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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1936

316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 16

Poultry Club Grafton District Activities Review of Past Year Election of Officers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Grafton District Poultry Club was held at Notaras Bros.' Marble Bar, Prince street, last night, the president, Mr. A…

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Taxation Bill 'Hardship On Importers" Submission to Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 12

Addressing the Legislative Council from the Bar of the Chamber on behalf of the Taxpayers' Association of New South Wal's to-day, Mr. Spender, K;C.,…

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Election Pact Reply To Comment Tariff Position. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 5

The opinion was expressed by Mr. E. J. Sherwood, O.B.E., of Scone, at the meeting of the Liverpool Plains Federal Electorate Council, Muswellbrook, last…

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"End the Pact" Federal Elections C.P. And Tariff Policy Victorian Executive's View Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1936 · page 4

The opinion that the Federal Composite Ministry should be terminated forthwith was expressed by the executive of the Victorian Country…

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Farmers' Relief Closer Settlement Police In Country Towns Questions in Parliament Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 5

Realising that it was their final opportunity of seeking information on matters in which they were interested--Parliament will not…

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Polling Place at Cloud's Ck

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M. L. A., is in receipt of i he following letter from the Electoral Commission:—"Dear Sir,—I Lave to advise you that in view of…

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British By-election Conservative Succeeds Sir Alfred Butt. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 5

The Balham-Tooting by-election, caused by the resignation of Sir Alfred Butt, resulted: Doland (Conservative) 14,959, Miller (Lab.) 12,889…

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"Open Shop" Landon's Labor Policy Presidential Republican Candidate. Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 5

Addressing 100,000 enthusiastic partisans at Topeka, Kansas, to-day, Mr. Landon formally notified his nomination as Republican Presidential…

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Vaucluse Seat Mr. Foster's Son a Candidate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1936 · page 5

Alderman Hugh C. Foster, a member of the Woollahra Council, and a son of Mr. W. F. Foster, who died in Parliament on Tuesday, will be a candidate…

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LABOR Interstate Conference Pre-election Optimism. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1936 · page 5

With many important matters to be discussed, the Interstate Australian Labor party conference began its sittings to-day…

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SEPTEMBER 10 Opening of Federal Parliament. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, announced to-day that both Houses of the Federal Parliament would meet or September 10. The Speaker of the…

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State Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 3

By proclamation issued to-day, the State Parliament, which yesterday adjourned until August 4, has been prorogued until September 29…

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Vaucluse Seat Writ for By-election Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 5

When the Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Hedges, returns to the city next week, he will issue a writ for the Vaucluse…

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Election Pact C.p.'s Separate Entity Farmers And Settlers Motions for Agenda Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 5

The agenda for the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales contains 279 motions, some of which…

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Vaucluse Seat Writ for By-election. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 6

The writ for the Vaucluse by-election rendered necessary by the death of Mr. W. F. Foster, who collapsed in the Legislative Assembly recently,…

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Maclean Literary Institute Committee Meeting Election of Officers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 7

The first meeting of the new year of the committee of the Maclean Literary Institute was held on Tuesday evening when the election of officers…

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Ulmarra Literary Institute Election of Officers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1936 · page 8

The annual meeting of the members of the Ulmarra Literary Institute was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. The president, Mr. J. E…

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Country Party and Pre-election Agreements

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 4

The relationships of the Country party with other political parties formed the subject of several motions and amendments which were discussed at the Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference last week and the outcome was a decision that the party should not enter into pre-election…

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Annual Meeting Grafton Rifle Club Election of Officers

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1936 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Grafton Rifle Club was held on Saturday night, and the following officers were elected for the coming year:--Club…

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W.A. AIRPORT Kingsford, Not Pearce Protest in Parliament. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 August 1936 · page 4

Interest was taken in the Legislative Assembly to-night when Mr. Smith, Nationalist member, asked whether the Federal Government proposed to glorify…

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