Tick Board Election Next Month List of Candidates. Sydney
The secretary of the Stock and Brands branch, Mr. F. H. Harvey, has received the following nominations for election as members to the Board of…
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Politics & elections, 1939
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All British Ships Leave Italian Ports Recall of British Parliament Both Houses Meet Thursday Albanian Affair Takes Sensational Turn British Naval Officers Recalled London
The Australian Press Association understands that Parliament will be recalled, both Houses assembling on Thursday. All British ships of the Mediterranean fleet have left Italian ports for undisclosed destinations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speedy Measures To Ward Off Aggression Meeting of Parliament. London
"The Times," in a leader. says:-- "The decision to summon Parliament was inevitable. With every country within striking distance of Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Candidates Endorsed for Q'sland Seats. Brisbane
The Queensland Central Executive of the A.L.P. to-day endorsed 24 candidates for three State seats, nine for Townsville, eight for Gregory and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tick Board Election Poll Closes May 1
The secretary of the Stock and Brands Branch, Mr. F. H. Harvey, has accepted nominations of the following persons as candidates for election as…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wilmot Seat Candidate Announced. Devonport (Tas.), Wednesday
Captain Donald Cameron, warden, of Deloraine, has announced that he will be a candidate for the Wilmot seat, formerly held by Mr. Lyons. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heffron Party Election of Officers. Sydney
Mr. R. J. Heffron, M.L.A., was to-day reappointed leader of the Heffron Labor party, Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., was appointed secretary, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.A.P. Leader--not Yet P.M. Mr. Menzies Country Party Opposition Joint Election of P.M. Suggested Prospect of Immediate Election Remarkable Political Position Canberra
The most remarkable political position in Commonwealth history has followed the election to-day of Mr. R. G. Menzies as leader of the United Australia party, for the leader of the United Country party and the present Prime Minister, Sir Earle Page, made it perfectly clear to-night that neither…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Opinions of Our Readers Tick Board Election
Sir,--As the time for election of candidates for directors of the Tick Board is fast approaching, I feel that a final word as a reminder to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Not Likely" an Early Election Country Party's Attitude Will Not Be Obstructive Sydney
The view that there was little likelihood of an early election was expressed by the Assistant Minister for Commerce (Mr. V. C. Thompson)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRIFFITH U.A.P. Candidate. Brisbane
The U.A.P. has selected Peter McCowan, of Brisbane, a fruit merchant, as its candidate for the Griffith Federal seat, rendered vacant by the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waverley Poll Hefer0n Labor Leading Big Majority Expected Lang Candidate Last Sydney
Both Lang Labor and the United Australia parties received a setback at yesterday's Waverley by-election. The Industrial Labor party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wilmot Seat Dame Enid Not Candidate. Melbourne
Dame Enid Lyons will not contest the Wilmot seat, formerly held by her husband, the late Prime Minister, it was announced to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wilmot Seat. Another U.A.P. Candidate. Hobart
Mr. L. Atkinson, who represented Wilmot for 22 years, and who was defeated by Mr. Lyons at the 1929 elections. will offer himself for selection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Peace-time Budget British Taxpayers to Find £942 Million This Year Not a Murmur in Parliament Taxes Up on Sugar, Tobacco and Other Goods Defence Taking £2 Million Daily No Increase in Income Tax London
Faced with the necessity of financing the vast defence programme, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, delivering his Budget speech in the House of Commons to-day, announced taxation increases covering a wide field…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Prices Affect Elections Legislation Probable. Sydney
The defeat of the U.A.P. candidates at Hurstville and Waverley by-elections was referred to by several members at to-day's meeting of the U.A.P.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cane Growers N.S.W. Association Meeting of Council Election of Officers
The half-yearly meeting of the Council of the New South Wales Cane Growers' Association was held in the Council Chambers, Lismore, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Leadership. Fadden and Corser Have Short Memories. Election of Prime Minister Brisbane
Before returning to Canberra for the reassembly of the House of Representatives Messrs. Fadden and Corser issued a statement to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Profits Question in Parliament. Sydney
The question of a specific method of taxing high company profits was under consideration, said the Treasurer, Mr. Mair, in the Legislative Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault On Press Photographer Reference in Parliament. Sydney
Reference to the alleged assault by an Air Force officer upon a newspaper photographer, at the wrecked Avro Anson bomber at Riverstone, last…
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