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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1930

41 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 3

Hospital Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 1

THE election of the Board of Directors of the District Hospital is a matter of some importance and voters should…

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P.d.s. Column. Canadian Elections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 August 1930 · page 4

The recent general election in Canada has resulted in a victory for the Concervative Party, and the defeat of the Liberal Government…

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Brief Mention State Election

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

According to the Hilton Times, Mr. Morton, M.L.A., does not expect the State election to take place before November…

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The Election Mr. Morton at Work

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 September 1930 · page 2

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., is a strong believer in personal contact with his constituents, which is one reason for his growing popularity in…

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The Election MR. M. F. MORTON, M.L.A. Both Candidates Busy

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 2

Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., has been busy in the Yerranderie and Burragorang portions of the electorate, where he has met with encouraging…

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The Labor Candidate

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Burns, J.P., the Labor candidate, spoke at Bowral for a short time on Saturday night. He announced that, owing to some…

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The Elections Nomination Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 2

Nominations for the State elections to be held on October 25th, closed at noon on Thursday There will be 276 candidates for the 90…

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The Election Only Two Candidates. Polling Places

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 2

The electors of Wollondilly will not be troubled by independent candidates. Voting is compulsory, so the elector mast choose between the…

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Brief Mention the Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. Mark Morton will speak at Burrawang to-morrow (Saturday) night at 8 p.m., and at Bowral on Tuesday next. Every local voter…

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Appointment of a Parliament Bearer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 October 1930 · page 2

Mr N. A Doyle placed before the meeting the suggestion that the time was ripe for the appointment of a Permanent Bearer to sensure…

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Mittagong By-Election

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 October 1930 · page 2

The by-electlon to fill the extraordinary vacancy in Mittagong council took place on Saturday and resulted in the election of Mr G. E…

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The Election Meeting at Burrawang

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 5

One of the bert political meetings ever held in Burrawang was addressed by Mr. M. F. Morton, M.L.A., at Burrawang, on Saturday night…

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Election Notes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 4

Messrs [?] Tully and other Labor members have been [?]ing country audiences that in 192[?] Labor had guaranteed 7/6 per…

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Milk Board Vacancy Election to Be Held

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 4

The Minister for Health, Dr Arthur, has announced that an election to fill the vacancy on the Metropolitan Milk Board caused by…

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The Election: As the Nationalist Cartoonist Sees It. the Subject Who Won't Go Under

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 2

Mr. Lang amused the wheat format of Parkes by promising them 7s 6d a bushel for wheat, if only Labor is returned lo power. (Reproduced by courtesy of Sun Newspaper Ltd., Sydney…

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The Election: As Labor Cartoonist Sees It

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 October 1930 · page 3

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The Election Eve of the Polling

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 2

To-night (Friday) being the eve of the polling, both sides will hold rallies at Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale…

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A Queer Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 1

THIS ELECTION is one of the most remarkable in the history of Australia. Ordinarily, a Government…

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What Our Editor Thinks The Election

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 October 1930 · page 1

THE ELECTION is over and what most folk expected has happened. The electors have refused to give Mr. Bavin…

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Election of Mayor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 December 1930 · page 2

At a special meeting of the council on Tuesday night Aid; South was re-elccted mayor for the ensuing term on the motion of Aid. Paine and…

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