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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 18 of 29

Local Government Elections Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 5

beloving that the proposal to postbone the Local Government elections in N.S.W. was unnecessary and inadvisable the Dubbo Chamber of…

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U.c.p. Candidates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 7

Mr. B. M. Wade and Mr. E. G. Bachelor, Country Party candidates for Gwydir, addressed election at Dunedoo and district towns…

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Senate Candidate Senator A. K. Dein

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 10

A [?]…

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P.M.G. Headquarters in Orange Transferred for Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 9

FOR the duration of the election campaign, the Ministerial headquarters of the Postmaster-General's Department will be at Orange…

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Federal Election Macquarie Campaign Steelworks Lodge and Mr. Cunningham

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 2

The Steelworks miners' lodge on Tuesday night unanimously adopted a motion that M. B. W. Cunningham, Labor (Non-Communist)…

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King of Norway Repudiated By Parliament LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

The Oso correspondent of the Associated Press of America states that the Norwegian Parliament has decided that King Haakon. now In…

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Election Addrks by Mr. R.R. Brazier Cowra

National Advocate · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

Outlining his policy at Cowra. Mr. Brazier, the Independent Monetary Reform candidate for Calare, stressed the fact that all effort In War or…

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The Elections Our Soldiers Dr.Evatt's View

National Advocate · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

Dr. Evatt, Labor candidate for Barton. in the course of a statement, said:— Every patriot who prizes the…

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Candidate's Mishap Car Crash Shakes Mr. Lawson

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

Narrow escapes from serious injury were experienced by Messrs. J. N. Lawson, M.P., and George Ardill, M.L A., when the car in which they…

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The Elections

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Within a week Australia will be called upon to elect a new Parliament. The campaign has necessarily been short, but already the usual…

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Federal Election Official Labor Makes An Announcement

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Speaking from Sydney to-day, Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., said it had been brought under his notice and also under the notice of the…

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Soldiers' Vote Camps As Polling Places MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 1

The Army Department has announced that the various military camps throughout the Commonwealth have been gazetted as polling places for the…

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Non-communist Labour Candidate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 8

By advertisement in another column, Mr. John A. Heiss, Selected and Endorsed Labour Candidate (Non-Communist) for Calare, announces that he will speak…

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MR. H. C. HODBY. Endorsed Country Party Candidate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 10

Mr. H. C. Hodby, Condobolin solicitor, whose views on wheat growing and other national questions, made a most favourable impression on his visit to…

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Miners' Action Against Non-Communist Candidate

National Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 2

The Steelworks miners' ledge at its last meeting unanimously adopted a motion that Mr. B. W. Cunningham, Labor…

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The Elections Record Number of Voters CANBERRA

National Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 3

The Chief Commonwealth Electoral Officer (Mr. V. P. Turner) estimated today that there would be a record number of 4,200,000 persons on…

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Sheep and Wool Examinations Successful Western Candidates SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 3

Results of the 1940 final sheep and wool training, non-certificate examinations, conducted recently at country centres by the Sydney Technical…

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OVER 500 OFFICIALS. [?] Calare Polling Booths

Leader · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 1

[?] than 500 officials will [?] 214 polling booths through. [?] at the Federal [?] next Saturday…

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Advice to Voters. [?] to Do on Polling Day

Leader · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 1

On polling day, Saturday next, [?] polling booths will be open [?] from 8 a.m. to 8 [?] Voting is compulsory…

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