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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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Labor Candidates Beaten for Junee Municipality Junee

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 1

The officially endorsed Labor candidates selected for the extraordinary vacancies in the Junee Municipal Council were defeated in the polling…

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Federal Parliament Present Session to End on Thursday Next Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, said last night that the present session of the Federal Parliament will conclude on Thursday next and will…

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Federal Parliament Duty Is Increased on Some Woollen Goods Canberra

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

The House of Representatives by 33 votes to 7 decided to grant a request by the Senate for an increase in duty On certain classes of woollen goods…

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Darling Selection Ballot Candidates to Address Meeting of Unionists

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

To-night at the Quadrangle Messrs. Arthur Blakeley, M.H.R., and M. P. Considine will deliver addresses in which they will present their…

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Polling Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

The selection ballot will be conducted to-morrow locally at the Trades Hall Mechanics Institute (South Broken Hill). Lane-street…

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Federal Parliament Appropriation Bill Was Passed Yesterday £200,000 for New Air Routes Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

The Appropriation Bill, which was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday, provides for the expenditure of £200,000 for the establishment of…

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Both Houses Adjourn Salaries and Elections Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

Both Houses adjourned yesterday. The Senate will meet again on April 26 and the House of Representatives on April 24…

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An Exhaustive Ballot for Election of Leader Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

It isunderstood that the new leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party will be elected by an exhaustive ballot…

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Darling Selection Ballot Blakeley and Considine Candidates in Action

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

The selection ballot for the choice of the Labor candidate for Darling Federal electorate takes place to-morrow. The candidates for selection are…

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Nationalist Conference (Continued, from Page 1) Selected Candidates for Senate Announced Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

It was announced at the Nationalist conference to-day that the selected candidates for the Senate are Mr. R. B. Orchard and Mr. Josiah Thomas…

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MR. R. B. Orchard Chosen As a Senate Candidate Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

In a ballot taken by the delegates to the Nationalist party's convention to select two Nationalist candidates for the Senate at the next elections,…

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Nationalist Conference Selected Candidates for Senate Announced Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 6

It was announced at the Nationalist conference to-day that the selected candidates for the Senate are Mr. R. B. Orchard and, Mr. Josiah Thomas…

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Darling Selection Ballot Heavy Polling Win for Mr. Blakeley

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

What is regarded as the heaviest selection poll yet recorded in Broken Hill has resulted in Mr. Arthur Blakeley, M.H.R., being selected by…

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State Parliament to Open on April 17 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

The State Parliament will be opened by commission on April 17. The session is expected to last at least six weeks…

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Chicago Civic Elections One Man Killed Before Noon Federal Government Is Likely to Intervene Montreal, April 3

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

During the civic elections at Cicero, a suburb of Chicago, and the stronghold of the notorious gangster "Scarface Al" Capone, one man was killed…

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Chicago City Elections Violence at the Polls (A.p.a. Message.) Chicago, April 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1928 · page 1

Early reports lead to the belief that there will be an unusually heavy poll for the city elections, despite the reports of intimidation, violence,…

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The Chicago Elections Thompson Faction Suffers a Defeat (A.p.a. Message.) Chicago, April 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1928 · page 3

The Chicago elections ended with little of the expected violence, and the shooting of one negro, which is the only death reported so far. There…

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State Politics New Session of Parliament Is to Be Opened Tuesday Premier Is Recovering Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 April 1928 · page 1

Mr. T. R. Bavin, the Premier, was well enough on Saturday to have a conversation with Mr. B. S. Stevens, the Assistant Treasurer, regarding the…

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State Parliament the Financial Session Was Declared Open To-day Pre-sessional Meeting Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 1

The financial session of the State Parliament was opened to-day. A pre-sessional meting of the Parliamentary Labor party was held…

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State Parliament Censure Motion Notice Is Given by Mr. Lang Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

When the Legislative Assembly resumed yesterday afternoon Mr. J. T. Lang, the leader of the Opposition, gave notice of a motion of censure in…

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