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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1938

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N. S. W. State Parliament. Member for Gloucester Speaks. Various Matters Touched On

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. Bennett (Gloucester) spoke in the Assembly recently as follows:—I desire to compliment the Government, on the presentation of such a…

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State Election. Sydney, Tuesday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

The General Secretary of the U.A.P. (Mr. Horsfield) has issued instructions to Branch Secretaries to proceed immediately with pre-selection ballots for…

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Preparing for Early Election. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 5

The General Secretary of the U.A.P., Mr. Horsefield, has issued instructions to branch secretaries to proceed immediately with…

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Elections Likely on April 2nd

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The State Elections are likely to be held on Saturday, April 2. In tentative discussions Ministers have favored a date early in April…

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Coming State Elections. Time To Wake Up

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

Wingham is generally pretty wic[?] awake — If it is not, then it is not our fault. Anyhow, what's wrong with the Wingham Branch of the United…

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Our Local Parliament. Regular Fortnightly Session

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council was held on Monday night. There were present Ald. H. E. Chapple (Mayor)…

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Election Expenses. Warringah Aftermath

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. Joseph Hamlet has submitted a sworn statement to the Commonwealth Electoral Officer, Mr. Barrett, announcing that his expenditure during…

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Direct Representation in Federal Parliament Move by Aborigines Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 2

A deputation of aborigines to the Prime Minister ut the end of the present month will ask, among other things, for direct representation in…

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State Elections. Get On The Roll !

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

Printing of rolls for the forthcoming State election in N.S.W. has already begun. The main rolls for the several State electoral districts adjacent…

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Anti-lang Conference Decision to Oppose Inner Group Candidates

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

Bitter attacks on the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) and the "inner group" of the A.L.P., were made at the anti-Lang conference, organised by the…

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Our Local Parliament. Regular Fortnightly Session

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of Kempsey Municipal Council was held on Monday night. There were present Ald. H. E. Chappie (Mayor), J…

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Final Session of State Parliament

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

The final session of the State Parliament, which is to be resumed on Tuesday, February 15th, is expected to last three weeks. Then members…

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Current Topics State Elections

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2

All State political parties now appear to be agreed on the point that the elections will take place in April. Political observers have expressed the…

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APRIL 2 Likely Election Date. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

The printing of the State electoral rolls will be completed during the first week in March. April 2nd is still regarded as the most likely date for…

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Wingham Bowling Club. Annual Meeting. Election of Officers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of members of the Wingham Bowling Club, was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last February 8th, 1938…

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Wingham P.P. Union. Annual Meeting. Election of Officers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 4

The Annual Meeting of the above Union was held in the Council Chambers, Wingham, on Tuesday night last, February 8th, 1938…

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Ulster Elections. London, 10238

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 5

The state of parties as a result of the Ulster general elections, on the latest returns, is: Unionists 33, Nationalists 8, Labor 3, Independent…

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Mr. Lang's Policy Election Aims. Wages Tax Abolition

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 6

The leader of the State Opposition, Mr. Lang, addressed a big conference of A.L.P. electorate branch presidents, party officials, and Labour members of…

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State Parliament. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 5

Mr. Stevens informed a meeting of Ministerial supporters to-day that the House would adjourn this afternoon after carrying a motion…

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Our Local Parliament. Fortnightly Session

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council was held last night. There were present Ald. H. E. Chapple (Mayor), J. B…

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