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

Politics & elections, 1940

571 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 29

Fight for Macquarie Third Candidate Probable An Opponent To Mr. Lawson

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 1

A report was current in Bathurst yesterday to the effect that as a result of the decision of the U.A.P. to dispense with selection [?] a…

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Federal Election Prime Minister's Itinerary Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) stated today that owing to the war he would be unable to announce his election Itinerary…

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Epsom Favorite's Gallop Spring Candidates' Track Sprints SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 4

Be[?]vre. who has been strongly supported for the A.J.C. Spring double, ran a sterling six furlongs on the A grass track at Randwick this…

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Loud Speakers Banned At Lithgow Election Meetings Visit of Prime Minister

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 6

Lithgow Council decided on Monday night to ban the use of loudspeakers at street political meetings…

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Election Details and Some Pronouncements Beasley Group's Mination No Co-operation with "Hands Off Russia" Advocates Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 1

The assistant campaign director of the Beasley Group (Mr. J. B. Martin, M.L.C.) said to-day that no agreement had been made by his party with…

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Election Matters Local Campaign Assembly Support for Mr. Chifley

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

At a meeting of the Labor central and local campaign committees last night it was decided to open a campaign room in Main-street, opposite…

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A Real Danger. Multiple Candidates. Mr. Justice Evatt for Barton? SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Supply, Sir Frederick Stewart, said to-day that he saw a real danger of disintegration of…

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The Elections Many Candidates U.C.P. Sensation At New England SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

Australian electors win nave an opportunity of voting for candidates, tills election whose number promises to exceed any since Federation…

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Many Candidates The Federal Elections SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

WITH three Labor sections in the [?] and the en[?]ment by the U.A.P. and U.C.P. of more [?] one candidate in…

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Election Campaign Under Way Mr. Frank Walpole As Campaign Director

National Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 2

The Federal election campaign in Calare is now well under way, the Australian Country Party's campaign director, Mr. Frank S. Walpole…

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Mr. Justice Evatt to Stand for Parliament General Election News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

Mr. Justice Evatt announced last night that he had tenedered his resignation as a Judge of the High Court of Australia, and that he would…

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The Elections Chifley's Bathurst Campaign To Be Opened To-night

National Advocate · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 2

Tonight at the corner of Russell find William Street's, in front of the Knickerbocker Hotel, the campaign for the return of Mr. J. B…

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Federal Election Campaign Mr. Frank Walpole Campaign Director

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1940 · page 12

The Federal election campaign in Calare is now well under way, the Australian Country Party's campaign director, Mr. Frank S. Walpole, being already at…

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Six Candidates for Calare

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 2

MR. H. C. HODBY, a well-known Condobolin solicitor, has been endorsed' as a Country Party candidate for Calare. Mr. Hodby's…

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Capertee Election Address

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 2

ELECTORS at Capertee will be addressed on Friday. September, 6. at 2.30 p.m. by Mr. J. N. Lawson. M.P. The organiser is Mr. F. E…

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Local and General News Responsibility for Election Matter

Leader · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 2

[?] for all matter [?] which requires a [?] Common wealth law [?]…

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Peace in Pacific. Our Foreign Policy. C.P. Candidate’s Views. SCONE

Leader · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 2

Australia’s foreign policy must be one of supreme effort to keep the war out of the Pacific, declared Mr. Abbott,…

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The Elections U.A.P. SELECTIONS No Candidate In West Sydney SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 3

Applications for endorsement, as U.A.P. candidates in the Federal election closed in Sydney this afternoon. There were 35 candidates for…

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Fight for Macquarie The Second U.A.P. Candidate

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 2

Reports yesterday indicated that the supporters of Mr. Lawson. M.H.R., are working desperately to prevent the nomination of a second U.A.P. or…

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Polling Booths

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

The assistant returning officer for the Bathurst subdivision of the Macquarie electorate (Mr. A. B. Burgess) said yesterday there would be…

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