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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1940

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Early Federal Election? Taking Advantage Of Labor Split

The Young Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 2

Probabilities of an early Federal election are becoming stronger and, if it is decided to go to the country in a couple of months, the…

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U.a.p. Senate Candidates

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 7

The Council of the United Australia Party decided last night to hold a special meeting next Monday to select two candidates to seek election…

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Repair Plans For Burrinjuck Proposals Are Criticised In Parliament

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The measures to remedy leak ages at the Burrinjuck Dam, which the Government has approved, were criticised in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, when debate on the Burrinjuck…

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Early Election May Be "Off" War News Has Altered Things

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 1

The serious war news from overseas--serious indeed to Australia--may result in the Federal Government hesitating to go before the…

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No Early Election

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 2

All thought of an early Federal election has now gone by the board, at least until the tide turns in Belgium and France, writes our city…

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Earle Page on Election That Demand For National Government

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Sir Earle Page, M.P., the former leader of the Country Party, in a statement last night,…

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Municipal Elections Should Not Be Postponed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 2

With an emphatic expression of opinion, Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council agreed that it was…

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Next Shire Elections Council's View At Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 2

CROOKWELL: In response to a special request from the Shires' Association, Thursday's meeting of the Crookwell Shire…

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Eden-monaro Seat A.L.P. Candidate From Coast

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Australian Labour party it was announced that Mr. H. E. Turner,…

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Preferential Voting Not Wanted at Shire Elections Crookwell Motion Rejected

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 1

The Shire President (Cr. M. McDonald), who attended the recent Shires' Association conference in Sydney, told Thursday's…

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Shire Elections Postponement Not Favoured

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 7

The Crookwell Shire Council devoted a considerable amount of time on Thursday last to a question submitted by the Shires'…

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Council Elections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday: The State Cabinet decided yesterday to postpone the local government elections from the first Saturday in December…

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City Notes Sweeping Changes Should There First Be an Election?

The Young Chronicle · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 6

The sweeping change in the system of our Government with which Australia is confronted to-day has been received by the public with…

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Council Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

The Goulburn City Council carried a motion at its last meeting that it was undesirable that the Goulburn City elections should be postponed…

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Local and General State Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Ald. J. J. Cusack has given notice that at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday, evening, he will move “that in the opinion of this…

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Postponed Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

THE DECISION of the State Goversment to postpone shire and municinal elections for the duration of the war, is a drastic step, and one that…

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Federal Elections Should Be Postponed During War Municipal Council’s View

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 1

On Tuesday evening the following motion was carried at the meeting of the Municipal Council: Ald. Cusack moved:…

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Postponed Elections Opposed by Municipal Council Aldermen May Force an Election

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 2

The majority of the Yass aldermen are opposed to the Government’s decision to postpone municipal and shire elections,…

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City Notes No Federal Election? Government May Seek Extension

The Young Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 6

The political question of the hour is whether or not the Federal Government will go to the country on…

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Federal Elections

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 July 1940 · page 2

Speaking on the adjournment the House of Representatives, Mr. T. J. Collins said that the postponement of the Federal elections would be…

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