extroardinary by-election caused by the death of the late Alderman A. H. Swan, took place in the Railway Institute Hall on Saturday. Despite…

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A Local Candidate Wanted!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 2

The Cootamundra district branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at their meeting last Saturday, signified in a most emphatic manner that for…

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V.S.A. To Pre[?]ant Stock Stealing. Political Matters. Loo[?] Man Wanted an Candidate

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The district branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association met at Cootamundra last Saturday afternoon. Mr. A. Bragg was voted to the…

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Tasmanian Elections. Cause of Labor Defeat. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

The Tasmanian Labor newspaper attributes the Labor defeat to a widespread want of working class enthusiasm, and also to a decline in the…

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Police Lost Their Heads. Woman Struck with Baton. Member of Parliament Hit. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1919 · page 2

Mr. Davidson, M.L.A., referring to last night's disturbance, states that some of the police lost their mental balance. He saw them following…

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Petition Against the Petersham Election. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 1

A petition against the validity of the late Petersham election has been lodged by Carmichael on behalf of the petitioners. It was…

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State Parliament. Session Opens Next month

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 4

It is unlikely that there will be any further prorogation of the State Parliament Both Houses will probably be called together on either…

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Culcairn By-election. Mr. E. A. Paech Returned

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

An election to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Culcairn Shire Council, caused by the resignation of Cr. E. S. O'Meara (Walla Walla Ward), took…

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Lord Mayoral Election, Citizens May Participate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 4

At a meeting of the City Council next week, Ald. R. D. Meagher will submit a proposal for the election of the Lord Mayor by the citizens…

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Moderates' Victory. Executive Election

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 2

It is knows that as a result of the election of officers for the executive for the ensuing year, the moderates have secured a complete victory. The…

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Paddington Election. Labor Opportunity. Opposition Improbable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 2

At a meeting of the Executive of the People's Party it was decided not to run a candidate for Paddington at the second by-election, rendered…

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Paddington By-election. Independent Will Stand. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 2

James Jones, who polled a few votes at the last Paddington by-election, declares he does not intend to allow a "walk-over" to any candidate, and he…

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Repatriation Queen Competition. Soldiers' Candidate

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 3

In connection with the big Queen Competition to raise funds towards the repatriation of local soldiers, already a good deal of interest is being…

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Pardon for Rebels. Parliament's Last Act. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1919 · page 2

Parliament has concluded its labors. Its last act was to pass a bill, granting an amnesty to the 1914 deportees and the 1914 rebels. It also passed a Public…

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Federal Parliament Meets

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

After a vacation of many months the Federal , Parliament will re-assemble to-day. The session should be a momentous one for the National…

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Federal Parliament. Session Opens. Mr. Watt Benders Account. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1919 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, after Mr. Gibson (Corangsmite)had been sworn in amid cries of "The leader of the new party," Mr. Watt read a…

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Federal Parliament. Sheep Dip Prohibition. Shaw Wireless Question. Governor-general's Successor. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 2

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watt told Mr. Finalyson that he knew nothing of negotiations with the imperial Government about a…

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State Parliament. Re-assembly Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 6

Although Ministers had expected to arrange for the re-assembling of the State Parliament about the middle of next month, a postponement is…

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Farmers and Settles. Dissolution of Parliament Predicted

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 6

At the conference of the Farmers and Setters' Association within the new electorate of Bathurst, Mr. Evans stated that the Nationalists had been…

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