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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1929
Page
3
A garbled report hints at tensions over power sharing and national uniformity. Officials discuss arbitration and possible surrender to federal authority to restore order and set uniform conditions amid political instability.
Roll numbers show majorities for Paterson in Gippsland towns I Nuttam Kentom and McNeish in suburb districts. In Maribyrnong Kentom and McNeish lead, with majorities reported under the No on roll figures and district tallies for ALDERSON P and STEWART T.
Fragmentary OCR shows late 19th century Queensland voting data with names such as FRITH RS and FORDE along with roll numbers and majorities. The text references Brisbane, numbers like 14,048 and 60,721, and several individuals including HERBERT and STAINES, indicating tally details and electoral roll counts.
Fragmented records list candidates Mackay O Keefe Hunter Munro Francis Taylor Baker Nayley Corber and OReefe with majorities shown. Numbers indicate votes and percentages, reflecting a roll of electoral results with party affiliations Nat Lab and Lad.
Adelaide roll figures show candidates and majorities for multiple seats. Yates Barker Cameron Boothby Martens Wakefield Lacey Francis Colline Hawker Riordan dominate. detailed roll counts listed with party or status notes.
Partial election roll figures from W. Australia list Curtin J Lahey and Watson H K Nat as leading for majorities in various districts. Greenard W L Nat and Nairn W M appear with smaller counts. Final tallies and complete party lines are not shown, but the snapshot indicates Curtin and Green as the top performers in these constituencies.
A fragmented October broadcast log lists program times and titles across music talks news and weather. It mentions Musical Numbers Vocal sections Organ recitals and various performances plus a late evening variety hour featuring comedy and a banjo club. The schedule includes references to Melbourne venues and several named performers and groups.
The fragment reports ballot counts and candidate names from Tasmania, noting figures for Guy and Jackson with partial era details. The source mentions roll numbers and percentages, hinting at majority margins and a local political contest.
In an OCR readable fragment from the roll call, candidates Bell and Culley lead in the Darwin election totals with Bell receiving a No on roll count of 23,978 and Culley at 12,322. Other listed names include Blanchard, Bettingham-Moore, Gage, Gellibrand, and Walch with various ind or party affiliations and minor vote tallies. The snippet records majorities for Bell and Culley and shows a snapshot of local electoral results.
In election roll figures Franklin and Wilmot show sizable totals with Lyons leading by 1,130 votes. The record lists Lyons as the majority winner while other names such as Atkinson and Lyon appear in the roll with respective tallies and annotations indicating incumbency.
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