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Politics & elections, 1920

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Large-size Venus Found. SIx-Foot Candidates In Plenty

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

Miss Hilda Desmond, whose height is 6 feet 2 Inches, has secured the position of Venus in the revue, "The Whirligig," to he produced in London…

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Murray State Electio Labor Candidates' Addresses

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

Messrs E Clear and claude Thompson, two of the selected Labor candidates for this electorate, spoke on Thursday evening from the…

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The Nationalist Candidates

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

The Nationalist Candidates for Murray visited Lockhart last week and we purpose publishing an outline of their addresses in our next issue…

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State Elections. the Murray Electorate Mr. Beeby's Candidature

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Beeby reports encouraging receptions at various centres during the last few days. At Tumbarumba, on Saturday last, the…

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Junee Polling Boots

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 3

Mr. T. P. Dowd has been appointed Deputy Returning Officer for Junee Polling Booth. Of the ten appointments in connection with this booth, seven…

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State Elections. the Premier's Campaign. Trials of an Aviator. Labor Candidate's Opportunity

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. Holman, is experiencing a taste of the ill-luck which has stayed the progress of Sir Ross Smith and his gallant party in their aerial…

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Federal Parliament. Opening Ceremony. Programme Outlined. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Both Houses sat at half past ten this morning Mr. Justice Knox Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia) and Mr. Justice Isaacs, senior puisine…

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The National Candidates for Murray

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. G. Manning, M.L.A, represnted Albury in the last Parliament. He is a staunch advocate of the man on the land and is a tenacious stickler where the…

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State Elections. Progressive Campaign

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2
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MESSRS G. S. Booby, M.L.A, and Mr. M. Kilpatrick, endorsed Progressive candidates for the Murray electorate, addressed the electors at Adelong on Tuesday night…

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Next Election. Proportional Voting. How the Votes are Counted

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

UNDER the new system of voting at the coming State elections an elector at a polling booth must vote for the whole of the candidates in order…

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Next Election. Proportional Voting. How the Votes are Counted

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

UNDER the new system of voting at the coming State elections an elector at a polling booth must vote for the whole of the candidates in order…

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Aerial Election Campaign. the Premier's Visit

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

AFTER flying with Sir Ross Smith, the world-famed aviator, as far as Cootamundra on Tuesday, Premier…

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State Elections. MESSRS. G. C. Bodkin and W. W. Killen at Hillston

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Bodkin, one of the selected Labor candidates for the Murrumbidgee State Election, and Mr W. W. Killen, one of the Progressive…

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State Election

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

Sir,—In your roport of my address to the electors at Looton, on 13th inst., you altogether omit the main points of interest to the settlors on…

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State Elections. Speech by Mr. M’garry

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. P. M’Garry having finished his labours for the time being in the interests of necessitous farmers, is now busy campaigning. During the week be paid…

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Japanese Parliament. Violent Scenes. Adult Suffrage Opposed London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Tokio says that violent scenes took place the debate on universal suffrage in the Lower Houses…

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State Elections. Mr. Farrar at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C., addressed a meeting in the Oddfellows' Hall last night in favor of the candidature of Messrs R. T. Ball and A…

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The Progressives. Contradictions. No Leader Till After the Elections. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 1

The Graziers' Association flatly contradicts a rumour that a city lawyer is leading the Progressives. It is pointed out that no leader yet has been…

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Avoiding By-elections. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Holman says that he intends to introduce legislation under which, in the event of the death of a member of the Assembly, the leader of the party…

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