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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
818 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 41
The Secretary of State for India (Mr. Wedgwood Benn) was asked in the House of Commons to-night whether he had information of tribal unrest on the Indian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Premier, Mr. T. R. Bavin, will make a statement within the next day or two regarding the offer made by him on behalf of the Government more than a year ago, to contribute 2/ towards the suggested reduction of 5/ a ton in the selling price of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There are four candidates for the vacancy, created in the City Council by the resignation of Alderman H. L. Wheeler. Nominations dose at 5 p.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nominations for the vacancy in the Newcastle City Council caused through the resignation of Ald. H. L. Wheeler, ex-Mayor, closed at 5 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As anticipated, there were four candidates nominated for the City Council election on March 1. The candidates were: Messrs. W. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Davies asked the Minister for Mines was it not a fact that there were approximately 5000 more men in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. J. M. Baddeley was greeted with cries of "Hear, hear,'' when he rose in his place in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, and asked a question…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The abolition of electric meter hire, cheaper electricity, a more suitable site for the railway, Greater Newcastle, garbage destructors, a free public library…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A third likely nominee for the Newcastle Nationalists at the next State elections is the Deputy Mayor of Wickham (Alderman Sharp)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The first of the election returns will be made available to-morrow. Unlike England, the laws in Japan forbid publication on the day of voting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Dominion Parliament was opened to-day. The Governor-General, in his speech, stated that 1929 was the most productive year in the history of Canada,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The attitude of Canada regarding the Geneva Protocol, prohibiting the use of poison gas in war, will be the subject of questions in the House of Commons, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The extraordinary election to fill the vacancy in the East Maitland Municipal Council, caused by the death of the late Ald. W. G. Raisbeck, took place on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The municipal by-election held on Saturday for the vacancy in the council caused by the resignation of Ald. Whitton, resulted in Mr. V. G. Hodges being elected…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With only 17 results outstanding, the Government has an absolute majority, having obtained an overwhelming victory at the elections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although 2833 electors were entitled to vote at the municipal by-election, held at Stockton on Saturday, only one-third of those qualified exercised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Support for a Greater Newcastle scheme is promised by Mr. F. S. Davis, who is contesting the City Council byelection on March 1…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the Legislative Assembly, this afternoon, Mr. O'Hearn moved that as a matter of urgent necessity the House should forthwith consider the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the conclusion of a long and animated meeting of the State Labour party, which the Government found was strongly insistent on all early meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shouting "We want work" a large number of the unemployed, led by trades-union officials and a few Communists, marched through the streets to Parliament…
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