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Politics & elections, 1940

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Federal Parliament The Country Party Leadership CANBERRA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 2

The all-party conference to-day adjourned until Monday without any decision being announced. It is understood that proposals before the…

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Henty Bush Fire Brigade Election of Officers Petrol Supplies Available

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Henty Bush Fire Brigade held on Monday evening there were present: Messrs. P. H. Pasch (president, in the chair),…

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Federal Labor Candidate For Legislative Council By-Election SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 8

Mr. J. T. Travels, public accountant and [?] auditor, of Broken Hill, was to-night endorsed by the provisional [?] executive of the Federal Labor…

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Mr. O’Regan to Contest Election

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 4

The Wagga branch of the Official A.L.P. has asked Mr. J. F. O’Regan, M.L.C., of Wagga, to contest the next State election against the sitting U.C.P…

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Woman May Be Labor Candidate Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 4

A highlight of the week-end developments in nominations for the Kalgoorlie seat in the Federal Parliament was the nomination of Mr. Benjamin…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Act Amendment Before Parliament

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 4

We have now been furnished with a copy of the bill to amend the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Act, and which is now before the State Parliament…

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All-party Co-operation No Finality Reached at Canberra Labor Submits 19 Points Talk of Another Election Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

Negotiations to-day for all-Party co-operation in the new Parliament ended for the second time without a decision. The Official Labor Party submitted 19 policy points for consideration…

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Election Radio Talk. (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 4

Sir,—In the extract from a Sydney paper which you published in last issue, Mr. Joe Langtry, the new M.H.R. for Riverina, mentioned that £10 of his…

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Secret Parliament Session on London’s Air Defences ? LONDON, October 23

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 3

According to the German radio today a Reuter correspondent confirma that a secret session of Parliament is to be held to discuss aspects of the…

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Another Upper House Election Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 5

The Governor to-day forwarded a writ to the clerk of the Legislative Council (Mr. W. K. Charlton), directing that an election be held to fill the…

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Parliament Abolished Berlin. October 24

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 6

It has been officially announced that Gauleiter Sinon, of Luxembourg, has abolished the House of Deputies and the State Council…

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Will Fight Out By-election Wellington (N.z). Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 2

Labor and Nationalist candidates will fight out the Waipawa by-election, despite political co-operation in New Zealand’s war effort and the existence of…

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Postponing British Elections London, October 24

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 1

The Home Secretary, speaking in the House of Commons on a bill to prolong for a further year the life of the pre sent Parliament, which automatically…

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Mayor Withdraws From Election Contest Kalgoorlie

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 7

Because of unforeseen circumstances, the Mayor of Kalgoorlie (Mr. R. G. Moore) will not nominate for the Kalgoorlie by-election although he is the…

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Police Ambulance Appeal 2 Candidates for Popular Lady Contest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 1

Two candidates have been nominated to date for the Popular Lady Contest which is being held in connection with the appeal by Deniliquin district police…

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“Parliament Should Be in Session” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 5

It was unwire for the Government to further delay the assembling of Parliament said Mr. Beasley, Leader of the non-Communist Labor Party, to-day…

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Five Candidates for By-election Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 8

There [?] the by-election for [?] November 16. The nominations are [?]…

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Put Parliament in Its Place

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 2

Australia is entitled to two considerations from the new Parliament, that it shall govern, and govern continuously during war time. At all costs…

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Duke Opens Parliament Nassau, October 30

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 5

The Duke of Windsor, at the opening of the Legislature, asked approval of measures implementing the lease of base sites to the United States…

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State Election

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 3

The Non-Communist Labor Party plans to contest every seat in the next State election, the secretary of the party said last week…

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