Rosebery Saved Trainers Wet Weather Tracks Kept Busy Spring Candidates Impressive SYDNEY
Following heavy rain yesterday and last night, trainers this morning made a general trek to Rosebery. G. Price took Spear…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1939
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Armed Party Storm Parliament House Brisbane Police on Scene Raiders Placed In Detention BRISBANE
Armed with batons, 40 men who called themselves members of the League of Social Justice, stormed Parliament House…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Ready for Election" Mr. Heffron is Confident SYDNEY
The Leader of the Heffron Labour Party (Mr. R. J. Heffron) stated to-night that the Stevens Government must now end in ignominy. The tremendous…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. Stevens Resigns to Carry on for Few Days Will There Be Election? Problem For Governor; Four Minority Parties SYDNEY
The Stevens-Bruxner Government has ended. Mr. Stevens handed his resignation to the Governor late to-night. After giving Lord Wakehurst certain…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gain for Labour at British By-election London, August 2
Labour gained a seat as a result of the Brecon and Radmor by-election, neces-situated by the elevation of Mr. Ivor Guest to the peerage…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No Avoidance of Election Prime Minister's Reply Extension of Commons Term Unlikely London, August 2
There is no likelihood of the term of the present Parliament being extended to avoid a general election during the period of international unsettlement…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Night Court at Brisbane "Social Justice" Raid 37 CHARGED Forced Their Way Into Parliament House BRISBANE
Thirty-seven members of an organisation called the League of Social Justice, who forced their way into Parliament House this…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Unity Conference Labour Supporters Active Crisis Raises Hope for Early Election
"The crisis in the State Government will only add to the desire of Labour supporters to set their own affairs in order and prepare for the success which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heffron A.L.P. Seeks Candidates For State Elections
Faced with the prospect of preparing for an early election. Cessnock State Assembly of the Heffhon A.L.P. has decided to call for nominations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →37 Men Before the Court Arrests At Brisbane Parliament House "Was a Deputation of Farmers" Brisbane
It was argued to-day in Court that the 37 men arrested at Parliament House on Friday after forcing their way into a Labor Caucus meeting were "a deputation of farmers.'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Successor to General Booth U.S.A. Candidate Is Predicted London
Commissioner Alexander Danon. now in charge of the Salvation Army in the eastern territory of the United States, is expected to succeed General…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clergyman Before Court Plan to Seize Parliament Alleged Brisbane Raid Sequel Brisbane
A clergyman, Ernest James Vincent Cavey, 44, was charged with unlawful assembly at the Brisbane Police Court to-day. The charge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Election Wallsend A.L.P. Assured
Both Messrs. R. Cameron and G. Booth, Ms.L.A., said at the monthly meeting of Wallsend branch of the Lang Labour party last night that under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Upper House Election Stir SYDNEY
A stir has been caused in Parliamentary circles by the revelations that votes wore being canvassed vigorously in State Parliament House lobbies on behalf of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.z. Candidate for Classics
Spring Carnival.—Beaupartir photoraphed on his arrival yesterday from New Zealand. He is engaged in the Epsom. Metropolitan and Melbourne Cup. Seeking fresh honors.—Defaulter, who arrived by the Wanganclla yesterday from New Zealand on his second visit to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Why Nominations Were Called for Cessnock Seat Guarding Against a Snap Election
The reason why the Heffron A.L.P. had called nominations for the Preselection ballot to decide the candidate for the Cessnock seat was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Dismissals Reference in Parliament SYDNEY
Mr. F. Burke (Heffron Lab., Newtown) raised the question of retrenchment in the railway service, when he spoke in the Legislative Assembly to-night. He…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Head Gardener Sydney Candidate Recommended
The Works Committee decided unanimously to recommend the appointment of Mr. H. O. Oakman, of Lavender Bay, Sydney to the position of head gardener,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Country Party Not Afraid of Election Sydney
"We would not be afraid to go to the electors to protect Parliament from falling into the hands of an influence which would ultimately…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Election Speech"
"Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking"— Nevertheless "Johnny Schneider" owned by Miss. Joan Bourke, strike, a statesmanlike pose in presenting himself as…
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