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Murray · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

383 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 20

Disorders at Election French Voter Shot in Head Paris

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 9

Uproarious scenes occurred in many polling booths that were used in the second election for the departmental (local government) councils yesterday…

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The Elections. To-Morrow's Contests. A Final Word

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

The general elections to the House of Representatives, and to fill the vacancies in the Senate (halt the Senators are retiring) will be held…

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Victorian Assembly. Re-opened After Elections. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

The Legislative Assembly elected the former leader of the State Labour Party, Speaker of the House. Two former U.A.P. supporters sat…

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Federal Elections Public Addresses Mr. Cameron and Mr. Mair at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

On Friday afternoon Mr. Alex Mair, M.L.A., and Mr. Archie Cameron, M.H.R., for Baker (S.A.) representing the Country Party, addressed an…

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The Federal Elections

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

To-morrow the people throughout the Commonwealth will again have the opportunity of electing their chosen candidates in the Federal Parliament…

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Federal Election

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

To-morrow, as everybody knows, is polling day in connection with the Federal election. Electors will be required to vote in their respective…

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Polling at Hay. Record Vote Cast. Swing to Labour

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

The polling at Hay passed off very quietly indeed, notwithstanding the fact that a record vote was cast. On Saturday, 1704 votes were polled by…

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Shire Elections Murray Shire Candidates

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 1

The candidates nominated for the three ridings in Murray Shire are:— Riding A.—W. G. J. Beer, J. P. Leitch, J. R. McKindlay, E. North…

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The Warringah Election. Sydney, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

It is stated that the complete result of the Warringah electorate will not be known until the end of the week, when the distribution of…

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Dr. Page on the Elections. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

Dr. Earle Parge, in a broadcast address, said the election results would permit internal development in Australia that would ensure…

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The Federal Elections The Government Retains Power With Diminished Majority. Several Ministers May Lose Seats. Labour's Senate Gains

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

The general elections which took place on Saturday, throughout Australia, have resulted in the Lyons— Page Government being returned to…

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Federal Elections Lyons Page Government’s Success Labor Senators Leading

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 1

THE federal elections on Saturday resulted in the success of the Lyons-Page Government. There will probably be little change in the…

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Federal Elections

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1937 · page 2

The election of members [?] present the people in seventy [?] seats in the House of Repres[?] and also in the [?]…

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Woman Breaks Le[?] Polling [?]

The Independent · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 2

When in the poill[?] Echuca, Mrs. John Glb[?] East, an elderly woman[?] and broke her leg. She[?]…

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[?] Government [?]Minations Soon 5000 Candidates

The Independent · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 3

The next few weeks some [?]in this State will an [?]themselves as candidates for [?]an of aldermen or shire…

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Shire Elections Contests Likely in Four Ridings

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 2

The triennial Shire elections will be held on Saturday, 4th December, and nominations close with the Returning Officer (Lieut.-Col…

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Imperial Parliament. Opened by the King. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

In his speech at the opening of Parliament, to-day, the King said it was his Ministers' aim to do everything possible to assist towards the…

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Rough Tactics in Election Czechoslovakian Incidents Prague

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 14

The Government postponed the local elections in 500 communal districts as a sequel to incidents in which deputies were handled roughly…

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Shire of Culcairn Triennial Election of Councillors

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that the TRIENNIAL ELECTION of COUNCILLORS will be held on SATURDAY, the fourth day of DECEMBER, 1937…

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The Federal Elections Return of Lyons Government Probable State of Parties: Government 45; OPPOSITION 29

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 5

The result of the Federal elections so far as the House of Representatives is concerned, is that there will be very little change, the probability being that…

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