With One Voice Parliament Speaks For Australia Canberra Scene Sitting That Made History CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Parliament reassembled to-day in the shadow of war. For the first time for years every…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1939
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All Parties United Parliament Pledges Full Support in Empire's Fight Labour Attitude Clearly Defined Rigid Measures Demanded to Check Profiteering CANBERRA
The Commonwealth Parliament to-day unanimously pledged its support to the Government in the prosecution of the war against Germany. A feature of the debate was the demand by all…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Upper Hunter Labor Candidate Sydney
It is now certain that the Labor Party will nominate a candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election. A candidate will be selected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wide Powers Asked for Enable Executive to Act Quickly Parliament Hesitates "Attempting to Set Up Dictatorship" CANBERRA
The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) informed the House of Representatives to-night that the National Security Bill could be an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On the Tracks Spring Candidates at Randwick Defaulter's Gallop at Rosebery SYDNEY
Although tracks in Sydney could do with a good fall of rain, the various prominent Spring candidates continue to come through their preparation with a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Canadian Action Awaited Emergency Parliament Opens Authorise Defence Steps Ottawa, September 8
The emergency session of Parliament opened yesterday and adjourned until to-day without taking any action. It is expected that the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Secrets of the Prison House Looking Back on British Parliament Episodes Historic and Strange London, August 24
Once upon a time, in the dear, dead pre-War days beyond recall. I spent 12 years as a journalist at Westminster. In the retrospect it now appears to me the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A.L.P. to Contest Upper Hunter Election MUSWELLBROOK
It is understood that the A.L.P. will nominate a candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election, Mr. F. Hutt, whose name was mentioned some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Candidates Country Party in Upper Hunter By-Election SINGLETON
The Upper Hunter Electorate Council of the United Country Partly yesterday endorsed Messrs. A. J. Dorsman (Singleton), D. Rose (Wyong), and M. Hyades…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ready to Declare War Canadian Parliament Votes Steps to Help Allies (Australian Associated Press.) OTTAWA, September 9
After the Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzic King) had explained that its adoption meant that the Government would immediately prepare to declare a state of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Won in Good Style Pageant and Pure Gold at Mentone Caulfield Cup Candidates Melbourne
Caulfield Cup candidates got a share of the limelight at Mentone on Saturday, when Pageant and Pure Gold won their races in good style. Pure Gold has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Statement by Minister Questions in Parliament Canberra
In the House of Representatives Mr Gander (Labor. N.S.W.) asked was it a fact that the price of sausage casings, butchers' skewers and other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State Taxation Measures Before Parliament Next Week SYDNEY
Tax-raising measures would be introduced when the State Parliament resumed next week, said the Premier (Mr. A. Mair) to-day. He refused to indicate…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Official U.A.P. CANDIDATE Upper Hunter By-election Support for Independent Nominee Sydney
Although the executive of the United Australia Party decided not to support or endorse a U.A.P. candidate against the Country party in the Upper Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interned Again N.S.W. Company Director Question in Parliament Canberra
The circumstances in which a company director in New South Wales had been interned were the subject of an interrogation in the House of Representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Captured Poles Shot, Is Report Question in Federal Parliament Minister Advises A "Grain Of Salt" CANBERRA
A report that Polish prisoners taken by Germans were immediately shot, was mentioned by Mr. Paterson (C.P., Vic.) in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Doctors and Politics "Should Be More In Parliament"
It is imperative that doctors of progressive social views should find their way into both Federal and Slate Parliaments, says the "Medical Journal of Australia" in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Ambulance Election New Board Is Announced
Without the necessity for an election, the 12 nominees for the board of the Cessnock ambulance were declared elected to-day at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five Candidates for Upper Hunter By-election Sydney
Five nominations were received today at Muswellbrook for the Upper Hunter by election. There are three Country Party…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Epsom Candidate, Tuhitarata, Impresses Meets Denis in Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm SYDNEY
Tuhitarata, a candidate in the Epsom Handicap, impresses as one of the bets of the day at Warwick Farm. Tuhitarata has 8.4 in the Flying Handicap, to be run over seven furlongs. His claims are based on his easy win in the…
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