The polling arrangements for the Commonwealth were carried out under the direction of Mr. C. F. Oldham, Chief Electoral Officer. This involved a vast deal of work, but the whole machinery appears to have worked smoothly. In New South Wales, for which State Mr. MacLaren is Chief Electoral Officer, the organisation was [?]llent. The rolls, however, seem to be very imperfect. At many of the booths there were repealed complaints concerning the removal of names of electors [?] had in the same places for years. These people had not taken the precaution to ascertain in time whether their names were still on the rolls, and so were in some ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), Wed 1 Nov 1916, Page 15
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