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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1929

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Election Betting Labor's Price Firms Conservatives Favorites LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 2

Lloyds have underwriten affecting insurance rates equivalent to bets on the election. The odds against a clear majority for all parties is 10 to 6…

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The British Elections. Organised Buds of Hooligans. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 2

With polling day near at hand, many of the meetings of all the parties are suffering at the hands of organised hooliganism…

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British Elections. Lloyd George's Message. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 32

Mr Lloyd George, in an election eve message, told the nation to be wary of Tory recklessness and afraid of Socialist extravagance. A better…

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British Elections Male Voters Outnumbered To-day's Contest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 21

In the British elections, held to-day, the Register for England and Wales shows that in the 514 constituencies recorded, there is a total…

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Election Eve Uncertainty Regarding British Elections Labor May Poll Most Votes LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 1

A forecast on the eve of the poll is still a most baffling task, with nearly 500 three cornered contests. There is more uncertainty over the…

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The Last Words Final Speeches by Leaders British Elections Yesterday All Parties Confident London

National Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

Election candidates delivered their last speeches to-day, Polling will take place to-morrow, Mr. Baldwin, Prime Minister, made a flying…

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Early British Election Results Labor's Bold Bid for Power Ministers Lose Seats London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

In the early results which have so far come to hand, the British electors have shown a marked swing to Labor. Though it is early yet to make any pronouncement, undoubtedly Labor is making a bold bid for power. The unknown women's vote has, in a large measure, gone to that party…

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The British Elections. All Parties Confident. LONDON

Leader · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

The candidates for the British elections delivered their last speeches to-day, and polling will take place to-morrow…

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U.S.A. State Governor’s Election, Haitz Victory Confirmed. DALLAS (Taxes)

Leader · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

DALLAS (Texas), Wednesday. Mr. Holtz’s election as the new District Governor was confirmed by the Rotary Convention to-day…

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The British Elections

National Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 2

Though the results arc as yet incomplete they are sufficiently advanced to indicate that the Labor Party in the British elections has polled the…

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Lost Their Deposits. Labor Candidates’ Bad Luck. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 1

Only seventeen seats were announced for at 10.30 last night, namely, those of Rugby, five Scottish and eleven University constituencies…

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The British Elections. Reaction Towards Labor. Family Reunions. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 1

The [?] this week rank [?] at the [?] of the previous [?] There was the wildest [?] in London when the…

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Grand National Candidate

Leader · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 3

There is seldom any Jus[?] for assertion that jumpers now are worse than they were in other years Evidence of the high standard of the…

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Last Parliament

Leader · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

After the general election in 1924 the state of the parties was: Conservatives [?] Labor 150. Litherale [?]…

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British Elections Labor Sweeps the Poll Largest Party in New House Labor Government Probably Statement by Labor Leader. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

The latest state of parties in the British elections is as follows:— Labor... 287 Conservatives... 254…

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Britain's Election Labor is Strongest Party But Has Not Clear Majority

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

By virtue of being the strongest party numerically, Labor can he said to have earned the right to take possession of the reins of…

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Labor’s Big Gains. in British Elections. Wild Scenes of Enthusiasm. LONDON

Leader · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

The [?] elections this week rank amongst the most exciting of the present century, There was the wildest enthusiasm in London when the…

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The British Elections. Mr. Baldwin u Opposites Leader. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 2

Following a meeting of the members of the British Cabinet, it was stated that Mr. Baldwin Intended to see the King, to-morrow, at Windsor,…

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English Statesman Cheered in Germany's Parliament Pays Tribute to Labor Berlin

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 1

An audience, including members of the Cabinet and foreign diplomats, loudly cheered Viscount Cecil during his address to the Reichstag…

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British Elections Six Australians Successful Labor Ministry to Be Formed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 10

The British elections resulted in the defeat of the Conservative party, and the Prime Minister (Mr Baldwin) has resigned…

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