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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1931

1,234 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 62

Annandale By-election Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 5

Four candidates will contest the Annandale by-election, polling day for which is April 25. The opposition to Mr. Stuart-Robertson, whose seat became vacant when…

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Newcastle A.l.p. Agrees with State Conference Nominations Called for Pre-selection for Federal Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 1

The Newcastle Federal Council of the A.L.P. has endorsed the decisions of the Easter State conference, and…

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Farmers' Parliament to Sit at Bathurst Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) announced to-night that arrangements for the conference to producers and consumers to be held at Bathurst next…

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Mr. Beasley Attend Parliament To-day SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 5

In order to provide the Government with a majority. Mr. Beasley will leave for Canberra to-morrow, but Mr. Ward will remain in Sydney to attend the…

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King Carol Personal Rule Opposed Rumanian Crisis Immediate Elections Likely (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 5

The "Daily Tegraph's" Bucharest correspondent describes the situation in Rumania as critical, being the outcome of King Carol's personal rule, to which the…

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Won't Seek Early Cause for Election Prime Minister Is Emphatic Wants Major Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) this afternoon made it clear that the Government…

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Labor Camps To-night at Paddington Federal Candidates Effect of Attitude of the A.W.U SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 6

Should the Lang forces come out victorious at to-night's meeting of the Paddington A.L.P., a new branch representing the Federal Labor Party will set up as soon as the meeting is over…

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Fraud Charges Bond's Hosiery, Ltd. Question in Parliament Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 8

Asked by Mr. Yates (Lab., Adelaide), in the House of Representatives to-day, whether the liquidator of Bond's Hosiery, Ltd. (Mr. R. W. Nelson) would receive…

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Federal Help for Depositors on Wednesday Soon As Parliament Acts Necessitous Cases Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 1

The Commonwealth Bank hopes to be in a position next. Wednesday to give relief to…

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Four Candidates for Annandale Seat Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 7

Following ne of the quietest election campaigns in Sydney for many years, the Annandale by-election will be decided to-morrow, Mr. Stuart…

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Annandale By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 6

The Annandale by-election will be held today. It is almost a foregone conclusion that Mr. R. J. Start-Robertson will be re-elected. Of his three Opponents, two…

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Spanish Election in June Madrid, April 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 7

Cabinet has fixed the Spanish Parliamentary elections for June 21. The Government is not taking seriously the Socialist demand for the trial of…

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A.J.G Autumn Racing Did Not Disclose Outstanding Derby Candidate Bookmakers or Punters? Off Stands Action Needed Up to A.J.C.

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 6

The Australian Jockey Club, must set its bookmakers' house in order. The committee should…

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LABOUR v. LABOUR English By-election Fight Mosley Party Candidate (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

The by-election at Ashton-Under-Lyne, in which the polling will take place on Thursday, has special interest, because it is the first in which the new party, formed…

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Emergence Bank Relief Bill Parliament Will Get It To-morrow on Federal Terms Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 5

The provisions of the State Savings Bank Emergency Relief Bill, which will be passed through all stages in the State…

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Easy Win Mr. S.-Robertson Re-elected Annandale By-election Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 4

Mr. Robert James Stuart-Robertson (Labour) was re-elected as member for Annandale in the Legislative Assembly with an absolute majority of 4860 votes…

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Abolish State Parliaments Next Election Issue Flood Waters Falling Crops Damaged Cattle Safe Mud-coated Houses

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

Flood Waters are falling rapidly from all the inundated areas of Hexham, Miller's Forest, Tarro,…

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Statement by Mr. Watkins County Councils to Take the Place of All State Parliaments Federal Plans "Referendum to Be Taken at the Next Federal Elections"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

The next Federal elections will be fought, not only on the banking and arbitration policies of the Federal Government, but also on the question, by way of referendum, of making the necessary…

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Cabinet Approves Savings Bank Legislation in Parliament To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 5

The State Cabinet held a lengthy meeting to-day, when consideration was given to the provisions of the bill to be presented to Parliament to-morrow in…

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Members' Questions in House Parliament Reopens Questions in Assembly Sympathy Motions Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 5

The State Parliament reopened to-day. There was a large attendance of the public in anticipation of…

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