By-election Worries Labor
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Labor movement has been shocked at the serious drift in the blue-ribbon seat of Wollongong-Port…
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LIVELY C.P. Meeting Two Candidates Lawson and Kendall
LIVELY MEETING of the newly-formed Murray Electorate Council was held in Deniliquin on Friday afternoon when two C.P. candidates were nominated and endorsed for the new Murray Electorate…
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HELSINKI, Tues: A small bomb exploded just outside the main entrance of the Finnish Parliament building early today but…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Counting votes for two of the three by-elections held, last Saturday is now almost complete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Prepares for N.s.w. Elections
SYDNEY, Tues: State Cabinet today spent [?] of a three and a quarter [?] sitting diseasing nominations for the State general…
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A meeting of the electoral council of the Liberal Party for the State Division of Albury will be held at Holbrook on Friday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria May Hold June Election C.P. Attitude Not Known Melbourne
A State election before Parliament reassembles late in April is most unlikely, but there is every indication that the Hollway Government will go to the polls in June…
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The "Pastoral Times" reports some liveliness at last week's meeting, in Deniliquin," of the Country Party Electoral Council…
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The results of the three by-elections on Saturday last showed a swing against the Labour Party. At Concord, which was won by the Liberal…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs. The Country Party was prepared for an early election and would fight at the polls for its own policy,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opposing Candidates’ Views “Never Voted with Government”
THE tow Country Party candidates who were nominated and endorsed, Messrs. J. A. Lawson and E. T. Kendall, gave brief addresses and ushered question put by delegates earlier during the meeting held last wee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Elections C.P. Candidates for Murray
Messrs. E. T. Kendell and J. A. Lawson, sitting State members for Corowa and Old Murray respectively, were endorsed at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crescendo of U.K. Election Campaign London
Britain’s rival electioneers worked up to a final crescendo last night, 36 hours before the commencement of polling, but sought in vain for signs of success or failure as the campaign swung back from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.k. Election Cost Millions
LONDON, Thurs.: The election will cost the taxpayers about £700,000. This includes all official expenses, but not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liberal and Communists Thrashed in Britain’s Elections LONDON
Britain’s second election since the war gave the Liberals and Communists a bad time. The Liberals, attempting to stage a comeback with 475 candidates, suffered a crushing defeat. So far they have lost 149 deposits for only one success…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →‘Photo-finish’ in UK Election—Labor Leads by Five Seats LONDON
Tory optimism grew as Labor’s majority dwindled this afternoon. The “We may still win” feeling changed to “We will win.” As tension mounted Labor’s lead plummeted to 14 in Britain’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Confusion Faces England Over the Election Stalemate LONDON
Sunday newspapers, today opened a grand inquest on the British election stalemate. Suggestions for solving the political impasse ranged from forecasts of fresh elections within two months to a proposal of the Labor newspaper, “The People,” that Labor and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Communist View of U.k Election
PRAGUE, Sun: The Czech Communist newspaper, “Rude Pravo,” said today that the Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy had threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roberton Hits at Drift to City Speech at Opening of Parliament
“THE DRIFT to the cities is the worst social disaster that has ever afflicted Australia. There is, however, a simple explanation and a solution," said Mr. Hugh S. Roberton is the House of Representatives last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drift to Cities—empire Unity Mr. Roberton Speaks at Opening of Parliament
MR. Hugh S. Roberton, M.H.R for Riverina, speaking in the House of Representatives at the opening of Federal Parliament last Wednesday, said that to arrest the drift to the cities, rural living standards must be improved to the general…
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