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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1934

1,261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 64

Declaration of Poll Labor Candidate Elected Hamilton Seat

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1934 · page 7

The Labor candidate, Mr. W. E. Brennan, was declared elected a member of the State Parliament to-day, at…

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State Ownership Reorganise Parliament SIR S. Cripps' Speech London, February 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 8

Sir Stafford Cripps, the Labour M.P., speaking at Reading University, said that in order to effect a swift transference of economic control from private ownership…

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Hamilton By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 5

Sir,—In a statement appearing in the columns of the "Newcastle Morning Herald" a few weeks since, Mr. Stevens expressed his opinion that the railway…

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Methodist Church Candidates for Ministry Opening of Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 8

The thirty-third annual conference of the Methodist Church in New South Wales was opened to-day, with Rev. L. E. Bennett, M.A., B.D., presiding…

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Poll Declared Hamilton By-Election Attack on Press

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 6

The spirit of friendly rivalry which characterised the Hamilton by-election campaign was again evident yesterday, when the final stage" was reached, and the…

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Hamilton By-election Communist Party's Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 6

Reviewing the results of the Hamilton by-election, the District Committee of the Communist party says that the support registered through the recording of…

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REV. S. BEMBRICK President of Methodist Conference Election Last Night Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 8

The 33rd annual conference of the Methodist Church was officially opened in the Lyceum Hall to-night, in the presence of a large gathering. After the…

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Rivalry for Office on Rugby League Many Candidates Seek Honors Clubs Preparing for New Season

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 20

It is many years since the rank and file of the Rugby League code has taken such .an active interest in the…

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Bridge Party To-day Merewether Queen Candidate's Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 14

A highly successful bridge party was held this afternoon in the supper-room of the Town Hall. The party was arranged by Mrs. T…

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Fire Commissioners' Board Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1934 · page 9

Aid. Croft, who was supported by several municipalities in Newcastle at the recent election of a country councils' representative on the Board…

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Brisbane Weekly Notes the Municipal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 6

As already suggested was likely to be the case, Mr. Alf. Jones will be the official Labour candidate for the Lord Mayoralty at the municipal elections to be held…

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Miners' Leader Review of By-Election Mr. Lang Criticised "No Policy Put Forward"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 8

The President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack), in the course of an interview yesterday, offered some frank comments on the result of the…

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Burwood Lodge Officials Result of Election

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 3

A defeat of the militant section is indicated by the result of the election of the Burwood Lodge officials announced to-day…

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Election Campaign Discussion by Hamilton A.l.p. Speakers' Class

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 3

So that an intensive campaign might be waged in the next municipal and Federal elections, the Hamilton branch of the…

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Rugby League Coalfield Clubs Support for New Candidates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 9

Delegates representing Cessnock, Kurri Kuri, Morpeth-East Maitland and Maitland United Football Clubs met at West Maitland last night, and discussed the…

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Socialist Fury Havoc in French Town Election Resentment Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 1

Wild Socialist riots at Coueron, a manufacturing centre at St. Nazoire, at the mouth of the Loire, followed…

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"Storm in Teacup" Abattoir Election Discussion Aldermen's Opinions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 10

That the discussion centring on the recent Abattoir Board election was nothing more than a "storm in a…

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Federal Parliament Reassembly on June 27 Likely CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 8

The Federal Parliament will reassemble, it is expected, on June 27—15 days after the return to Australia of the Attorney-General (Mr. J. G. Latham) from his…

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Proportional Representation at Municipal Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1934 · page 6

The question of proportional representation at municipal elections was discussed as an order of the day at the meeting of the Hamilton Council last night. A…

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"THREE R's." Railway Department Tests Many Candidates Fail Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 8

Information made available by the Secretary for Railways (Mr. W. H. Newman) discloses some extraordinary experiences in connection with examination…

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