Elections Soon May Be Held In September
CANBERRA, Thursday: Parliament is almost certain to be dissolved next week and an election held before the end of September…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1940
280 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 14
Parliament's Lief Not to Be Exended
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Government has dropped its plan to seek powers from the British Government to extend the life of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Vacancy By-Election Not Likely
Until legislation dealing with the postponement of the Local Government elections has been brought before Parliament, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preparing for Elections Significant Moves At Canberra
CANBERRA, Friday: The Prime Minister Mr. Menzies, it is believed, will decide the date of the election before both Houses reassemble on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Letter. Elections' Controversy L.G. Postponement To "Prepare Ground?"
Should the Federal elections be postponed or dispensed with for any reason whatever, it is extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire By-election Council Objects to Govt. Appointments
Referring to a circular from the Department of Local Government, at the Shire Council meeting on Friday, Cr. Best objected to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Elections Are You Enrolled?
The rolls which will be used in connection with the Federal General Elections to be held during September next will close very shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woollahra Council and Elections
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Woollahra Council, which met last night, carried a motion protesting against the proposal of the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Election Day September 14 Likely
CANBERRA, Tuesday: Although the Federal Ministry has arranged tentatively for the election to be held on September 14, its present plans…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Labor Candidate Endorsed
At a meeting of the newly-formed Federal Electorate Council for Hume the selection of Mr. John Fisher, son of the former war-time Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rush Election Will Spike Labor's Guns Odds in Favor of Govt.'s Return
When the Federal election is held -- and there now seems very little doubt about it -- it will probably constitute a record for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.a.p. and Elections
SYDNEY, Wednesday: It was reported to-day that a move had been made to convene a special convention of the U.A.P. to decide whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labour Is Anxious Peace Urged For Elections
SYDNEY Wednesday: It was reported, yesterday that certain Labour politicians who might lose their seats in the Federal election because of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Elections Extraordinary Vacancies to Be Filled by Governor
Legislation will be introduced by the State Government at an early date to postpone for the duration of the war and for twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Non--party Government Canowindra Man's Plan Vocational Election By People
When the agitations in the 19th. century resulted in the granting of some part of the machinery of democracy, the former autocrats combined with it a clever device--the party system--which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opposes Postponement of L.g. Elections
Former Minister for Works and Local Government, Mr. E. S. Spooner, who is opposed to any postponement of the Local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Non-party Government Canowindra Man's Plan Vocational Election By People
When the agitations in the 19th. century re[?]lted in the granting of some part of the machinery democracy, the former autocrats combined with it clever device--the party system--which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Elections Support for Mr. T. J. Collins
At a meeting of the supporters of Mr. T. J. Collins, M.P., member for Hume, held on Thursday evening last, Mr. W. T. Merriman was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Elections
SYDNEY, Tuesday: As the Federal elections are believed to be inevitable next month it is considered possible that State Parliament, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-premier Stevens' Bid Will Be Election Highlight
There is no doubt that ex-Premier Stevens' attempt to enter Federal politics, and incidentally the Federal Ministry, will provide…
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