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Politics & elections, 1917

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Enrolment for Senate and House of Representatives Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 4

I Under the Commonwealth law every qualified person who fails to apply for enrolment for the Commonwealth Electoral Subdivision in…

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Federal Parliament

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

The proposal to ask the Imperial Government to prolong the life of the Federal Parliament has some kinship to the famous horse that had only two…

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Prolonging the Federal Parliament

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

“Mr. Hughes in his policy speech in the House of Representatives voiced the best sentiments of Australia in regard to the war. But a proposition of…

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Open Column. Returned Soldiers in the New Parliament. (To the Editor of "The Leader.")

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 3

SIR,--Now that the State Parliament has dissolved, and thousands of the cream of our manhood from every walk of life have left our shores during the last two and a…

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Enrolment for Senate and House of Representatives Elections

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

Under the Commonwealth law every qualified person who fails to apply for enrolment for the Commonwealth Electoral…

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The State Elections. Mr Webster at Cobargo. (Continued from last issue)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1917 · page 4

Some sinister method is the only method by which it can be accomplished. They knew the reception Hughes got in England;…

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State Election. Mr Webster at Eden

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 4

M J J Webster, Labor Candidate, addressed a good meeting of [?] at Eden on Monday night last. Mr T Philips was chairman Mr Webster…

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Enrolment for Federal Elections

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 4

Under the Commonwealth law every qualified person who fails to apply for enrolment for the Commonwealth…

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State Elections. Big Majority for Mr. Morton. Nationalists' Victory

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1917 · page 3

The result of the polling on Saturday, so far as the Allowrie electorate was concerned, was an overwhelming majority for Mr. Morton, the old and…

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The Elections

Southern Star · Wednesday 28 March 1917 · page 2

Beautiful weather prevailed for the election on Saturday, and it ma rather surprising to find that the number of people who voted was…

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The Election. ALLOWRIE

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 1

Locally the election passed off very quietly on Saturday last, even more so than the elections of recent years. 'Why' said an…

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Bega Election. Captain Millard Returned

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 2

Polling in Cobargo on Saturday was conducted quietly and without any of the usual excitement. Even partisans, under the altered circumstances,…

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The State Elections. Notes and Comment

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 2

The State elections passed quietly in Candelo, but interest was healthy. 352 votes were recorded at the local booth, which is a…

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Elections

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 1

The elections on Saturday throughout New South Wales resulted in a big victory for the National cause. More important than the actual winning of the majority of…

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Federal Elections Hon. Austin Chapman in Bega

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

The Hon. Austin Chapman. M. H.H., addressed the electors in the Bega School of Arts on Tuesday night. There was a good…

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Senatorial Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 3

“The forthcoming general election will [?]have in vain unless it results in [?] considerable alteration in the relative [?] strength of parties in the Senate. The…

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Federal Election. Hon. Austin Chapman at Eden

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 1

A fair number of electors were in attendance at Eden School of Arts on Saturday night last to hear an address…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians the State Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 3

“The Caucus party has suffered a very wholesome defeat. Their house of cards has tumbled down. They have been living in a paradise of tools since…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, April 17th, 1917. the Elections

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 1

There is an end to all things. And, at last, there is an end to the State elections, with their second ballots, absent voting, and all the other devices for delaying the…

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Election Rhymes

Southern Star · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 3

It all the world were one big booth, [?] deep sunk slots as well, Down to the pits profoundest depths To drop our voles in hell…

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