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New England · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

235 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 12

Lang Labour Expulsion Move "Last Chance Before Elections."

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 4

The Heffron Labour group in Ne South Wales will make a determined attempt to have Mr Lang and his followers expelled from the Australian…

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New Aldermen Messrs. J. Plante and J. H. Osborne By-election Result

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

Messrs. J. Plante and J. R. Osborne will take their places as aldermen at the first meeting in 1939 of the Glen Innes…

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"The Leaving" Examination Results Successful Glen Innes Candidate

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4

The results of the Leaving Certificate Examination marking the completion of the Secondary School course, were made…

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Balmain By-election Win for Mrs. Quirk

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7

E[?] Labour candidate and widow of the late Mr. John Quirk Mrs. Mary Quirk won the B[?] seat in the Legislative Assembly [?]…

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Mrs. Mary Quirk Wins Balmain By-Election

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 5

Endorsed Lang Labour candidate, and widow of the late Mr. John Quirk, Mrs. Mary Quirk won the Balmain seat in the Legislative Assembly, left…

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Tenterfield Municipal Election

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 4

The Lime of the parish pump in, [?] polices is as dead as the [?] Donnelly, successful [?] a Tenterfield municipal…

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Request Refused For Summoning Parliament LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister, replying to a request by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Atlee) to immediately summon Parliament in view…

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Old Times Inverell in 1889 Election Contest

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. J. Griffey has shown us a copy of the Inverell "Argus" published on Saturday, February 2, [?] price sixpence, which recalls old time…

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Australia's Danger Summoning Parliament Lyons Replies to Curtin PERTH

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

Commenting on Mr. Lyons' review of the International situation. Mr. Curtin said the Commonwealth Parliament should be called…

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Federal Parliament Should Be Summoned Immediately To Review International Situation Mr. Curtin's Opinion Perth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 1

The Commonwealth Parliament should be called together at once, said the Leader of the Federal…

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Lyons and Curtin Summoning Parliament SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 1

Mr Lyons referring to the [?]tence on the part of Mr Curtin that the Federal Parliament should [?] con[?]ed imme[?] to consider the…

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Defeat for Gandhi? Congress Election "End of Compromise With Britain" BOMBAY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 4

Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose.was unexpectedly re-elected president of Congress. The election is regarded as defeat…

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State Parliament Big Programme of Legislation SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

It is not expected that the State Parliament will meet until early in March. The Government has prepared a…

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"Roman Funeral" Italian Parliament Dies Fascist Experiment No More Elections

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

An October decree provided for the replacing of the Italian Chamber of Deputies by the Chamber of Fancies and Corporations; and…

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State Parliament Reassembles on February 22 SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) announced last night that the State Parliament would reassemble on February 22…

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Lyons-Curtin Opening Parliament Challenge to Curtin SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Mr Lyons, replying to the Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Curtin said Parliament could be summoned in a moment if circumstances arose which…

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Parliament Assembles In Vine Cellar Conditions of Peace VALENCIA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

Addressing members of the Cortes, which assembled in a former wine cellar at Figueras, Premier Negrin declared the Government's…

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Parliament Will Be Summoned Immediately Necessity Arises To Discuss Overseas Problems Lyons Replies to Curtin SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons), replying to the leader of the Opposition (Mr. J. Curtin), said that…

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Federal Parliament Meets in April Lyons' Record in Office HOBART

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 1

It was reported in Hobart [?] that the Federal Parliament [?] [?] assemble before the [?] of [?] by which time Mr [?]…

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Ukranian Parliament Party's Sweeping Majority LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 1

"The Times" Prague correspondent states that the Volosin Government, on whose list of candidates only one is allowed, and for which most…

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