State Parliament Resumption of Sitting Sydney
When the State Parliament resumes its sittings on Tuesday. consideration will be given by the Legislative Assembly to the measure dealing with massed…
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Politics & elections, 1929
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Co-operative Society Meeting of Shareholders Election of Officers
The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society, Ltd., was held in the Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Federal Election Vigorous Campaign Closes Party Leaders' Final Messages Momentous Issues for Decision of People
Mr. Bruce and Mr. Scullin issued their final appeals to the people last night. The Prime Minister emphasised the momentous nature of the issues which were to be decided. "Place the interests of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →GAIN 9 SEATS Labor's Hope at the Elections May Be Debacle Theodore's Confident Expectations SYDNEY
"I am confident that the Labor Party will be returned with a minimum of 46[?] representatives," said Mr. Theodore to-day. "That means," he said, "that we shall win about nine seals now held by Nationalists or Country Party members. There…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Rush Polling in Sydney Federal Elections Sydney
After being bombarded with political speeches for three weeks, voters this morning set out to do their bit…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Far North-west Erection of Polling Booths Canberra
Among other difficulties experienced by the Chief Electoral Officer (Mr. J. D. Farrar) in arranging for everything to be in readiness for the electors to record…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brisbane Notes Brisbane, Wednesday. Storm in Parliament
Just as a profound calm often immediately precedes a storm, so did three days. unmarked by any indication of an upheaval, precede a closing of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liquor and the Elections
Sir,—I have noticed quite a lot of comment in your columns with regard to the fact that the liquor bars in the New, castle nod Hunter elctorates will have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Riddle of the Election
The election prophets are somewhat puzzled. Coming so soon after a Federal and a State election, one would have thought the people would be utterly weary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Federal Election Strenuous Campaign Concluded Leaders' Special Messages to the People Unique Character of the Issue
The political campaign clolsed last night. It was fought with vogour throught, and ranks as the most dramatic and exciting contest in the history of the Commoneralth…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle is a Calm in the Election Storm
With no opposition to the Labor candidate, Newcastle did not figure in any last minute election rush like this one in Sydney yesterday, when Electoral Office employees were busy issuing ballot papers, ballot boxes, rolls and polling booth equipment for to-day's Federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.L.P. Final Preparation for Election
Officials and workers from all parties in the great election fight, which ends to-day, were hard at work yesterday, putting the finishing touches on the job. This picture shows Mr. Theodore (right) and a crowd of Labor helpers at work in the Sydney A.L.P. Office…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Air Federal Election Figures
Arrangements have been completed for the broadcasting to-night of the figures as they come to hand of the voting in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Voteless Canberra Quiet Polling Day
In voteless Canberra, polling day passed in much the same way as any other day, and there was little outward interest in events which were happening all over…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Election
Absentee voters received timely notice of the action required to be taken by them in order to enable them to exercise the franchise, but, despite all the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Position at a Glance 1928 Election
LABOUR...30 NATIONALISTS...30 COUNTRY PARTY 13 INDEPENDENTS...2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Papers Regard Labor Rule With Misgivings "Labor's Great Victory" "Daily News" Election Views Eyes on Arbitration Fears Turn for Worse in Relations LONDON
"Labor's great victory is the Australian people's answer to the threat against the arbitration system, which has received a new lease of life," says the "Daily News" in a leading article devoted to the Australian elections…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Parliament Labour Cabinet Discussed Attitude of the Senate Canberra, October 13
Not for many years past bans there been such intense public interest in a Federal election as in the one that has just been decided, with such a smashing defeat of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Federal Elections Position Not Materially Altered Mr. Bruce Gains Ground Probable Labour Cabinet
Further counting of votes in the New South Wales electorates did not materially alter the position Mr. Bruce, in Flinders had gained considerable ground. He was not many votes behind his Labour opponent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arbitration Issue "Manchester Guardian's" Opinion of Elections LONDON, October 14
The "Manchester Guardian" says: "The issue on which Labour won, the election (compulsory arbitration) has been deeply bound up in the history of the party…
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