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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1930

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Cessnock Hospital Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 9

The first election of the Cessnock Hospital Board, under the new constitution, will take place in July. There will be 15 members instead of 12, as at present…

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Queensland By-election Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 8

The Fassifern by-election, held on Saturday, to fill the vacancy in the State Parliament caused by the death of Mr. E. T. Bell, resulted in the return of Mr…

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Casino Electorate Country Party Candidates CASINO

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 8

Casino Electoral Council of the Country party has endorsed six candidates to contest the election for the newly-declared Casino State seat…

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Spring Events Prospects of Candidates Some Early Selections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 4

No. surprise was occasioned when Mr. Wilson started his weights for the big A J.C. Spring double, the Epsom Handicap, and Metropolitan, with Amounis and…

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West Australian Parliament. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 8

Cabinet to-day decided that the State Parliament will meet on July 30…

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State Election National Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 6

Alderman Skelton (Mayor of Hamilton), and Alderman Sharp (Deputy Mayor of Wickham), are the selected Nationalist candidates to contest…

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Lane Cove By-election SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 6

The by-electton for Lane Cove will be held on Saturday, July 26, and it is expected that the writs will be issued at the end of this week…

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Gallery Notes Parliament's Quiet Day More About Arbitration Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

There was a lot of fuss a little while ago over the decision of the Government to allow a Consular representative of Soviet Russia to come and live amongst…

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Lane Cove Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

The Lane Cove by-election, following the death of Mr. B. C. Walmsley, will be held on July 26. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Sir Daniel Levy)…

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Tariff Board Report to Parliament Motor Car Springs Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 9

Reporting on the application for an increased duty on hoods for the manufacture of felt hats, the Tariff Board, in a report tabled in the House of Representatives…

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Lane Cove Election Mr. Lang's Suggestion SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1930 · page 8

Arrangements have been made by the Speaker for the issue of the writ on Monday for the Lane Cove by-election. The ballot is to take place on Saturday, July…

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"Complete Answer" Mr. Theodore to Explain in Parliament Sensational Resignation Presentation of Budget Postponed for Few Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 5

The publication of the Royal Commission's report on the Mungana leases, in which serious charges were made against Messrs E. G. Theodore and W. McCormack, was followed on Saturday by the resignation of Mr. Theodore from…

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Lane Cove By-election SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 July 1930 · page 8

The Speaker (Sir Daniel Levy, issued a writ for the Lane Cove by-election to-day. The election will be held on July 26, and the writ is…

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Financial Crisis S. Australian Premier's Step Parliament Adjourned Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 8

After a meeting of Cabinet to-day, the Premier. (Mr. Hill) announced that so seriously did the Government view the State's financial position that it had been…

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Australian Party Newcastle Branch Preparing for Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 6

A committee meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Party will be held next Tuesday night to discuss the campaign organisation for…

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Lane Cove Election Nationalist Campaign Opened SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1930 · page 8

The Nationalist campaign for the Lane Cove by-election was opened in the Masonic Hall, Longueville, to-night. The principal speakers were the…

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Duntroon Cadets Clerical Positions Offered Protest in Parliament Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 9

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. White (Balaclava) made a protest against the action of the Defence Department in sending a circular letter to…

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By-election Result Conservatives at Variance LONDON, July 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 9

Conservative comment on the result of the North Norfolk by-election, in which Lady Noel Buxton (Labour) narrowly beat Mr. Cook (Conservative), is curiously…

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Country Hospital Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 8

The Board of Management of the Manning Riser District Hospital, has upheld the action of the Chairman (Mr. G. T. Clerke), in sending a letter to the…

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Hostile Senate Embarrasses the Government an Election? When Mr. Scullin Returns Senate Rebuffs Excellent Case For Dissolution CANBERRA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 7

It it thought in Federal Circles that Mr. Scullin's return from London may be the signal for the preliminary to another general election, this time involving the Senate, which hat lately become pugnacious…

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