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Politics & elections, 1920

53 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 3

The State Election. (To the Editor)

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

Sir,—The electoral law in N.S.W. gives the people much greater freedom than they have had in the past in electing a new Parliament. The…

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The Elections. Captain Millard at Gobargo

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday night Captain Millard, one of the Nationalist candidates, addressed a small meeting of electors, Cr Kennelly presiding. He appealed for…

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Agricultural Committee's Elections

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 7

At the meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee, yesterday, Mr. W. Watts moved that the annual election take place on…

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Electoral District of Wollondilly. General Election, 20th March, 1920. Nomination' of Candidates

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

[?]HEREBY. notify, that the under mentioned persons have been duly nominated as Candidates for Electron as Members of the Legislative…

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Progressive Candidate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

On Thursday night, Mr. W. H. Tomkins, one of the endorsed Progressive candidates, addressed a Email meeting of electors from the…

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Labor Candidates at Goulburn. Bailey Badgered

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

large crowd listened to addresses by Messrs Bailey and M'Girr, Mr.L.A., from the balcony of M'Gee's Hotel on Friday night, but while Mr. M'Girr…

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The State Elections. Mr. James' Candidature

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. A. G. James, Minister for Public Instruction and Labor and Industry, dropped into Nowra on Tuesday afternoon, unexpected and…

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Candidates for Next Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

CAPTAIN MILLARD, M.L.A. HON. A. G. JAMES, M.L.A., Minister for Education,…

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The Coming Election

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Mr Bailey. [?] Mo[?]aro, and Mr. Morgan two of the selected a[?]d endorsed Labour candidates, for the Goulburn seat addressed a…

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No By-elections

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Holman, asked how the pro­portional system would work in the case of a member's death or resigna­tion, said thai it was proposed to…

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The State Elections

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

Messrs Tomkins and Bourke, two of the endorsed Progressive candidates, addressed the electors from Hammond's balcony on Saturday night…

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State Elections

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

The following is a synopsis of a speech delivered by Captain Millard, M.P., at Pambula, Mr. Swinnerton, J.P., in tlie chair…

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Mr. Alex Hay's Maiden Speech in Parliament

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 1

Says the Melbourne Argus" :— Major Hay, in a maiden speech that gained general approval, said that complaint had been, made that the…

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The Elections

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

The election passed of quietly in Bega on Saturday Following [?] the figures for the No 1 preference votes:—Bailey 415. James [?],…

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The Elections. Labor Victory

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 1

The election, so far as Nowra was concerned, aroused little interest, and absolutely no enthusiasm. There was nothing to indicate that the people…

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The State Elections. Goulburn 3-Member Electorate

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 2

On Saturday for the first time in a State election, the system of preferential voting was used to determine the election of three members for the…

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Amendment of the Constitution. Election of Constitutional Convention

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, on April 15th, Mr. Austin Chapman moved—1. That in the opinion of this House it is desirable that as early…

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Shoalhaven A. and II. Association. Presidential Election

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 1

At the meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee, on Tuesday, Mr.Jas. Watts, in proposing Mr. James Lumsden for the office of…

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Early Election Probable

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

Hitherto, Laborites, as a body, have shown a fine regard for the feelings of Ministers and more than once withheld hostile criticism…

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School of Arts Election

The Nowra Leader · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

Returned Soldiers are reminded to attend the general meeting of the School of Art's members next Thursday night. There's a reason "Digger's,"…

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