Papal Candidate Is Ill London
Cardinal Della Costs, who is regarded at one of the likeliest candidates for the Papacy, is indisposed and will probably not participate in the…
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Politics & elections, 1939
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Third Term Not Likely Mr. Roosevelt's Election Chances New York, February 27
The magazine, "Fortune," which has been notably accurate in its earlier surveys of questions of public interest, asserts that President Roosevelt has very little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hospital Beds Serious Sydney Shortage Also Lack of Nursing Candidates Sydney
Indicating the shortage of hospital beds in Sydney, it was stated at the annual meeting of the Sydney Hospital Board to-day that patients awaiting admission…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Endorsement To-day State Labour Candidates for Federal Seats SYDNEY
The Central Executive of the State Labour Party will meet to-morrow night to endorse the nominations of candidates for all New South Wales Federal seats…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Right to Appeal Defeated Candidate's Claim MELBOURNE
George Sydney Webb, leader of the Protestant Labour Party of Queensland, claimed in the High Court to-day the right to appeal against a decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Candidate in W.A. ELECTIONS School Children As Helpers PERTH
Miss Dorothy Tangney, golden-headed school teacher and Labor candidate in the State elections this month, has been inundated with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Labor Asks Six Questions Election Campaign Is Begun LONDON, February 10
"Safety Through Strength and Service." This is the watchword of the joint campaign to defeat the "National" Government begun under the auspices of the Labor and Co-operative Parties…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Preference to Refugees Complaints Made in Parliament Sydney
Retailers were dismissing old Australian employees and appointing refugees in their places, said Mr. Shannon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Modified Social Insurance Country Party Plan Doubtful Experts at Work Revised Scheme Ready for Parliament? CANBERRA
Although as yet it is the only concrete scheme before the Federal Government, the United Country Party's proposal for a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Anniversary of First Greater City Elections To-day
To most Newcastle residents to-day was distinguished by the fact that it was raining—a rare enough occurrence these days to cause…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labour's Future Banking, Social Reform Many Changes Urged Candidates Put Their Cases
The tasks before the next Federal Labour Government were described by candidates contesting the House of Representatives and Senate pre-selection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Election of the Pope
There are two circumstances associated with the election of Pope Plus XII. which suggest that his choice was inevitable. One is the speed of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canberra Chosen Labour Meeting Place Preparing Election Policy Sydney
Canberra has been decided upon as the venue for the special conference of the Federal Labour Party at which the policy for the next Federal elections will be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Belgian Crisis Parliament Dissolved General Election in April Brussels, March 7
Parliament has been dissolved, following unsuccessful attempts to overcome the recent crisis with a new Cabinet. A general election will be held on April 2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →From School to Parliament Girl Teacher s Hopes PERTH
There Was a unique situation when Miss Dorothy Tangney. B.A., B.A., Ed., 28-year-old University Labor candidate for Nedlands in the Stale general elections, said good-bye to the children in her class on Friday before taking a fortnight's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surprise Support A.L.P. Candidate for Hurstville Curtin and Forgan Smith Send Best Wishes Sydney
Unexpected support for the Australian Labour Party's candidate for the Hurstville by-election, Ald. J. F. McGrath, was forthcoming to-day, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Federal Parliament to Sit on April 19 CANBERRA
THE Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) said to-night that the Federal Parliament would resume on April 19 for its autumn session…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Candidates for Newcastle Seat Heffron Labour Pre-selection
Mr. James Abram Youngberry, or Waratah, and Mr. Andrew D. Simpson, of Carrington, will contest the pre-selection ballot to decide who shall be the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A.C.T.U. Calls for Conference. End Labour Troubles in This State "Unity for Elections" Action to Force 40-Hour Week to be Considered MELBOURNE
A request to the Federal Executive of the Australian Labour Party to call immediately an "all-in" conference of the conflicting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Aborigines' Representatives To Contest Elections SYDNEY
Three aborigines' representatives, one of them a woman, have been chosen to contest the next State elections. A special effort will be made to unseat the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gollan) because he has denied aborigines the right to direct…
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