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Mid North Coast · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1938

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Our Local Parliament. Regular Fortnightly Session

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 June 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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Irish Election Figures. Dublin, 20638

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 5

The latest election figures are: De Valera Party 69, Cosgrave Party 39, Independent seven, Labour six…

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De Valera Leads in Irish Elections Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 2

Dublin: The latest election figures are: De Valera Party 69; Cosgrave Party 39; Independents, 7; Labour 6…

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Our Local Parliament. Balance of Business

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 12

The following business, in addition to that recorded in Tuesday's issue, was transacted at the meeting of Kempsey Municipal Council on…

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State Parliament Session Begins Tax Reductions Forecast

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 4

The Governor (Lord Wakehurst) opened what promises to be a busy session of the State Parliament on Wenesday. It is the second session of the…

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Nurses' Examination. Taree Candidates. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 6

Among the candidates who were successful in passing the examination held by the Nurses' Registration Board last month were Clava Alica…

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Coogee By-election. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 5

The latest figures in the Coogee by-election are: Keating (Lab.) 7267, Mutch (U.A.P.) 6762, Burrows (U.A.P.) (4421), O'Connell (U.A.P.)…

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Federal Parliament in Recess. Canberra

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 4

After completing its business session, the House of Representatives last night adjourned to a date to be fixed later. The National Insurance…

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Croydon Election Withdrawal. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 4

Further reference to the withdrawal of the independent candidate, Carry Gordon, from the Croydon contest at the last State election was made by…

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Local and General. Coogee By-election

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 4

Mr. T. D. Mutch was returned at the Coogee by-election on Saturday last with a majority of 3000 odd votes…

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Our Local Parliament. Usual Fortnightly Meeting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

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

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Garnisheeing of Workers Question in Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 3

In the State Parliament on 29th June, 1938, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Member for Cessnock, asked Hon. L. O. Martin:—…

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Question in Parliament. Case of Eric Smith

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Lamb (recently elected Member for Granville, and at one time teaching school at Sidebottom): Has the Minister of Justice yet arrived at…

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Break of Railway Gauge Mr. J. Boock's Invention. Question in N.S. Wales Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 3

In the New South Wales State Parliament on June 29th, 1938, Major J. B. Shand, Member for Hornsby asked:…

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Our Local Parliament. Balance of Monday Night's Business

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 9

The following business, in addition to that published in Tuesday's issue, was transacted at the Kempsey Municipal Council meeting on Monday…

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Garnisheeing of Workers Question in Parliament

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 3

In the State Parliament on 29th June, 1938, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Member for Cessnock, asked Hon. L. O. Martin:—…

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Break-of-Gauge Device. Engineers' Adverse View. Papers In Parliament

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

A conference of chief mechanical engineers and chief civil engineers of the whole of the railways in the Commonwealth, which was held in Sydney…

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Wingham Boy Scouts. Annual Meeting of Members. Election of Officers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the above Association was held in the Scouts' Hall, Wingham, on Wednesday night last, July 13th, 1938…

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Polling on the Press

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

"Orange Leader" hands this out: A correspondent to the Country Press Bulletin severely criticises newspapers which publish all the publicity dope and…

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Our Local Parliament. Usual Fortnightly Meeting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 5

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

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