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Politics & elections, 1938

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Ex-premier Facing Defeat Big Swing to Labor Wakefield By-election Consternation in U.A.P. Circles ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 1

Although the ex-Premier (Mr. Butler) led the Labor candidate (Mr. McHugh) seat in the by-election for the Wakefield seal in the House of…

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Hay Municipal Council. Election of Mayor. Ald. Gibson Reelected

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

A special meeting of the Hay Municipal Council was held last night for the election of Mayor for the ensuing year. There were…

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Adelaide By- Election Ex-premier's Defeat Inevitable Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 4

A message from Adelaide states that, it now seems inovitable that Mr. Butter, the. ex-Premier, who. contested the by-election for the Wakefield…

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Mr. Butler’s Swan Song Theory For His Defeat Wakefield By-election Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 1

The former Premier (Mr Butler), who appears certain of defeat in the Wakefield Federal by-election, said today that the cause was probably recent…

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R.s.s.i.l.a. Election of Officers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 1

Mr. Reg Jones was elected president of the Deniliquin sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. at the annual meeting which was held last night in the club…

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Bishop Dwyer Attacks Flour Tax “Poor Paralysed to Enrich the Rich” Politicians Denounced “Always Speak With Eye to Next Election”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 1

Addressing the Christian Brothers’ High School students on the occasion of the break-up function at Wagga yesterday, Bishop Dwyer said…

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Taxi-men Protest “Raid” on Parliament House 500 Cars Parked Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 6

Traffic in the vicinity of Parliament House was disorganised about lunchtime to-day when several hundred taxi drivers drove their cars to the vicinity…

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Sensible Suggestion Set Sessions for Parliament Mr. Curtin's Proposal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 37

The leader of the Opposition in the Foderal Parliament (Mr, Curtin) suggested that the Government should adopt the United States Congress…

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Waradgery Shire. Election of President

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, Councillor R. S. T. Matthews was unanimously reelected President…

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Can Attend High School Successful Candidates Town and District

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 December 1938 · page 5

Pupils of Albury and district schools who have qualified to attend Albury High School are:— Altmeier, Robert L. (Albury)…

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Fascism in Rumania Formation of One Party Parliament BUCHAREST, Dec. 15

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 4

Rumania has moved in the direction of creating a. totalitarian regime by forming a single official party, entitled the Union of National Re-birth…

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Balmain By-election Poll Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 8

Polling day in the Balmain by-election caused by the death of the Labor member, Mr. John Quirk, was fixed today for Saturday, January 14, 1939…

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Lang Labor to Contest All Federal Seats Early Election Anticipated Last Evening’s Decision Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 8

The Lang Labor Party will contest every scat in N.S.W. at. the next Federal elections. That decision was made by the executive of the party…

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Labor’s Big Win Wakefield (S.A.) By-Election 7000 Majority Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 1

Surprise has been caused by the revelation in the count of preferences in the Wakefield by-election, that 83 per cent, of the second preferences of Mr…

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Polish Elections; Setback to Government Warsaw, December 19

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 6

Provisional results in the municipal elections in 52 towns and cities, in which members of the Opposition participated show substantial gains by…

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Wakefield By-election

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 10

IN the political world the results of by-elections are usually considered to be significant of the trend of public opinion concerning the Government of…

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Duchess Loses Commons Seat Fought Election on Chamberlain’s Policy Voting Was Close London, Dec. 22

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 4

The Duchess of Atholl, who resigned the Kinross seat in the House of Commons because she disapproved of the Chamberlain Government’s…

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Election of Grape Marketing Board Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

The returning officer (Mr. A. A. Watson) advises that ballot papers in connection with the election of the producers’ representatives to the Wine…

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Mr. Lang to Open By-election Campaign Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 5

The Labor campaign for the Balmain by-election, which is to be held on January 14, will be opened by the leader of the Official Labor Party (Mr…

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