Grand National Candidate
Cape Lilock (on rails), a candidate for the Grand National Steeple, galloping on the steeple grass at Caulfield with Again…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1937
1,029 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 52
Federal Parliament "Its a Loud Lane—"ways and Means in Parliament Canberra
Once described by a political opponent as "Australia's best merchant of noise and purveyor of platitudes," Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Parliament Obsolete Aircraft Clubs Advised to Replace Canberra
Aero clubs in Australia are to be allowed to sell aircraft and equipment now held by them on loan from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English By-election
London, June 23.—The by-election for the Hemel Hempstead division of Hertford, rendered necessary by the elevation of Sir John Davidson, Chancellor…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shares in Newspaper Votes for Industrial Candidates Secretary Gives Evidence Sydney
Evidence was given in the Equity Court to-day by the General Secretary of the Federated Furnishing Trades Society of Australia, Oscar Schreiber, that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Petrol Tax States to Have Share Federal Parliament Told Canberra
Petrol tax collections for 1936-37 are estimated at £8,500,000, from which it is estimated that the Commonwealth will retain £5,500,000 and the States receive…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bendigo Seat C.P. Candidate Chosen MELBOURNE
Brigadier G. J. Rankin, General President of the United Country Party of Victoria, has been selected as the Country party candidate for the Bendigo Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →From the Capital The Dying Parliament Pre-election Speeches Canberra
The Address-in-Reply to the Governor-General's speech of June 17 and the debate on Supply have occupied practically the whole of the time of members in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Rouse Men's Ire" Enforcing Archaic Acts of Parliament Islington Rector's View
Rev. C. E. Thomas, preaching at St. Mark's Church, Islington, last night, on the Sunday observance question, said that to enforce an Act of Parliament of Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WOOLLAHRA Slender U.A.P. Lead By-election Poll Preferences May Favour Mr. Mason SYDNEY
By 413 votes, the official United Australia Party candidate, Mr. G. Beresford Grant, is leading the Independent U.A.P. candidate, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A By-election
The Woollahra electorate, one of the Sydney strongholds of the United Australia Party, went to the poll on Saturday. It was not called upon to exercise serious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mason Confident He Will Win Wooilahra Election Sydney
"I believe that I will win," said Mr. H. H. Mason, K.C., Independent U.A.P. candidate for Woollahra in commenting to-day on the position as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Parliament Talked All Night Stonewalling Debate Canberra
Federal Parliament had its first "all nighter" last night and when they adjourned for breakfast at 6 a.m., those…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament Labor's Broadside in the Early Hours Canberra, Tuesday... Heated Attacks and Angry Retorts
Reviving the Mrs. Freer case, demanding a statement of his attitude to the proposed visit to Australia of Count von Luckner and accusing him of political expediency in allowing the Chinese migrant Lum Roy to remain in Australia, Labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Senate Team for Pre-selection U.A.P. Candidates Sydney
The names of Senators Massy, Greene and Cox are absent from the list of nominations for selection for the U.A.P. Senate team…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →R.S.L. President's Election Postal Ballot May Be Taken Sydney
Nominations for the position of president of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will close on July 31…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Parliament Prorogued Sydney
The State Parliament has been further prorogued till July 14. The session, however, may not commence till August, for it is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Senators Will Not Seek Re-election Nine Candidates for U.A.P. Endorsement Sydney
Two of the New South Wales Senators, Sir Walter Massy-Greene and Mr. Charles Frederick Cox, do not propose to seek re-election…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Parliament Censorship of Press Senator Taunts Sir G. PEARCE
CANBERRA. Wednesday. Striking a note of satire. Senator Johnston (U.C.P., W.A.) to-day referred to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Parliament Long Sitting Tempers Frayed on Both Sides Supply Bill Through Canberra
After a rowdy all-night sitting, the House of Representatives went on all day to-day and into the night to pass the Supply Bill and other…
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