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Politics & elections, 1914

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New Candidates

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

Eight new candidates are nominated for the election of Shoal haven Agricultural Society's committee: Messrs. E Bate, Bolong[?] R. O…

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Committee Meeting. Election of Office Bearers

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee held immediately after the annual meeting. The President welcomed the only new member of the executive (Mr. Vaughan)…

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Committee Meeting. Election of Office-bearers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee held immediately after the annual meeting. The President welcomed the only new member of the executive (Mr. Vaughan)…

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Before and After. Some Election Reminiscences

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

"Lachlander": This is the sort of thine I hear every election:- Ladies and gentlemen,—I real-ise that the locking of the Darling is to be…

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Election Humor. Some Famous Retorts. Wit and Repartee on the Platform

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 4

Mere often than not the heckler has the best of it, and a well-known writer “hits tie nail on the head” when he says, apropos of the “voice…

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The Decay of Parliament

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

The “British [?] ” is of [?] the class of [?] on which we should [?] find an [?] reasoned article to the decay of…

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Questions in Parliament

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman: Is the Honorary Minister in a position to give any information as to the progress of works at the Federal Capital?…

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The Federal Parliament

Southern Star · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 2

By our telegrams it will be seen that Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are to be, dissolved, and that we wilt shortly…

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Commonwealth Parliament

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 4

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that during the excitement in Parliament last week, after some exchanges between Messrs Fisher…

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Eden-monaro Electorate. the Labor Candidate

The Nowra Leader · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 8

Mr. H. Lestrange is again the Labor Candidate for Eden Monare. Mr. Lestrange put up a hard fight last Campaign and polled the very…

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“The Bitterest Ever.” Mr. Cook on the Forth-coming Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 8

In the opinion of Mr Cook, the forthcoming Federal election is to lie one of the bitterest ever fought in Australia…

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Commonwealth Parliament. International Postal Conference. Universal Penny Postage

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. Austin Chapman : When the Postmaster General attends the International Postal Conference to be held shortly at Madrid, will be urge the…

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News Items. Trans-atlantic Flight. Candidate for £10,000 PRIZE. Wealthy American’s Venture. New York, June 19

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 1

Lieutenant J. G. Porle, of the British Navy, is completing arrangements for a night across the Atlantic. He will he accompanied…

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Woman Candidate. Mrs. Paul's Ambition Why She Called Her Boy Mick

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Paul, wife of Colonel Paul, is to have the experience of fighting for a seat in the Federal Parliament at the coming elections. She will contest the…

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Farmer's Parliament

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers Conference which has been sitting since 14th instant has been alive with enthusiasm and full of interest. A mass of…

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Polling Booth for Bolong Refused

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 12

The Chief Electoral Officer advises the Hon. Austin Chapsman as follows:—With reference to your communication of the 30th ultimo, forwarding a communication…

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No Bolong Polling Booth

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 4

The chief electoral officer advises the Hon. Austin Capman as follows:-- With reference to your…

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The Elections

The Bega Budget · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 2

The present appeal to the Federal constituencies is made precisely on the same lines as the one of a year ago, only that the Liberals…

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New Polling Place

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

The Chief Electoral Officer advices the Hon. Austin Chap[?] that it is proposed to recommend the appointment of Jasper's Brush as a polling…

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To-day's Polling

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 4

A poll for the election of a Councillor for "A" Riding of Clyde Shire will take place to-day. The candidates are A. B. Condie and J. R…

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