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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1938

965 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 49

Election and Unity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

Sir,—One of the most amusing aspects of the use of the Communist, bogy in the present State elections is the expressed opinion, of some of those people…

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State Election Keen Contest Mayors Oppose Minister in Ryde Auburn Drive for Hospital Votes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

A keen fight is taking place in the Ryde electorate, where the mayors of two local councils are opposing the sitting member the Minister for Public Works and Local…

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Last Shots in Election Campaign Keen Contest at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

The last shots in the election campaign will be fired to-morrow night, when candidates will hold street rallies in their electorates…

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State Elections Closing Stages All Parties Profess Confidence Prospects in Doubtful Seats Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 15

With the campaign drawing to a close, those in charge of the campaign for the different parties all profess confident about the result. The general view…

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Cessnock Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 11

Sir,—On the Coalfields at the present time, particularly in the Cessnock electorate, there is a big division of opinion whether Mr. Baddeley or Mr. O'Neil…

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The Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 12

The plain issue in the State elections which will be determined by, the voting to-morrow is the continuance of the progressive, yet…

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State Elections a Personal Letter to the Electors of Waratah. John Street, Wallsend, 18/3/38

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 15

Dear Sir or Madam, The Election on March 26 is of considerable importance to the electors of Waratah. I feel that you already realise…

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State Elections Are To-morrow Government Confident Labor Revolt The Main Issue SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

Final shots in the election campaign will be fired to-night from platform, radio and loud speaker. The poll will open at 8…

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Peace Rally on Election Eve

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 5

One the eve of the State elections, and at a time when wars and rumors of war ore occupying the minds of the people, a peace rally is to be held…

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Fresh Election Prospect in South Australia Parliament to Meet Earlier Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 11

Another election in South Australia appears inevitable. Parliament is to meet earlier than had been arranged, in an endeavour to…

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Germans Out Czechoslovak Government Support Pro-nazis Realignment of Parties in Parliament (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 11

As predicted a few days ago, the German Christian-Socialist (Catholic) Party in Czechoslovakia, comprising six deputies and three…

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BRISBANE Weekly Notes Election Chances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 13

Can the Opposition combined parties snatch 16 seats from Labour? If they can, the present Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith) will become Leader of the…

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Letters on the Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 10

Several letters were received from correspondents regarding various issues of the elections, in addition to those which have been published. It was…

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Final Election Rallies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 13

The two candidates contesting the seat for the Maitland electorate made final appeals for support at open air meetings in High-street, West Maitland, last night…

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Election Campaign Ends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 13

Vincent-street, Cessnock, resounded to the voices of candidates and supportars making their last appeals to the electors last night through loud speakers,…

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Doncaster Candidates Engaged at Rosehill Westmead Divisions Lolorua and Arabia Likely Genetout's Chance in Club Handicap Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 20

The Sydney Autumn carnival, which will rise to its heights with the £7000 Sydney Cup on Easter Monday, will open at Rosehill on Saturday. Genetout, favourite for the Sydney Cup, as well as prominent Doncaster Handicap…

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Lively End to the State Election Campaign Like Old Times U.A.P. Member Pelted with Tomatoes Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 1

The elections campaign, which began tamely, ended last night in a series of more or less exciting incidents. Mr. H. L. Primrose, U.A.P. candidate for North Sydney, spent a torrid few minutes dodging rotten tomatoes at a Crow's…

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Nazi Party Demand for Election Czech Premier Confers London, March 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 7

Herr Henlein, leader of the pro-Nazi party in Czechoslovakia announced that the Sudeton Germans intended to insist on a general election also elections for…

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The Election :: Nuffield at Randwick :: Newcastle-built Plane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 5

Old Trade Revived: Charcoal-burners at work in the New Forest, Hampshire…

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The Election Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 6

Nineteen members of the farmer legislative Assembly were returned without opposition to the new Parliament The results of the…

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