97 Members Greyhound Racing Club Election Of Committee Special Meeting To-night
A special meeting of the committee of the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club last night reviewed the membership of the club and approved of…
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Politics & elections, 1940
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Election in Victoria
The first wartime general election in Australia will be decided in Victoria on Saturday next. For this reason it will be of more than ordinary interest. Moreover, this election is being fought in the State with the second largest population in Australia by a Government whose policy, apart from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scathing Report Wauchope Typhoid Tabled In Parliament Reports of Inspectors Sydney
According to a report tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-night concerning the outbreak of typhoid fever at Wauchope, nine of 10 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian Elections
The Canadian elections which are to be held next week are symptomatic of the political ills from which Dominions Governments have been suffering since the outbreak of war. The overthrow of the pro-Hitler Government led by General Hertzog in Africa has been followed by the…
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Postal ballotting has begun amongst men on active service oveaseas, although civilians will not vote until March 26…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Govt. Returned Victorian Elections No Ministers Defeated U.A.P. May Lose Five Seats Melbourne
The Government was returned to office at the Victorian elections, with increased voting strength. The U.A.P. lost two seats and will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.D.P. Board Election Will Be Unnecessary. Canberra
An election will be unnecessary to fill the majority of offices on the Australian Dairy Produce Board. Nominations in excess of the available offices…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MARGARINE Deputation To Minister P.P.U. and Members of Parliament. Sydney
A deputation representing the Primary Producers' Union and comprising Messrs. M. P. Dunlop, M.L.C., G. W. Gordon, R. L. Fitzgerald and J. L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor's Anti-war Resolution Knock-out Blow to Chances at Coming N.s.w.-fed. Elections Demand for an Early Peace A.L.P.'s Sympathy for Russia Sydney
The annual conference of the N.S.W. branch of the A.L.P. yesterday carried a motion by 195 votes to 88 opposing war against the Soviet Union, and demanding that Australia make every effort to bring about peace at the earliest possible moment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming Candidates for Bronze Medallion
A class of thirteen candidates from the Grafton High School all qualified for the Royal Life Saving Society's award, the bronze medallion, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mackenzie King Has Sweeping Victory Canadian Elections Verdict of Vigorous War Action Ottawa
After one of the bitterest campaigns in Canada's history, the Mackenzie King Government was returned to power in yesterday's election, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia British--not Russian Fed. Election Issue Menzies Forecasts Govt. Victory Sydney
Confidence that the present Government would be returned to power at the next Federal elections was expressed to-day by the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Life of State Parliament Move for Extension
Because of the war, a move may be made to extend the life of the present State Parliament, which normally would expire in April next year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →60 M.L.A.'s for State Parliament Ninety Too Many Heated Debate at U.A.P. Convention Sydney
A reduction from 90 to 60 in the number of members in the State Parliament was recommended in a motion adopted after a heated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canada's Election Govt's Huge Majority Largest in Dominions' History Ottawa
The Liberals at the Canadian general elections secured the largest majority in Canadian history. With only six results outstanding, the Liberals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Review Elections in Canada Vigorous War Policy Norway's Protest to Britain Melbourne
The return of Mr. Mackenzie King's Liberal Government in Canada with the possibility of an even larger majority, must be regarded as an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lost Leader N.Z. Parliament's Sympathy. Wellington (N.z.)
After party leaders and private members paid tribute to the late Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Savage the Legislative Assembly to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Candidate for Council
Among the candidates for the Lismore Municipal Council by-election will be Mr. John MacKinnon, a Lismore master builder. At the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Secret Session Norwegian Parliament Agreement With Nazis Decision to Necotiate Stockholm
The Norwegian Parliament, meeting secretly at Elverum, approved of a Government proposal to nominate a committee of three, "with the aim…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Down on Communists Federal Government to Take Action Measures to Present Illegal Strikes and Ensure Adequate Coal Supplies Governor's Speech at Opening of Parliament Canberra
The Government intends to take action to deal with subversive activities ensure adequate supplies of coal and prevent illegal strikes. This was revealed by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, in a speech outlining Government policy at the opening of the second session of the…
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