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Broken Hill & the Far West · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1940

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City Council Elections Early In New Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 2

A CCORDING to advice received at last night's meeting of the City Council the general Municipal elections will be held…

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Local Govt. Elections in December 1941 Town Clerk Gives Views

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 December 1940 · page 3

COMMENTING on the postponement of Local Government elections until December, 1941, the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) said today that it was apparent that in the thickly-populated areas, and especially those areas…

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Gosford Council Election

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 December 1940 · page 5

GOSFORD, Saturday.—The record number of 22 candidates stood for the election at Gosford today to fill vacancies created by the resignation…

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Swan Election

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—A Government spokesman said today that the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) could regard the Swan by-election as a…

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Bombs Damage Cloisters British Parliament Houses

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 3

LONDON, December 23—One of the oldest parts of the Houses of Parliament the Cloister Court, built in 1059-was damaged by both high…

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Swan Candidate "Gone Berserk"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 December 1940 · page 3

BERTH. December 27— Mr. Dinan. Labor candidate for Swan, who made charges of negligence, half-heartedness, and inefficiency against both…

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