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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1938

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Imported Horses No Freight Concessions Reference in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 4

"Australia's fame in the breeding oi remounts alone justified a more generous altitude than shipping companies have shown towards efforts to reduce…

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Insurance Bill Power of Parliament Questioned By K.C. Spender's Speech in House Doctors' Strong Opposition. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 5

Doubt as to whether the Commonwealth Government had constitutional power to bring down a national health and pensions insurance…

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Diocese of Grafton Election Of New Bishop Synod Meets Next Week

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 4

Considerable interest, apart from that manifested in church circles, attaches to the meeting of the Synod of the Diocese of Grafton during the coming week,…

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Dail Dissolved Eire Election On June 17 Government's Precarious Majority. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 5

A proclamation dissolved the Dail Eireann and ordered a general election in Eire (Irish Free State) on June 17. This is apparently a sequel to Mr…

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State Parliament Meets on June 22. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 6

The State Cabinet to- day fixed July 22 as the date for the reassembling Parliament. A meeting of Government member…

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Coogee By-election Fixed for June 25. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 5

Coogee by-election, rendered necessary by the death of Mr. Dunningham, will be held on Saturday, June 25. The writ is to be issued on Friday…

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Coogee Seat Parkhill Not a Candidate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 3

Sir Archdale Parkhill, former Minister for Defence, revealed to-day that his sole interest was in Federal, and not in State politics…

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New Bishop Grafton Synod Election Archdeacon Stevenson Chosen Distinguished Career

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 4

On the Grafton Diocesan Special Synod assembling yesterday morning the Administrator (Archdeacon A. B. Tress) announced that Archdeacon…

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New Bishop Grafton Synod Election Archdeacon Stevenson Chosen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 4

Archdeacon W. H. W. Stevenson of St. John's College within the University of Brisbane, has been chosen as Bishop of Grafton, to succeed the Rt…

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Banana Marketing Board Poll for the Election of Producers' Representatives

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 7

The Director of Marketing invites attention to the fact that the period of exhibition of the preliminary lists of persons whom it is proposed to enrol…

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Geelong Seat Widow Of Former Member Wins Victorian By- Election. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 5

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Irish Election De Valera May Gain Seats. Dublin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 5

The Irish election campaign [?] in an atmosphere of apathy [?] 255 candidates are contesting [?] and it is anticipated that Mr. Dr…

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Labor Candidate for Coogee. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 June 1938 · page 4

R. Keating, secretary of the Coogee A.L.P. branch, was to-night selected by the State A.L.P. to contest the Coogee by-election, brought about by the death…

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Lab. Trap Set for C.P. MEMBERS Insurance Bill Debate in Parliament Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 5

A battle of tartics began in the House of Representatives to-day wi[?] the Labor party sought to secure the widening of the National…

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Hospital Election Nominations Close July 1 Special Meeting of Board Postal Ballot Favored

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 June 1938 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Grafton District Hospital Board of Directors yesterday it was agreed to hold the triennial election on July 16,…

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Menace of Soil Erosion Bill Before Parliament This Month

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

The proposed Soil Conservation Bill will be proceeded with as soon as possible after the opening of Parliament this month…

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Juveniles and Insurance Benefits Clause Postponed Debate in Parliament Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

An appeal to the Government to amend the National Insurance Bill in order to give juveniles all the benefits of the measure applicable to other…

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Committee Meeting Election of Officers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 2

The first meeting of the new Committee then commenced. For the position of President, Mr. Menzies nominated Mr. J. H. Davis for,…

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The Senate Election System

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 June 1938 · page 4

The annual report of the Lower Clarence and Tyndale branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which was presented at the meeting at Maclean last Saturday, contained comments worthy of more than passing notice in regard to the probable results of the Federal Government's failure…

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Butter Rise Farmers Defended In Federal Parliament Publicity Seeking Critics [?]

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1938 · page 5

A sirens plea for the dairy farmer was made by Mr. Francis [?] (Queensland) and Mr. Pollard (Lab., Victoria), speaking on the…

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