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

Politics & elections, 1941

481 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 25

Menzies to Resign Is Political Prophecy No Immediate Election Canberra

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 August 1941 · page 2

Mr. Menzies' almost immediate,resignation of the Prime Ministership is expected in well-informed quarters on both sides of the…

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Correspondence Local Government Elections (Copy of letter sent to M's L.C. and M's L.A.

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

Dear Sir. The Amending Sydney Corporation and Local Government Bill. while widening the voting powers of the…

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Menzies Won't Accept Labor's Offer to Govern Election Seems Probable Canberra This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

Mr. Manzies has informed Mr. Curtin by letter. that the Government will not hand over to the Labor party. An election is considered…

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News and Notes From Sydney By the Skin of His Teeth — Pretty Political Tactics May be “Dirty” Election — Blaming the Loan Council. Commercialising V for Victory ! Government

Leader · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 3

It becomes [?] clearer that the only way to stable government [?] Australia [?] along the path [?]…

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Voting Methods at Shire Elections Gulgong Resolution Carried At Conference

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 22

IN July the Gulgong Shire Council wrote to Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., pointing out the following:—…

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Correspondence Local Government Elections (Copy of letter sent to M's.L.C. and M's.L.A.)

National Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 3

Dear Sir, The Amending Sydney Corporation and Local Government Bill, while widening the voting powers of the…

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Sensation in Parliament

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 7

A sensation was caused in Parliament on Thursday when allegations were made that certain wealthy people, including the former Minister for…

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Dubbo Show Society Election of Officers DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 6

At the meeting of the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association on Friday night Mr. L. S. Clark was re-plected president for the 12th term. It…

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Major King Candidate for Legislative Council SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 1

Major J. Russell King D.S.O., general manager of the Produce[?]s Co-Operative Distributing Society Ltd., will be a candidate for the…

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A Bishop on Parliament. Describes it as Battlefield

Leader · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

“We are agreed, I [?] that Parliament is very [?]sly [?] merely [?] in spite of all [?] in doing what we…

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News and Notes From Sydney Election Inevitable ?—Decentralisation is Hope. Another Post-War Job—Not the Same McKell. No Fantastic Story. Still Chaos

Leader · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

Labor Leader [?]…

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No Postal Voting at Shire Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 2

A COMMUNICATION from the Local Government Department states that postal voting for shire elections has new been dispensed…

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Curtin’s Order. Get Ready.for Election on Budget. Cabinet “Divided.” SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 1

According to a message from Perth, Mr. Curtin, Federal Leader of the Opposition, has advised his party supporters to…

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Textile Strike Question Asked in Parliament SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McKell), in Parliament this afternoon, refused to have produced a file or doessier, if any was held by the Police…

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Coolah District News Shire Elections Postal Ballot Rescinded

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 23

[?] the next triennial election of [?] councillors, to be held on Satur[?] 5th December, 1941, voting will [?] be by post as has been the case…

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Election of Gulgong Hospital Directorate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

TO a meeting of the Gulfgong Hospital Board the secretary (Mr. T. Amies) reported having advised the Hospitals…

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Residential Qualification Gulgong Shire Elections

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

A PERSON with nino months' residential qualification will be eligible to vote at the Gulgong. Shire Council triennial elections…

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Refugee Doctors Action by Parliament SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 1

A request that all papers relating to applications of foreign South Wales should be tabled in doctors for registration in New…

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Shire Elections Postal Voting Abolished State Rolls to be Used

National Advocate · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 4

Postal voting, except in exceptional circumstances has been abolished for trienn[?]al municipal and shire elections…

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