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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1929

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The Commons Four Elections Keen Contests Expected Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 5

Four by-elections to the House of Commons are now pending, and, in view of the approach of a general election, will be keenly contested, as it is…

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British By-elections Pending

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 6

London, Monday.—Four Parliamentary by-elections are now pending. One of these is in Northern Ireland caused by the appointment of Sir Malcolm…

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British Election Government Plan London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" lobbyist says that the Christmas truce will be followed by five months' unceasing preparation for the elections…

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A Close Secret How the Votes Went Water Board Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

The voting at the recent elections of municipal representatives on, the Hunter Water and Sewerage Board is a close secret…

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Queensland Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

Further prorogation of Queensland Parliament to February 19 was announced yesterday. Another prorogation will then take place, and the general election will…

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Canberra Premiers' Conference Business of Parliament Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, expects that next week's conference of State Premiers Will be informal, and that there will be nothing in the way of an agenda,…

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The State Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 12

The majority of State Ministers are still out of town, and some of them out of the State, while quite a number of other important people are not yet back…

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A.W.U. Elections Railway Industry Branch. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 5

The ballot for the election of officers for the Railway Workers' Industry branch of the A.W.U. was declared tonight. Senator Dooley was elected…

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British Election Enormous Expense London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 5

Political parties in Britain realise that the next general election, which is expected on October 6, will cost enormously more than previous elections…

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Miners' Ballot Election of Scrutineers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 5

Messrs. E. Aubin (Hebbure Lodge), and E. Bainbridge (Aberdare) have been successful in the ballot for scrutineers for the northern branch of the Miners'…

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Three Candidates Salvation Army Leader Cause of Trouble London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 1

"General Booth's illness is not the cause of the present Salvation Army crisis," says the correspondent in the Weekly Dispatch. "But it has only…

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Hunter Water Board Election of Members New Vice-president

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 7

The Under-Secretary for Public Works, Sydney, notified the Hunter Water Board at its meeting this morning that Mr. F. G. P. Neilley had…

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Cables in Brief Midsummer Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 1

The Government intends to secure a dissolution of Parliament for the last week in May or as early as possible after that date—sun cable…

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Federal Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

The Federal Parliament will ussemble at 10.30 a.m. on February 6. the first day will be spent in swearing-in members, 12 of whom are new, and the…

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Cape Election Privileges of Natives Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 7

The latest by-election has been a rude shock for the Pact Government, which is composed of General Hertzog's Nationalist party and one wing of the now…

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New Polling Place

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

A notice appearing in the Government "Gazette" yesterday intimates that Marks' Point has been appointed a polling-place in the Kahibah electorate…

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State Legislation Measures for Parliament Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

The greater part of the time of to-day's State Cabinet was occupied in the discussion of legislation to be submitted to Parliament after its resumption on…

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Industrial News Miners' Federation Election of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

The result of the voting for the three chief executive positions in the northern branch of the Miners' Federation was announced yesterday. No change in the…

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From the West Australian Cup Candidate Stayer Jemidar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

Another true stayer has been developed in Western Australia. Jemidar, who won the Perth. Cup of two miles in the record tiem for the race…

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Dredge Employees Election of Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

The ballot for election of secretary and president of Hie N.S.W. Dredge and Navigation Employees Union, the head office of which is at the…

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