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New England · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

235 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 12

State Cabinet Meets Premier Urges Calm Parliament Sits To-morrow Protection Bills to be Passed SYDNEY

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

A special meeting of the State Cabinet was held this morning to consider measures to be taken…

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Polling Day On October 21 SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 1

Nominations for Upper Hunter seat in the Legislative Assembly close on September 19. Polling day is October 21…

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BY-ELECTION Upper Hunter and U.A.P. Candidate SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 1

Mr. Campbell Marshall, of Singleton. said last night that he would contest the Upper Hunter by-election as a U.A.P. candidate, notwithstanding the…

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By-election in Upper Hunter U.A.P. Candidate Will Contest SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 1

Mr. A. Campbell Marshall, of Singleton, said last night that he would contest the Upper Hunter by-election as a United Australia Party candidate,…

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Tingha Hospital Election

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 4

In connection with the election of five directors of the Tingha Cottage Hospital, Tingha readers are reminded that the election takes place at the…

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FORM fABIFORM CABNET Hertzog Refused Election; Resigns Neutrality Plan Rejected CAPETOWN

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1939 · page 1

General Hertzog has resigned and General Smuts is forming a Ministry, This followed the…

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Parliament Raided Clergyman in Trouble BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

In the local Police Court yesterday Ernest James Vincent Cavey. Anglican parish priest was committed for trial on a charge arising out of a raid on…

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Butter-Margarine Packets in Parliament Debate in Queensland Assembly

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 8

Packets of butter and margarine were produced by Mr. J. J. Healy (Govt., Warwick) during the Address-in-Reply debate in the 'Queensland…

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Election. En-inverellite Mentioned In Labor Interest

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 2

Mr. George Ryder. of Cessnock has been requested by a number of leading members of the Labour movements in the north to submit…

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Federal Election Labor Demand Defence of Australian Democracy SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 1

The Federal Government was accused by the N.S.W. Labor Council last night of using the war emergency to stifle criticism and to…

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Candidates for Gwydir

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

A recent meeting of the Gwydir electorate council of the U.C.P. held at Dunedoo, decided to endorse two candidates to contest this seat at the…

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Upper Hunter Support to U.A.P. Candidate SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 1

Messrs. Ross. Lee and Lloyd, members of the U.A.P. Parliamentary party. declared last night that they intended to support the candidature of Mr…

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Tingha Hospital Election

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 4

It is reliably understood that the validity of the election, held recently in connection with the Board of Directors for the Tingha Cottage…

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Parliament Mr. B. M. WADE Attack on Government "Has Lost Confidence" SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Health, Mr. FitzSimons, said it would take four million pounds to bring the…

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Forthcoming By. Election Opening of Labor's Campaign SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 1

The Secretary of the A.L.P., Mr. W. Frans, said to-day on his return from a tour of the Upper Hunter, that all signs pointed to a record Labor vote…

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State Parliament Submarines "Stupid Rumours" Condemned by Premier Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1939 · page 1

The Premier of New South Wales, Mr. Mair, said to-day that the stabilisation of the wheat price in N.S.W. was a matter for the…

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Upper Hunter By-election Fight U.A.P. Member's Attack on U.C.P. WYONG

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 1

A feature of the Upper Hunter by-election campaign last night was an attack upon the alleged Country Party domination of the…

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Candidates' Names Order on Federal Ballot Paper

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1939 · page 6

Legislation to alter the existing law which requires the names of candidates at Federal elections to be placed in alphabetical order on ballot…

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Insurance Company Censured by State Parliament "Flagrant Case of Profiteering" Says Member

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday carried a motion that the Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co. Ltd. was deserving…

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Margarine Exhibited in Parliament Companion With Batter

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 8

A put of butter and a put of margarine, side by side on a small plate was passed around the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, and…

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