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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1936

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Election Speech "Hitler the Peacemaker" East Prussia Appeal London, March 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 13

Amid wild enthusiasm Herr Hitler delivered an election speech to-day at Koenigsberg, capital of East Prussia. The Fuehrer confessed that he had…

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Pay to Be Docked Election Address to Relief Men Lake Shire Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 7

Men on the relief scheme who ceased work to listen to Cr. E. Johnson's address during the recent Lake Shire…

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Restoring Confidence In Europe What Locarno Powers Offer to Germany Proposed Contributions by All to Great Work Eden Explains to Parliament London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

Foreign statesmen and ambassadors were present in the Distinguished Strangers' Gallery of the House of Commons when the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden) rose this afternoon to make a statement on the agreement which had been reached between representatives of France, Belgium, Italy and Great Britain on proposals…

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Close Contest Victorian By-election Labour Candidate Leads Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 7

Allandale by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. T. Parkin was held yesterday. Latest figures are— Denigan (Lab.) ... 3732…

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Commonwealth Bank Appointments Complaint to Be Made in Parliament Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 5

When the House of Representatives meets to-morrow the tariff debate will be interrupted to enable Mr. Mahoney (Lab., Tasmania) to move the…

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Labour Parties Still Have Separate Rooms Federal Parliament House Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 6

Despite official announcements that unity has been reached by the Long Labour faction and the Federal Labour Party, apparently the union has not yet been…

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A.L.P. OBJECTION Calling of Public Meeting Wickham By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 8

Wickham Municipal Assembly of the Australian Labour Party, at its meeting yesterday morning, took objection to the action of an alderman of Wickham…

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Catholic Advice Not Unqualified Vote Nazi Elections Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 1

Roman Catholic bishops ordered priests to read in all churches to-day, a declaration regarding the…

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U.A.P.—LABOUR Close Finish Likely Victorian By-election Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 7

A close finish is expected in the Allandale by-election. When the counting of second preferences ended to-night, the Labour candidate, Mr. C. L. Denigan, had a…

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Nazi Elections Advice to Catholics Qualified Vote Berlin, March 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 8

Roman Catholic bishops ordered a declaration to be read in all churches to-day regarding the elections, which will be held next Sunday to secure the nation's…

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Northern Miners' Ballot Polling To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 4

A ballot for the election of acting vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation will be token to-morrow. There are 15 candidates. In pits not…

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Federal Parliament Dramatic Debate Hanging in New Guinea Strong Plea Fails Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 8

Eleven o'clock, half past eleven—time was getting short now for Ludwig Schmidt. Twelve o'clock and now it…

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State Parliament Illegal for 50 Years Punishments in Railways Validating Bill Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 9

The rights of railway and tramway employee to receive payment when they are injured, and the powers of heads of these…

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Federal Parliament Revenue in Smoke Tobacco Tariff Debate Mr.scullin's Logic Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 9

Pathos and incongruity are so much a part of Parliamentary procedure that they pass unnoticed. So it was that the House of Representatives pasted by an…

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German Election "Red" Underground Campaign BERLIN, March 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 8

While the Nazi leaders are frantically electioneering, Communists and Socialists, at immense risks, are conducting an underground campaign…

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Herald Stop Press German Election Campaign. Berlin, March 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 8

Herr Hitler's election campaign will be spectacularly wound up on Saturday with a meeting at Cologne, after which there will be the singing of the…

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Olympic Games Team Omission of Candidates "Unfair to Blame Selectors" Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 13

Mr. H. Bennett, of the Australian Swimming Union, one of the Olympic Games selectors, said to-day that the method of selection enforced by the Olympic…

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Newcastle Gallops Wyong Candidates in Form

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 12

Some smart times were recorded by gallopers at Newcastle Jockey Club's course at Broadmeadow yesterday morning, when the cinders and No. 3 grass track, with…

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Labour Must Win Allandale By-election MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 9

With only 28 second preference votes still to be distributed, the voting in the Allandale by-election to-night was as follows—P. L. Denigan (Lab.) 4955; D. Baird…

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Historic Session New Zealand Parliament Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 10

With Labour in office for the first time in New Zealand's history, the first session of the 25th Parliament was opened by commission to-day. Mr. W. E. Barnard,…

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