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739 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 37
There are very few pleasantries passing between the leaders in the election fight. With the campaign now in its last week, the parties' giants, in hurricane rushes around the country, are enlarging more than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Viscount Adare, Conservative candidate for Central Newcastle, is experiencing such rowdyism at his meetings, the majority of which have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The register for England and Wales of the new electorate is now complete. For the 514 constituencies recorded, there is a total electorate of 25,092,536, including 13,225,156 women voters. The women have a majority of 1,357,776…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presidential elections in the United States always furnish many amusing bets according to a New York newspaper. Two of the most humorous wagers came…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A suggestion that it was desire for revenge that actuated Mr. Lang when he made charges in connection with the Parramatta by-election, was put forward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The approach of the general elections on Thursday finds all parties speaking with confidence. While the Conservatives adhere strictly to their policy, of "safety first," Mr. Ramsay Macdonald is speaking of an irresistible swing throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taking advantage of the last day before the filling of gas bags and the pumping in of 5,000,000 cubic feet of hydrogen, members of the Royal Aeronautical Society paid a visit to Airship R101…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), the Liberal leader (Mr. Lloyd George), and the Labor leader. (Mr. Ramsay Macdonald), who spent last week, addressing supporters at dozens of meetings in different parts of the country, rested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although Mr. Winston Churchill has described this as the dullest election campaign that he can remember, Lord Birkenhead, Mr. L. C. Amery, and Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gorman delegates to the Conference of Experts on Reparations denied that they are planning a precipitate breakdown, says the Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fifteen Australians and one New Zealander will face the electors of Britain on Thursday in bids for great political prizes. Britain is within a few hours of the momentous poll, that means much for the Empire, and it is not a vestige nearer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With polling day (Thursday near to hand, many meetings of all parties are suffering at the hands of organised hooliganism. Liberal speakers have withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Belgian elections, says the Brussels correspondent of "The Times," resulted in the Catholic Party securing 76 seats, thus losing two;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the eve of the poll, to forecast the result of this election is still a very baffling task. With nearly 500 three-cornered contests, and the new element in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Final appeals prior to to-day's elections were made by party leaders as follows— The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin—"Every man and woman entitled to vote…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is now certain that the Labor Party will not obtain a clear majority over all other parties in the House of Commons. The "Daily News," Mr. Lloyd George's mouthpiece, in a leading article says the Liberals will occupy a position of extreme difficulty, but unquestionably they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Early returns for yesterday's elections indicate a very definite vote in favour of Labour. Conservative losses, especially in the Birmingham area, have bordered on the sensational, while Mr. Lloyd George's promise of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The political correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says that the Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), has decided to face the House and seek to carry on. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald will move a no-confidence motion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the past 10 days conditions on the Stock Exchange have been very unsettled, the general election, the uncertainty regarding the Reparations question, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The result of the secret ballet for the post of International President of the Rotary Convention, for which two members nominated, was as follows—Mr…
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