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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

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Abattoir Board Election

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 January 1937 · page 6

The annual general election of five representatives to the Newcastle Abattoir Board will be held on Saturday, January 30…

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Labour Ballot S.A. Senate Candidates ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 6

There will be at least 14 contestants far the pre-selection Senate ballot. Many candidates are well known in union circles, and others are outside the Trades Hall,…

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Ballot Box in Bank Railway Union Elections Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 5

The ballot box of the Australian Railways Union was taken to-day from the strongroom of the Commonwealth…

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Federal Parliament Next Session Early in April Easter Vacation Intervenes Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 8

It is now believed that the Federal Parliament will not reassemble for its short session of four or five weeks until early in April…

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Fascist Election Plans London, January 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

Sir Oswald Mosley's headquarters deny that Lady Houston's death will affect the Fascist election plans. On the contrary the Fascists hope to run more candidates…

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Council Deadlocks Election of Mayors Minister's Intervention Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

The Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner), to-day approved the appointment of Ald…

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Abdication Regretted Reference to King Edward South African Parliament Cape Town, January 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 10

The speech of the Governor-General (the Earl of Clarendon) at the opening of Parliament, gratefully recalled King Edward's association with South Africa, and…

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Gosford Council 15 Nominations for First Election GOSFORD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 8

Nominations for the first election for the newly constituted municipality of Gosford closed to-day. Fifteen candidates will seek election for nine seats…

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Erina Shire Elections Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 12

A feature of the nominations for the Erina Shire Council, which closed to-day, is that the three ex-councillors who were concerned in legal proceedings last March…

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Industrial News "Rebel" Victory A.R.U. Annual Election Results Announced Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 10

"Rebel" A.L.P. candidates had an over-whelming victory in the annual election of officers of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Railways Union, which…

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Federal Parliament Meet Before Imperial Conference Mr. Lyons' Assurance Devonport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. A. A. Lyons) denied yesterday a statement by the Leader of the Labour party (Mr. J. Curtin) that he had given an undertaking that the…

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In Faultless Condition Candidates for the Coronation Trip Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 5

Irreproachable waistlines were displayed by 400 Coronation contingent applicants at the order "tunics off" at Victoria Barracks to-day…

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U.S. Supreme Court "Should Follow Election Returns" New York, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

Mr. Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, in the course of a broadcast address to-day, said: "The Supreme Court…

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Industrial News Ironworkers' Union Elections Officials Opposed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

All positions in the Newcastle branch of the Ironworkers' Union, except that of treasurer, for which Mr. T. Percy has been reelected unopposed, will be…

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Next Month Elections in Tasmania Bitter Campaign Likely Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

The State elections will take place on February 20. This announcement was made by the Premier (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie) today. To-morrow a proclamation will…

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Fire Board Election SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 9

Nominations for election to the Board of Fire Commissioners will close at noon on Monday, January 25, and polling will close on February 23…

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Not Definite Resumption of Federal Parliament MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 12

The Prime Minister said to-night that Cabinet did not discuss to-day the date for the reassembling. of Federal Parliaments He did not know for certain…

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Not Wanted Aliens in South Africa Debate in Parliament Cape Town, January 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 11

Moving the second reading of the Aliens Bill in the House of Assembly to-day, the Minister for the Interior (Mr. Stuttaford) said they must prevent unwanted citizens,…

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Fire Board Triennial Election During February District Representation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 10

Shire and municipal councils in the district have been advised by the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners that the triennial election of the board…

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Abattoir Board Election 14 Candidates for Five Vacancies

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 6

Fourteen candidates will contest the five positions on the Newcastle Abattoir Board. It was announced to-day. The retiring members will stand…

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