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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

556 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 28

Militia Uniforms Minister Questioned in Parliament CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 7

The militia recruit did not normally receive a uniform until he had been in the force three months, said the Minister for Defence (Mr. G. A. Street), in the House…

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Labour's Attack on Register Bill Against All Compulsion "Election Promises Violated" Man Power, Property Should Be on Same Basis CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 2

The Labour party was opposed to compulsion under the National Register Bill, and that applied both to any man-power or property register, declared the Leader…

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Bellbird Miners' Election

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 11

Bellbird miners' officials were elected without the necessity for a ballot. Officers elected were: President. Mr. W. Roberts; secretary, Mr. G. Russell;…

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Brilliant Leader In Parliament 20 Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 7

Mr. Ogilvie was one of the most brilliant debaters and soundest administrators the Tasmanian Parliament has known…

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Plans for British General Election in the Autumn London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 7

A clear indication that the Government contemplates a general election in the autumn was given by the Chairman of the Convervation party…

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No By-election Filling Late Mr. Ogilvie's Seat Hare-clark System Hobart

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 6

The death of the Premier (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie) will not result in a by-election because vacancies in the House of Assembly are filled by the Hare-Clark…

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Hawthorne By-election Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 9

Cr. L. Tyack, the endorsed U.A.P. candidate, won the Hawthorne by-election for the Legislative Council after the counting of preference votes had been…

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A Grand National Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 6

—Gurney in "The Herald," Melbourne,…

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Election in October Forecast at Canberra Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 11

An October election is forecast by those who see in the unsettled political situation the certainty of trouble when Parliament…

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Heffron Labour 12 Candidates for Senate Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 17

Some well-known men who have had a long experience in the political and industrial sections of the Labour movement are contesting the Senate pre-selection…

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Premier for Five Terms Cowper's Fine Work for the State Parliament Refused Pension To His Widow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 5

When, in October, 1859, Sir Charles Cowper's second term of office as Premier was ended by defeat in the House, he announced his retirement from political life altogether…

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King and Queen Will Be Home To-morrow Loyal Address By Both Houses Of Parliament LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 1

A n[?] welcome awaits the King and Queen, who return home on Thursday. A Loyal Address to the King Queen will be moved in both Houses of Parliament on that day, before they reach…

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Portrait of Sir Earle Page To Hang in Parliament House CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 10

Sir Earle Page, Prime Minister for 15 days in a stop-gap Ministry, will join the ranks of the Parliamentary immortals The Historic Memorials Committee has…

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Exam Candidates First-aid Instruction Unfair High School Teachers Agree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 9

High School teachers in Newcastle said yesterday that they agreed with students and parents that it was unfair for the Education Department to force first-aid…

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Opposed by Labour in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 12

The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. J. Curtin) has advised the Newcastle Trades Hall Council that the massed strength of the Parliamentary…

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A.L.P. Endorses Senate Candidates Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 10

Senator W. P. Ashley and Messrs. W C. Burnett and C. A. Dalton were endorsed as Senate candidates to-night by members of the Lang A.L.P. Executive…

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Five Candidates From Newcastle Second-class Navigators Examination Aero Club Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 7

The annual examination for air pilots wishing to qualify as second class navigators was held in Sydney on Tuesday and Wednesday. Five members of the…

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Mr. Hoare Thinks Annual Elections Keep Officials Up to It

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 12

ON THE ground that there was a tendency for individuals to succumb to their environment and find it easier to be an official than work in the industry,…

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French Parliament Life Will Be Prolonged If Necessary PARIS, June 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 8

The French Prime Minister (M. Daladier) declared that he was prepared to prolong the life of Parliament until 1942 if the international situation necessitated…

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FIRE At Parliament House Blaze In Rooms Of Country Party SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 1

"Strangers seem to be in the house." the Speaker (Mr. Weaver) observed as firemen to-day rushed into Parliament House…

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