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Politics & elections, 1919

2,295 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 115

Bourke Ward Election

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 June 1919 · page 5
Also in The Mirror

To-morrow polling will take place in Moore-street for the election of a representative of Bourke Ward in the City Council, to take the place of Ald…

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Balmain Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 June 1919 · page 2

The vacancy caused in the South-West Ward of the Balmain Council owing to the death of Aid. Cox has been filled by the election of Dr. R. Stopford, who…

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Bourke Ward Election Polling To-day

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

Polling in connection with the extraordinary vacancy for Bourke Ward in the City Council, caused by the retirement of Alderman Kelly, is taking…

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Aldermanic Election Palling Booth in Moore-street

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Polling commenced at [?] o'clock this morning in the temporary booth erected in Moore-street, City, in connection with the by-election to fill the vacancy for…

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Tasmania. Nationalist Victory. State Elections. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 9

Polling took place on Saturday for the election of the new House of Assembly. Interest was keen, and the poll was well up to the average. The counting is only in…

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By-election. Western Australia. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 10

The Albany by-election was held yesterday, the candidates being Mr. Scaddan, exLabour Premier, who has been appointed Minister for Railways in the Mitchell…

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City By-election. Bourke Ward Vacancy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

The ballot in connection with the by-election to till the vacancy for alderman for the Bourke Ward of the City Council, caused by the retirement of Mr. T. H. Kelly, will be…

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Farmers and the Elections

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 6

MUDGEE. Sunday.--At a meeting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association the following resolutions were adopted for submission to the annual conference:--…

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New Zealand Commander Asked to Enter Parliament AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Sir Andrew Russell, commander of a New Zealand Division, is resting at his home at Hawkes Bay. Considerable pressure from many…

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Cup Candidates Training at Newcastle NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Most of the Cup candidates were a beast from the Broadmeadow course this morning. [?] being at the other training go on [?]. The going was slightly on the [?]…

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Progressive Candidates. F.S.A. Branches Organising. Mr. Mark Morton's Attitude

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

At a meeting of the Orange (N.S.W.) district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at Melons last week, it was decided to recommend Mr. Mark Morten, M.L.A., who declared the other day that the Coalition had outlived its usefulness, and that he would not be found as a supporter…

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Tasmanian Elections Increased Majority for the Nationalist Party. Preferential Voting

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The Tasmanian parliamentary electric took place on Saturday last. The present appearances indicate that the Nationalists will gain a seat in…

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Tasmanian Elections Why Labor Lost Hobart

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 7

The first count of primary votes in the general election is still incomplete, owing to the fact that the absent votes have not all reached the divisions for…

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Tasmanian Elections. National Majority of Three

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

HOBART, Monday.--Further election return received from the district returning-officers do not vary in any material degree the results previously published. In Donison, Darwin, and…

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Golf Notes Popplewell and East's Great Game Australian Candidates for British Open Championship : Kirkwood's Fine Form

Referee · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 12

Play for the Lamington Cup at Brisbane was continued with the following results: Second round, Trude and Allen (9) beat Fahey and Vance (18) by 4 and…

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Birthday Cup Meeting Adelaide Owners Active About Elections

Referee · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

The Adelaide Birthday Cup will claim attention on Saturday, June 7, and this particular event equals in value the stake for the Adelaide Cup, which is the richest…

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Albany State Election. Mr. Scaddan's Easy Triumph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 10

BERTH, Monday.--Returns for the Albany election, in which all of the most prominent of the Labor leaders assisted the Labor candidate, Mr. Johnson, and strove to defeat Mr…

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Tasmanian Elections

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 3

The Tasmanian general elections, which took place on May 31, resulted in a victory for the Government, or Nationalist party. It is expected that…

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Albany By-election. Albany

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 7

The final figures for the Albany by-election are: Scaddan 1680 votes, Johnson 1041…

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