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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1934

1,261 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 64

U.a.p. Candidate May Stand

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 7

The U.A.P. has not yet decided whether or not to contest the Hamilton by-election. It is expected that a meeting will be held on Friday…

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State Parliament Short Session on Tuesday Upper House Election Sydney

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

The State Parliament will have a short session next Tuesday. The business is to receive a message from the Governor (Sir Philip Game) intimating that the…

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Writ To-day Hamilton By-Election Labour Candidates Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

The writ for the Hamilton by-election will be issued to-morrow by the Speaker (Sir Daniel Levy). It is probable that nomination day will…

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Quota Policy Franco-British Talks Question in Parliament London, February 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

The discussions between the British and French Governments in regard to France's new quota policy are still proceeding. The Under-secretary for Overseas Trade…

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Murrurundi By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

Little interest was taken in the by-election conducted by the Murrurundi Municipal Council to fill the vacancy caused by the transfer to Sydney of Ald…

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Industrial News United Labourers Election of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

The reports of the work for the year, presented at the annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the United Labourers' Protective Society, showed that…

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Whirlwind Election Campaign For The Hamilton Seat "Labor Split Must Be Avoided" Hamilton Seat Pre-selection Issue Discussed "Ballot Impossible"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 8

Newcastle A.L.P. and union officials are resigned to the fact that if, as is anticipated, nomination day for the…

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Frantic Move To Save French Republic Shadow Of Dictatorship Doumergue Forms a National Ministry It May Dispense with Parliament Lurid Street Riot Scenes Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

Regarded as the only man capable of preventing revolution, M. Doumergue President of France from 1924 to 1931, a Radical Socialist, according to French political classification, has agreed to form a small National Cabinet of leading personalilties…

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FEBRUARY 24 Hamilton By Election Nominations Close on Monday Sydney

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

The writ for the Hamilton by-election rendered necessary by the death of Mr. H. J. Connell, was issued to-day by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Sir…

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United Front Labour and Elections Appeal to A.W.U. Deputy Leader at Convention SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 7

The deputy leader of the Federal Labour party (Mr. F. M. Forde), addressing the annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union to-day,…

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Labor Candidate For Hamilton To Be Selected To-night Much Speculation at Trades Hall Many Candidates Nominated Who Will Be Chosen by Executive "No Time for Ballot"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 12

Who will the State Executive of the Lang A.L.P. select to stand for the Hamilton seat at the forthcoming…

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Riots in Paris Thousands Attempt to Storm Parliament Fifty Killed: 1500 WOUNDED Ministry of Marine Set on Fire: Government to Resign (British Official Wireless.) PARIS, February 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 7

Thousands of infuriated rioters attempted to storm the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. Estimates of the dead vary from 16 to 50; over 1500 are wounded. Police and Republican Guards used revolvers and sabres…

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For Elections America's Recovery Plan A.W.U. Seeks Report Decisions of Convention SYDNEY

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

In order to strengthen the hands of the Labour candidates at the next Federal elections, the annual convention of the Australian Workers' Union decided…

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ALD. G. R. SKELTON Probable U.A.P. Candidate

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

Aid. G. R. Skelton, a former Mayor of Hamilton, who was the candidate of the United Australia Party at the general election on June 11, 1932, has been again…

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Three Parties In The Field For The Hamilton Seat LABOR, U.A.P. and the Communists By-election at Hamilton How A.L.P. Pick Was Received "Mixed Feelings"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

The announcement that the Lang A.L.P. State Executive had selected W. Brennan to contest the Hamilton…

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Councils Support Alderman Croft Fire Board Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 12

Merewether Council decided last night to support the candidature of Alderman C. Croft for a seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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U.A.P. CANDIDATE Hamilton By-Election ALD. G. R. Skelton Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 9

Alderman G. R. Skelton, of Hamilton, has been selected as the United Australia Party's candidate to contest the by-election for Hamilton on February 24. This…

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Waratah's Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 12

The organising committee for Mrs. S. F. Webb, Mayoress of Waratah, held a stall at Mayfield tram terminus yesterday, and will continue the sale of goods…

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Communist Party "Will Contest By-Election"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 9

Mr. R. Darrell, one of the executive of the Communist party, said yesterday that much prominence had been given during the past few days to the…

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Hamilton By-election Public Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 8

A public meeting will be held in the campaign rooms, 75 Beaumont-street, Hamilton, on Monday night, by the United Australia Party candidate for the…

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