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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

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Edward's Abdication Correspondence Not to Be Tabled Canadian Parliament Ottawa, January 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 10

In the House of Commons to-day, the Leader of the Commonwealth Federation Party (Mr. Woodsworth) challenged the right of the Government to propose a…

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Australian System for American Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 January 1937 · page 7

The potent ballot is relatively a newcomer in much of the United States, says a bulletin from the National Geographic…

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Kites Fly in India the Real Thing in Elections London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 9

Voting in the first elections under India's new Constitution will begin to-morrow in the provinces of Assam, Bengal…

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C. M. Sawyer's Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

C. M. Sawyer has wide interests these days. Some of his horses are at Melbourne, others in Sydney, and the…

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Semi-final Gallops Candidates at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 4

Candidates for the N.J.C. race meeting at Broadmeadow on Thursday stretched out in earnest this…

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Abattoir Board Election Candidates Address Tarro Shire

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 6

Aldermen Kilgour, McGregor, Payne, and Soper, members of the Newcastle Abattoir Board. Ald. Neal. of Wallsend, and Ald. Murphy, of Stockton,…

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Cycling Holiday Speaker of N.Z. Parliament Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 8

The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (Mr. W. E. Barnard) left Auckland to-day on a cycling tour to Napier. He is accompanied by a…

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New Constitution Bengal Begins Elections 4,500,000 More Voters Calcutta, January 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 8

Bengal to-day began its elections under the new reforms for the Provincial Legislative Assembly. Voters number nearly 7,000,000, or 13 per cent. of time…

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Mayor of Greater Newcastle "Election by People Advocated" Case for Spooner

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 1

The suggestion is being advanced that provision in the Greater Newcastle legislation should be made for election of…

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Abattoir Board Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

Sir,—As President of the Newcastle branch of the Master Butchers' Association of New South Wales, I feel it is incumbent on me to reply to the official…

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Abattoir Board Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 9

Sir,—The President of one section of the Newcastle master butchers, Mr. Mahony, in a letter you published, takes exception to my reference to the fact…

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Abattoir Board Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 10

The general public interest in the election campaign in progress for membership of the Newcastle Abattoir Board may be overlooked…

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Challenge Stakes Candidates at Rosehill Flying Handicap Vista Selected to Win Jovial Son's Prospects Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 19

A number of Challenge Stakes candidates are engaged in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday. This race is to be run over the Challenge Stakes distance (six furlongs). Horses that occupy a prominent position at the end of the…

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Unusual Interest Erina Shire and Gosford Elections Legal Proceedings Recalled Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 15

Great interest is being taken in the Erina Shire and Gosford municipal elections, both of which will be held to-morrow. The area concerned—663 square…

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First Municipal Election in Gosford To-day Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 3

Great interest is being taken in to-day's first municipal council election. Electors are required to vote for nine out of 15 candidates and from 8 a.m…

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Shire Election Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

Intense interest was taken yesterday in he Erina Shire Council elections, which were the first since the happenings which brought about the dismissal of the…

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Gosford Council First Election Held Unusual Interest Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 6

In Gosford's first municipal elections yesterday, R. H. Creighton, an undertaker, defeated R. R. Mortimer, a business man, for first place in the poll…

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Status of Ireland Questions Asked in Parliament London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 9

The Secretary for the Dominions (Mr. Malcolm Macdonald) stated, in reply to a question in the Home of Commons today, that during his conversation last…

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Tasmanian Elections Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 8

The State election campaign was opened to-night, when the Lender of the Nationalist Party (Mr. H. S. Baker) outlined his policy, the chief feature of…

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Fire Board Candidates for Election SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey) stated to-day that nominations had been received for the election of members of the Board of Fire…

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