Compulsory Voting at Council Elections "Preposterous Legislation"
The Bill to introduce compulsory voting at local government elections was vigorously opposed in the Legislative Assembly by…
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372 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 19
SHIRE & Municipal Elections 14 Budding. Aldermen in Field
Nominations for candidates for both the Corowa Municipal Council and Coreen shire Council closed on Wednesday last, and will…
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SYDNEY. Thurs.—Minister for Local Government (Mr Cahill) said in the Legislative Assembly today that elections would be held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Council Elections 21 Candidates Nominate
Names of the 21 candidates for Albury City Council triennial election to be held on December 6 were announced yesterday. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Selects By-election Candidate
LITHGOW, Sun.—From a team of five candidates, Mr J. Chalmers, who is prominent in western ALP circles, was elected in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Query for Council Candidates
The City Council Campaign Committee of the Albury and Border Trades and Labor. Council has written to all candidates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAVINGTON Shire Elections
On Friday evening the first meeting in connection with the forthcoming. Shire elections was held and the three retiring…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Elections Mr. Gollan’s Policy Town Hall Address
In his policy speech at the Town Hall last evening, Mr. W. E. Gollan, [?] headmaster of the High School, and Communist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Elections. Contests in Two Ridings
Nomination of candidates for the three ridings in the Berrigan Shire closed on Wednesday last. There were only the requisite number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council Elections Five Candidates Give Their Views
About 70 people attended the Town Hall last evening to hear the first addresses by a group of five of the candidates for the City Council elections, which are to be held on Saturday week. The candidates who spoke last evening were: Messrs. J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Elections All Councillors Returned Unopposed
Nominations for the triennial Shire elections closed on Wednesday of last week and were declared on Friday. There was no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Compulsory Voting at Council Elections Damning Commentary on Democracy
The Bill to make voting at Local Government elections compulsory was described in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The “Blain” Incident Parliament to Consider
CANBERRA, Thurs.—The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) said today that the Government wanted to have the “Blain incident” discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keenness Among Election Candidates
Some prospective aldermen, seeking election to Albury Council on Saturday week, are campaigning industriously. Apart from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Elections
Interest is being added to the local municipal elections by the activity being shown by two groups in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Council Elections Candidate Heckled In Town Hall
Approximately 100 were at the Town Hall last evening to hear the second of candidates for the city elections next Saturday. The speakers were : Aid. R. A. Robertson, S. M. Logan,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Banking Is By-election Issue
LITHGOW, Fri.—Three candidates representing Labor, Liberal and Independent Labor will contest the Harley by-election on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor Hume Shire Elections
Sir,—In Wednesday’s “Mail” Mr T. Goldsworthy is reported to have said at Lavington that the Progress Association had hoped the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Wins Another U.K. By-election
LONDON, Sun.— Voting in the East Edinburgh by-election resulted: John Wheatley KC (Lab.) 16.906: D Mathews (Conservative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£500 Salary Increase for State Parliament
A Government bill to increase the annual allowances of members of the Legislative Assembly by £600 was introduced in the State Parliament…
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