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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1929

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May Be Upset Election Calculations the Temperance Vote Liquor Trade Not Worrying. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 5

The "Sunday Express" states that all normal calculations regarding the elections may be upset by the temperance party…

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Bad Example Noisy Scenes in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, was tendered a farewell luncheon by the National Association to-day. In his speech, the Premier referred to…

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Doctors Differ Canberra Commission Election Watson and Nott Wrangle. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 6

Four candidates for the position of the third Commissioner on the Federal Capital Commission will face Canberra electors to-morrow. They re Doctors Watson,…

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Political Speeches on Gramophone Records Election Campaign in England London

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Political headquarters of the various parties have suddenly realised that the value of gramophone records as electioneering effects are more permanent…

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Cane Growers Sugar Executive Meets election Of officers Replies From O.S.R. CO

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly-eleoted Sugar executive was held at Maclean on Saturday morning. There were present, Messrs. C. A. Watson…

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British Election Affect Whole World Baldwin Broadcasts. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

Mr. Baldwin broadcast throughout the nation an amplification of his Drury Lane speech. He stressed that a general election in Britain affected the whole world. The…

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British Election Polling Day May 30. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, announced that Parliament would be prorogued and dissolved on May 10. Nomination day will be May 20 and…

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Police Conference Election of Executive. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

The Police Conference to-day rejected a motion that the executive should be elected irrespective of metropolitan and country branches…

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Communist Defeated Election of Labor Council Official. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

Supporters of the A.L.P executive on the Trades and Labor Council scored a decisive victory when E. R. Voigt defeated J. Kavanagh, the Communist…

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Disarmament Danes Vote in Favor Election Issue in Denmark. Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 5

While the great powers are arguing over disarmament little Denmark made it an election issue on which the Socialists, in combination with the…

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Bowling Club Annual Meeting Successful Year's Operations Election of Officers for 1929

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Grafton Bowling Club' was held at the bowling green last night, Mr. J. Strauss (president) in the chair There was a good…

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Queensland Elections Polling Booths on Trains. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

Polling booths are to be established on railway trains travelling over the main lines of the State on polling day, for the general election…

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Labor's Policy Election Manifesto 'Ordered Progress' Pledge to Deal with Unemployment. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 5

The Labor party is neither Bolshevik or Communist, It is opposed to the forces of revolution and confiscation as a means of…

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Factiousness in Parliament

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 2

While replying to the toast of Parliament at the recent banquet of the South Grafton branch of the Railway Officers' Association and in referring…

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S.A. Parliament. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

The fourth and last session of the sixteenth Parliament was opened to-day by the Governor. The session is likely to be a stormy one…

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Canberra Election Echo Defeated Candidate's Petition. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 5

A defeated candidate at the recent Canberra elections, ex-Commissioner Dr. Watson, has presented a petition to the Governor-General, which asks for the…

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Queensland Elections Watersiders Oppose Labor. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 5

At a meeting of the Waterside Workers' Federation a letter was read from the Board, of Control of the Federation requesting the support of the union for…

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African Elections Smuts Opens Campaign Reply to Hertzog's Abuse. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 5

General Smuts was given an ovation when opening his election campaign at Pretoria Hown Hall. Referring to the abuse of the…

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8 Walk Overs The British Elections Speeches Over Wireless Twenty Million to Listen- In. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 5

It is expected that in only eight of the 615 constituencies will there be no contest, when the general election takes place at the end of the…

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Parliament and Roads N. R. M. A. President Critical

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 2

An extraordinary position has been created by the Amending Main Roads Act just hurriedly passed by the State. Parliament," commented the president of…

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