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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

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Horror Campaign by Labor Candidates Attacked By Dr. Page Broadcast From Albury Albury

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 5

In a broadcast address from Albury the Leader of the Australian Country party, Dr. Earle Page, made a bitter attack on what he described…

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Record Polling at Grafton Cowper Division Contest Solid Majority for Dr. Page Returns From Subdivisions

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1937 · page 4

The absence of bitterness in the contest for the representation of Cowper in the Federal House of Representatives for the next three years was…

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Super-optimist Lang Looks Ahead to State Election. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1937 · page 5

"I am sorry that a small majority of the electors have been deluged by the immense propaganda facilities which money made available to the U.A.P.,"…

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New Parliament Two Weeks Session. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 5

The new Federal Parliament will be officially opened by the Governor General when it meets late in November or early in December…

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Opened Parliament

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 5

King George foreshadowed much useful legislation in his speech at the opening of the British Parliament yesterday…

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Princess Betty Attends Opening of Parliament. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 5

Princess Elizabeth will attend tomorrow's opening of Parliament by the King. The Princess will witness the…

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King's Speech Opening of Parliament Royal Visitors Outline of Legislation . LONDON

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 5

In his speech at the opening of Parliament to-day the King announced that he had invited the King of Belgium to visit him in…

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Yamba Polling Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 7

A record poll was recorded at Yamba polling booth on Saturday, October 23, when just on 400 voters exercised the franchise. There was a heavy poll of…

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Senate Election "Government Will Win in Two States." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 4

Mr. Lyons returned to Melbourne from Tasmania to-day. He said he was satisfied the Government would win the Senate election…

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Primary Final 165 Local Candidates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 4

Primary school students throughout the State yesterday sat for their primary final examination, a pass in which entitles them to continue their…

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Hospital Directors No By-Elections Allowed Criticism by Narrabri Board

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 6

At a meeting of Narrabri Hospital Board, directors expressed dissatisfaction at the omission from the Act of provision for a by- election of directors…

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Federal Elections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

The elections on Saturday last were not marked by any untoward incident locally, nor indeed by any apparent display of excitement…

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"Queen Eileen" " WINS Crowned At Frolic Splendid Effort by Both Candidates

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 4

After many weeks of canvassing in aid of Queen candidatures of Eileen Haynes and Patty Rohl, the competition closed last night with a very…

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The Senate Election System

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 4

The necessity for reform in the system of election of the Senate has again been emphasised by various facts connected with last Saturday's polling. In 1934 when the results of the voting tor the House of Representatives were very similar to those obtained, from Saturday's appeal to the…

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Labor Split Threatened In N.S.W. Result of Election Failure. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 5

The most serious revolt in the History of the Labor party in this State for many years is likely to follow the decision of the Labor Council to-night…

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Women Don't Want "Sissies" in Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 7

A method by which political organisations may at least capture a proportion of the women's votes at the elections was revealed the City Hall…

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Opinions of Our Readers Yamba Urban Election

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 8

Sir,--The time has arrived for the electors of Yamba to choose three committeemen to administer the business and further the development of the…

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Fed. Elections Counting Not Complete Gardner Holds Robertson Senate Figures Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 5

When Senate counting ceased on Saturday night the Labor group in New South Wales was 37,474 votes ahead of the aggregate U.A.P.-U.C.P…

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Senate Election Reform

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 4

In this column on Friday last reference was made to the necessity for reform in the method of electing the Senate as. revealed in the recent and previous elections. The Senate is intended to be a chamber of revision and as such it should not be looked upon either as a means of endorsing or…

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Grafton Benevolent Home Election Of Committee Application for Grant for Renovations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 4

With the exception of the Government representative, the new board of directors of the Grafton Benevolent Home has been completed as required…

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