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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

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Waverley Seat Widow As U.A.P. Candidate? Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 7

Mrs. J. W. Waddell, widow of the late J. W. Waddell, M.L.A. for Waverley, announced to-day that she had decided to submit her name for selection as…

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Evatt Wins 3542 Over Thomas Hurstville By-election. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 5

Mr.C. Evatt K.C. (Heffron Labor), finished with a majority of 3542 votes over Dr. Thomas (U.A.P.) when the final figures in the Hurstville…

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APRIL 22 Waverley Polling Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 4

Polling day in the Waverley by-election. made necessary by the death of Mr. Waddell (U.A.P.) has been fixed for April 22…

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Yamba Urban Area Committee Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 10

Sir.--In last Monday's issue of the "Daily Examiner" Mr. O'Grady refers to a circular written by me in connection with this election. This…

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Yamba Urban Area Election

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 10

Sir.-- I crave space in your valubale journal to point out a few of the many reasons why Mr. Davison, one of the duly nominated candidates for the…

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King O'malley 80-Year-old Political Candidate. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 4

King O'Malley, a member of the first Federal Parliament, announced at a wheat growers' conference to-day, that he intended to contest Corio seat at…

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Hertzog's Silence South Africa's Policy Reference in Parliament. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

Public services in Johannesburg and Capetown are being safeguarded, while reservists are registering and women's aviation corps are being formed…

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Margarine Trade in N.S.W.V Important Statement in State Parliament Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

An important statement relating to the manufacture of butter substitutes was made in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the Minister for…

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North Dorrigo Football Club in Annual Meeting Election of Officers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

Those present at the annual meeting of the above club were: Messrs. J. K. Long, C Boxsell, D. Ashdown, P. Barnett. J. Kaydon and E. Dill…

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Waverley Seat Official Labor Candidate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 5

James Patrick Ormonde, a member of the Clerks' Union, and a former vice-president of the State Executive was endorsed by the Central Executive…

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Forest Timber Losses Through Bush Fires. Questions in Parliament. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 5

Victoria lost two-thirds of its forest timber and New South Wales about 84,000 acres out of a total of 5,000,000 acres in the bush fires of January the…

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Waverley By-election Two U.A.P. Aspirants. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 5

When U.A.P. nominations closed tonight for the Waverley by-election, the only nominations received were those of Mrs. J. W. Waddell, widow of the…

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V.R.C. Committee Close Election for Vacancy. MELBOURNE,Monday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

The election to fill the vacancy on the V.R.C. Committee resulted to-day in a victory for F. R. Smith, of Melbourne. He was opposed by Trevor…

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Boock Device for Break of Gauge Select Committee Inquiry at Parliament House Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 5

A working scale model of the Boock break of cauge device intrigued members of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the…

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Mrs. Waddell U.A.P. Candidate For Waverley Widow of Late Member. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

Mrs. J. W. Waddell, widow of the late member for Waverley in the Legislative Assembly, was to-night chosen as the United Australia party candidate to…

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Election Appeal Q'sland Minister's Seat Breaches Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1939 · page 3

In a judgment given by the High Court to-day a motion on behalf of Edward Michael Hanlon, Queensland Minister for Health and Home Affairs,…

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Dorrigo Tennis Assn. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Don Dorrigo Tennis Association was held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday evening last The vice-president, Mr…

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Belgium Elections Fascist and Socialist Losses. Brussels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 5

Early election results indicate Catholic-Liberal gains from the Rexist (Fascist) party, while the Socialists show slight losses…

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Le Brun's Re-election a Foregone Conclusion. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 5

It is officially announced that M. Le Brun is again standing for the Presidency of France. Despite this fact, M. Justin Goddard persists in his…

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Denmark Elections No Great Change Of Parties Nazis Gain Two Seats. Copenhagen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 5

The elections have not greatly changed the position of parties. The Nazis have increased their seats from one to three, but the German party has…

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