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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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The French Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

The result of all the second ballots, except two, show that M. Poincare, the Prime Minister, is assured of a substantial majority. Those elected were:…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly the Budget Debate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 6

When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, the Speaker announced that Messrs. Goldstein, Jaques M'Kell. Main Martin. O'Hearn, Quirk. Dr. Evatt, and…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 5

The debate on the second reading of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Bill was continued. The bill provides for the appointment…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly the Budget Debate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

When the Legislative Assembly met at three o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Baddeley naked Mr. Stevens, the Assistant Treasurer, whether he was aware that the…

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New Rolls 300,000 More Voters What of Elections?

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 6

Next December there will be an election in this State, for which there will be between 7000 and 8000 candidates for some 2700…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

Senator Glasgow in the Senate to-day in reply to a question, said a quantity of radium had arrived in Australia by order of the Government. No actual…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Budget Debate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

When the Legislative Assembly that this afternoon, Mr. Dunn asked whether it was the intention of the Government to make money available by way of a grant…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 4

Senator Pearce, the Vice-president, replying in the Senate to Senator Findley (Vic.), said the total number of officers to be transferred from Melbourne to…

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Federal Elections No Early Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 4

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, made it plain to-night that there was no possibility of an early appeal to the people. He said the idea had been formed that,…

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Politics in America Primary Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 6

"Primaries," or political intra-party elections, such as that just held in Chicago, have no equivalent in British countries, and cannot he understood without…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Budget Debate Concluded. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 6

Immediately the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon, reference to the sudden demise of Mr. Pratten. Minister for Trades and Customs, was made by the…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Upper House Abolition Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 4

The Legislative Council met at half-past four o'clock this afternoon, after an adjurnment of a fortnight. On behalf of the Vice-President of the…

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Questions in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 7

During the time for the asking of questions in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Goldstein asked Mr. Buttenshaw, the Acting Premier, whether, in…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

In the Senate to-day, the Commonwealth Housing Bill, the Service and Execution of Process Bill, and the State and Territorial Laws Bill passed their…

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State Parliament Legislative Council Loan Bill Passed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

In the Legislative Council this afternoon, bills to amend the Real Property Acts of 1900 and 1921, and to incorporate the Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts'…

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Hurstville Election Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 7

After taking further evidence in the appeal of John Roscoe Nield against the return of W. J. Butler for Hurstville at the general elections, the Elections and…

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Federal Parliament the Senate Post and Telegraphs Bill. Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 5

In the Senate to-day. Senator Pearce advised Senator Needham (W.A.) not to take seriously the statement credited to Sir Newton Moore in the House of…

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Brisbane Notes Brisbane, May 10. the Mitchell By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 13

The city is not taking a great deal of interest in the Mitchell by-election, the Labour campaign in connection with which was opened by the Premier last week…

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Empire Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 5

Sir Joseph Ward, formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand, in discussing the Imperial Conference, expressed the opinion that, as the dominions' populations…

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Pretty Girls are Refused Jobs in England Because They Upset the Men "Eve of the Elections" Germans Fight for Women's Vote Dance Parties Candidates Extraordinary Campaigns LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 1

Maid servants invited to Sunday afternoon coffee and dancing parties followed by political addresses; cakes of soap inscribed with pleas for votes; films, posters, staging of political sketches, loud speakers and gramophones…

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