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

Politics & elections, 1939

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Unity Candidate for Macquarie Electorate A.l.p. Assembly's Overtures

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 4

With six dissentients, Macquarie Assembly of the Industrial A.L.P., at its general meeting at Katoomba on Sunday, adopted a motion aiming at…

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Municipal By-election

National Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 5

Two candidates, Messrs. W. F. Day and J. B. Jump have nominated for the extraordinary municipal by election to be hold on Match 4 One…

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HURSTVILLE Lang Candidate SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 1

ALDERMAN J. F. McGrath, of Bexley, has been chosen by the Lang Party as its candidate for the Hurstville…

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Labor Rivalry Two Candidates for Hurstville

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 14

THE Hurstville by-election, which takes place on March 18, premises to be full of interest. The new Labor Party will probably run the…

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State Parliament Railway Crossings to be Made Safe Wheat Payments Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

The Government was fully aware of the need to make country railway crossings safe and £50,000 will be set aside for this purpose, the Premier…

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INDUSTRIAL A.L.P. Will Select Own Candidate If State Party Won't Co-operate

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 5

At its meeting on Tuesday, Lithgow branch of the Industrial A.L.P. adopted a report by the president (Mr. I. C. Edinborough) of the…

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No Resignation. From Aid. James Sawyer. May Be By-Election

Leader · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 2

Whatever the intentions of Aid. Sawyer are regarding his future activity in municipal politics, he has not…

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Papal Election First Ballot on Wednesday ROME

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 1

The Conclave of Cardinals for the election of the new Pope will open at 3.30 p.m. on March 1. The first ballot will be taken next…

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Macquarie Seat Former Minister Nominates Four Candidates in Interests of State A.l.p

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 2

Nominations for a candidate to contest the Macquarie seat in the interests of the A.L.P. closed on Friday night with Mr. W. Beynon…

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Election of Pope ROME

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 2

The Conclave of Cardinals, which will elect a successor to Pope Pius XI. will be opened at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday…

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Insurance "Flop" Ministerial Members to Decide Measure Would Defeat Government At Election and Dropping May Do So in House Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 February 1939 · page 1

Members of the Federal Cabinet are confident that at a joint meeting of the U.A.P. and U.C.P. on Wednesday they will have sufficient numbers…

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Macquarie Seat Lang Party's Candidates MR. A. S Luchetti Again. Lithgow

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 1

There are four candidates for the Lang selection for Macquarie. They are as follows. Mr. John McNeill president of the…

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Newmarket Candidates Some Good Gallops Hamurah's Splendid Effort. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 4

Galloping through pools of water on the sand track at Flemington this morning. Hamurah went over four furlongs in 51½ sees, the last…

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Lang Candidate Mr. J. B. Chifley Declines Will Support Mr. Clive Evatt

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Chifley told the Bathurst A.L.P. last night that he had received an invitation to nominate as the Lang candidate for Macquarie…

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Election of Pope Rome

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1

AN impressive procession, including 62 cardinals, proceeded to the Vatican today for the purpose of electing the new…

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Four Candidates For Macquarie Seat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 11

IT is reported that four nominations have been received from candidates desirous of contesting the Macquarie seas in the interest…

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V.R.C. MEETING Final Gallops Newmarket Candidates Go Well Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6

Newmarket candidates Buzalong. Pamelus. The Trump and Disdain performed satisfactorily in their final gallops at Caulfield this morning…

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Rose Croix Freemasonry Election of Officers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 3

The annual installation of officers who will control the destinies of Lithgow Rose Croix Chapter, No. 33, S.C. during the ensuing year, attracted a…

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Pope's Election, Procession of Cardinals. Vatican City, March 2

Leader · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 5

L[?] by choar and a peelate holding the papal Cross sixty-two Cardinais [?] marched in pro[?]ssion before en[?]ing the [?] lave to e[?]ct a now…

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Hurstville Election Three Candidates Nominated SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 1

Nominations received to-day for the Hurstville by-election indicates that it would be a straight-out contest between U.A.P. the Lang Labor…

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