Wide Powers for Federal Government Special Meeting of Parliament
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in a broadcast to the nation on Sunday night, announced that the Government's new defence plans would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1940
571 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 29
A.b.c. Labor Senate Candidates Are Ashley, Barker, Campbell
Official Labor knows its alphabet. At the last Senate elections all its candidates had names commencing with A.--Amour, Armstrong,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conscription Bill To-day's Momentous Meeting of Parliament Opposition Expected Melbourne
A section of the opposition is expected to oppose the Emergency Powers Bill which the Government will introduce at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macquarie Seat Labor Selection Candidates at Portland Portland
A meeting of members of Labor Leagues and affiliated Unions was held at Portland on Monday night for the purpose of hearing addresses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macquarie Preselection Ballot a Candidate's Enterprise
Mr. E. P. Dring, who has carried out an intensive personal selection campaign, last night made history in a Macquarie pre-selection by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For Duration of War. Should be No Elections. Parliamentary or Local Govt
“The emergency to-day is such that there should be no elections, either parliamentary or Local Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our War Effort To-day's Meeting of Parliament Momentous Decision CANBERRA
Faced with momentous decisions governing Australia's future war effort, and the consolidation of the nation's fighting and industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →POSTPONED L.G. Elections SYDNEY
THE N.S.W. Cabinet has decided to postpone local government elections from the first Saturday in December…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Municipal Councils No Elections During War
The State Cabinet decided yesterday to postpone the local government elections from the first Saturday in December next, when they are due…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY 61 TO 9 Majority for Total Conscription Bill Carried Through Federal Parliament Labor Leader's Support CANBERRA
Designed to make available Australia's property and manhood to consolidate the nation's war effort in one solid drive, a b[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Parliament Fruitful Meeting
A meeting of the Molong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Town Hall, Molong, on Saturday, June 15, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Daily Mirror" Why the License Was Revoked Question In Parliament CANBERRA
Urgent and growing importance of conserving foreign exchange was given by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Elections Postponement Mooted
THERE seems a likelihood of the shire and municipal triennial elections which should be held on Saturday 7th December being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oberon Show Society Election of Officers OBERON
There was a good attendance of members at the initial meeting of the recently elected committee of the Oberon A.H. and P. Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney News and Notes. No Elections?
There is a growing feeling in Federal political circles that the Commonwealth Government really will seek to postpone indefinitely the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parliament and Free Press Undertaking by Mr. Churchill London
In the House of Commons, Mr. Hore-Belisha asked the Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) for an undertaking that the country would not be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Have Council Elections!
THE Mudgee Municipal Council last night decided almost unanimously to protest, vigorously against any suggestion that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.A.P. MEETS Mr. Lawson Probably Only Candidate
It was decided at the annual convention of United Australia party delegates at Katoomba on Saturday to invite nominations from those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney News and Notes. (From Our Own Representative).Federal Elections
The political question of the hour is whether or not the Federal Government will go to the country on schedule next November and ask for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S.A. PRESIDENT Republican Candidate Pledges British Aid
The United States Republican Party has elected Mr. W. Wilkie as [?] candidate for the presidential elections in November…
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