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Politics & elections, 1920

719 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 36

State Elections. the Progressive Campaign. Wagga District Council. Messrs Beeby and Kilpatrick Endorsed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

The Wagga District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association and in the Wagga School of Arts yesterday afternoon. The president, Mr. J. G…

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Items of News. Junee Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 4

The popular impression in Junee is that six of the retiring aldermen will be re-elected to-day and that the other three vacancies will probably…

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Municipal Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 4

To-day the electors of Wagga have duty to perform which has of late cars been subject to a degree of per[?]ctoriness or been altogether…

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Culcairn Council. Candidates Settle Dispute. Letter to Mr. Holman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. Peach and Mr. Wenke, candidates for Culcairn Council, have agreed not to sit if elected. The Premier has received an…

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Shire Candidates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 7

The candidates who have been nominated for "A" riding. Mitchell Shire, are as follow:— Bertlett, Edwin Thomas…

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State Elections

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. P. LOUGHLIN, M.L.A., one of the selected Labor Candidates for the now Cootamundra Electorate, addressed meetings at Gundagai…

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Culcairn Shire Elections. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 1

Notwithstanding the defeat of the ex-internces, Wenke and Paech, at Saturday's municipal elections, the Secretary of the N.S.W. branch of the…

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State Elections. the Country Parity. Mr. Hall's Complaint. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of Nationalist delegates at Gunnedah, Mr. D. R. Hall, Minister for Housing, referred to Mr. G. S. Beeby as a city barrister and…

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June Election

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

The Junee municipal elections were held under quiet conditions on Saturday. Despite ordinances to the contrary…

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Local Government. Municipal and Shire Elections. Number of New Men Elected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 2

On Saturday, ratepayers and soldiers and sailors entitled to vote elected their representatives on the Wagga Municipal Council…

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Culcairn Council. "Candidates will not sit."

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 1

The State Government has determined that the two [?]ernees. Mr. P[?] and Mr. W[?]ke, will not a[?] councillors for [?] Shire, ever…

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Municipal Elections

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Although the interest taken in the Municipal elections this year was much keener than usual, and the number of candidate presenting…

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Municipal Election Two Old Aldermen Defeated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

THERE was no great enthusiasm thrown into the municipal fight for aldermanic honours on Saturday, but the result of the polling came…

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Next Election. Proportional Voting. How the Votes are ounted

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

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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Culcairn Elections. Soldiers Still Active. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Notwithstanding the defeat of Messrs. Wenke and Paech at the elections at Culcsirn, the secretary of the N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers and…

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Election of Mayor

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

At the present time Wagga is without a mayor, and will remain so until next Thursday week. On that date the regular council meeting is to be…

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Junee Election Notes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Two outstanding features of the municipal elections at Junee were the absence of a large number of citizens from the roll. Over 50 were…

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The Culcairn Shire Elections

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 3

The candidates for "C" Riding at Culcairn shire election, Paech and Wenke, were defeated on Saturday. The election passed off quietly. It…

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Shire Elections. Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

The ballot boxes in connection with the Lookhart Shire Elections were opened on Saturday. Mr R. J. Walker, J.P., Shire Clerk, was…

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Farmers' Conference at Young. Six Candidates Reduced to Three. Young

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 1

As a result of the conference of delegates and the six candidates, it was agreed unanimously that three should go to the poll. Messrs. Fitzpatrick…

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