Hectic Election Brawl
LONDON, Tues: First real blood in the election campaign was drawn in Glasgow last night, when Scottish “Home [?] and…
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Parliament to Meet Feb. 22
CANBERRA, Wed.: Mr Menzies announced today that Federal Parliament would meet on February 22…
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Senator Cooper, the Minister for Repatriation said…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Liberal Party planned to complete by mid-March the selection of its candidates for the State…
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Out of two good Country Parliamentarians at present representing the electorates of Corowa and Murray, the death knell of one or the…
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ANOTHER Federal election might be closer than people thought it was, the Federal president of the Labor Party (Mr R. R. Broad-by) told the ALP annual country conference…
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MR. T. V. GILMORE, new C.P. member for the Federal seat of Leichhardt, has written to his leader, the deputy Prime Minister (Mr Fadden), asking him if there is a vacant block of land near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oakleigh Plate Candidates Bernbrook and Acquittal Go Fast SYDNEY
OAKLEIGH Plate candidates Bernbrook and Acquittal sprinted smartly this morning. Acquittal’s three furlongs in 37½ at Moorefield was near course record…
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Mr. Menzies has announced that Federal Parliament will meet on February 22. The new Parliament will comprise 123 members of the House…
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LONDON, Thurs.: Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow with the issue of a Royal proclamation. This will formally launch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labor Delegates Report on the Federal Election Campaign Successful Meeting Held at Culcairn
A meeting of the Farrer Federal Electroate Council of the A.L.P. was held at Culcairn on Sunday, when delegates from the following branches were present: The Rock, Culcairn, South Wagga, Corowa, Wagga, Albury, Lockhart, Yerong Creek, Walbundrie, Walla and Henty…
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WASHINGTON, Thursday : A sweeping change in the method of electing the United States President was approved by the Senate…
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During discussion at the monthly meeting of the Albury branch of the Australian Labor Party last night it was stated…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: The executive of the N.S.W. Century Press Association today [?] the pre-election Press [?] as…
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VITAL legislation, including a measure to ensure that in future no Australian industry can be nationalised without approval by referendum of the people, will be…
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During discussion at the monthly meeting of the Albury branch of the Australian Labor Party on Monday night, it was stated that the only likely…
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LONDON, Thurs.: Britain’s 12 million housewives have never been wooed so ardently as they are being wooed just now by…
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A STATE election in June or July is likely to result from the suspension today of Messrs. J.S. Lechte and F. L. Edmunds, M’s. L.A., from attending meetings of the State Parliamentary Liberal-C.P…
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THE N.S.W. Premier, Mr. McGirr, last night accused the Federal Liberal Government of making announcements designed to influence the voting in the three by-elections held in N.S.W. yesterday. The announcements Mr McGirr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N. S. W. By - Elections Continue Swing From Labor Liberals Retain “Test” Seat of Concord SYDNEY
THE swing against Labor in the recent Federal elections was continued in three N.S.W. State by-elections held yesterday. The Liberal candidate Won the Concord seat with an increased majority, the two C.P. candidates have a good lead over their Labor opponent in…
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