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Politics & elections, 1942

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Mr. Harry Bate. (Selected U.A.P. candidate for the South Coast.)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Bate, who is again a candidate for the South Coast seat rendered vacant by the generally lamented death of Mr…

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South Coast By-election Mr. Jack Beale’s Candidature

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 1

Mr. Jack Beale, Independent candidate for the South Coast at the forthcoming by-election, addressed a big meeting of electors…

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South Coast By- Election

The South Coast Register · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 2

Jack Beale is certainly following in the footsteps of his late father so far as pre-election work is concerned. Like Rupert, he is visiting…

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Was Jeff Bate Taken Tor a Walk”? When Milk Price Was Discussed in Parliament [?]Eale Tells Nowra Audience

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 1

“If he is half as good as his father, he will do me,” said Mr. Henry Rauch when introducing Mr. jack Beale (Independent)…

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“Great Election Surprise” “Mr. Bate’s Stronghold Captured”

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 November 1942 · page 6

Under the above captions the “News” reported the last South Coast election, held on Saturday, May 10th, 1941. The…

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South Coast By-election - Saturday Next

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 November 1942 · page 4

THE big day for the South Coast arrives on Saturday next, November 14, when the elector, will be called upon to exercise their vote…

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Beale Bolts Overwhelming Victory in South Coast By-election

The Bega District News · Monday 16 November 1942 · page 2

The South Coast by-election on Saturday resulted in an overwhelming victory for Mr Jack Beale, independent candidate and son of the late-member,…

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Jack Gordon Beale, M. L. A. Wins South Coast Seat with Overwhelming Majority Beaten in Five Small Polling Places Only

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 4

Congratulations to Mr. Jack Gordon Beale, who has been chosen by the electors of the South Coast, by a majority of 7 to 2, to carry on where his late father left off. The election took place on Saturday last, and the…

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Election Bombshell Mr. Harry Bate Defeated

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 2

Not with standing that a great, number of people thought the result of the poll would be a close finish, the figures on the final…

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Election Tactics

The Bega District News · Monday 30 November 1942 · page 2

There was a dirty side to the recent election for the South Coast, not on the part of either of the candidates, but by professional organisers and…

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Election of Mayor. Ald. Zingel Defeats Ald. Ayres by One Vote

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 2

In Bega Council on Tuesday evening the election of Mayor took place, after the Mayoral allowance for the year had been fixed at £52, the same as for…

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15 Candidates—all Passed

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 December 1942 · page 2

At the Parents and Citizens’ Association meeting on Thursday night last, the head master of the Berry Public School expressed his…

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Report by Milk Investigators Request for Tabling in Parliament

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 December 1942 · page 2

In the Legislative Council on Tuesday last, Mr. E. C. Sommerlad, M. L. C., asked the Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) if he…

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