Minister Gives Last Lesson Heffron Labour Candidate
Religious Instruction: Rev. W. H. Butler, who is leaving Adamstown, giving his sixth class a final lesson yesterday at the Adamstown Public School…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1939
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Queensland Speaker Found Shot Death In Room At Parliament House BRISBANE
Mr. George Pollock, Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, was found this afternoon shot in his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Tracks Sethia Attracts Rosehill Candidate Goes Well Gallops at Broadmeadow
Sethia, who is among the acceptors for the Three-Year-Old Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, dashed over four furlongs in 51½sec. next to the rails on the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Labor Leaders Are Suspicious Offer of National Ministry Early Election Forecast Adelaide
Commenting in Adelaide to-day on Mr. Lyons's statement that he was willing to form a National Cabinet in the interest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spooner Attacks A.L.P. Election Circular Advice to Aldermen "Opposed to Law," He Claims Sydney
A circular letter, which, he said, advised A.L.P. aldermen elegible to vote at the Water Board elections…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Waverley Writ Polling on April 22 SYDNEY
The writ for the Waverley by-election, rendered necessary by the death of Mr. J. W. Waddell. was issued by the Speaker (Mr. R. W. D. Weaver) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Five Candidates May Day Queen Competition
Keen interest is being taken in the May Day Queen competition. Five candidates have entered, and are being assisted by a women's committee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labor Chooses Its Election Team Sydney
State A.L.P. pre - selection ballots for the House of Representatives and Senate, for the next Federal elections. close to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Watkins Chosen A.L.P. Candidate for Newcastle Easy Win in Ballot Newcastle Senate Men Poll Record Vote
Mr. D. O. Watkins, M.H.R., easily defeated the Northern Organiser of the Australian Workers Union (Mr. T. Breen), in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. R. James and Hurstville By-election
Mr. R. James, M.H.R., to-day denied that he had counselled electors in one Hurstville by-election to give their preference votes to whom they pleased…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kamal's Regime Defeated in Turkish Elections Ankara (Turkey)
The election of the Sixth Kamutav (Grand National Assembly) returned 424 deputies, including 14 women. Fethi Okyar, former Ambassador to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →V.R.C. Election Melbourne
The election to fill the vacancy on the committee of the Victorian Racing Club resulted in a victory for Mr. F. P. Smith, of Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Doncaster Candidates Work At Various Courses SYDNEY
The Doncaster candidates, St. Constant, Early Bird, Mildura, Korimako and Fakenham, worked on various courses this morning. ST. CONSTANT ran six furlongs at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →May Solve Gauge Problem Working Model Shown to Committee Experts Study Boock Device Inquiry at Parliament House SYDNEY
At Parliament House to-day, members of the Select Committee on the Boock break-of-gauge device and engineers studied the device, which, it is claimed, may solve…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mention Matter in Parliament Mr. Booth on Text Books
Although the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has advised that it was impossible to supply text books for Kurri Horn Evening Continuation School,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →MRS. J. W. WADDELL U.A.P. Candidate for Waverley SYDNEY
Mrs. J. W. Waddell, widow of the late member for Waverley in the Legislative Assembly, was chosen to-night as the United Australia Party candidate to cont…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Snow White" Role of Woman Candidate for Waverley Sydney
A motherly Snow While, administering soothing syrup to troubled Parliamentarians and helping to tidy up their house, is the role Mrs. Ella…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Council and By-elections
Newcastle Labor Council is marking time in the Labor faction fight in the hope that the Federal Executive will be able to bring the factions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Candidates for Easter Labor Conference
Mr. W. E. Gollan, a former candidate for the Cessnock state seat. topped the poll conducted by the South Maitland District Assembly of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →If War Came Canadian Participation Not Automatic Parliament Would Vote "No Need for Conscription" (Australian Associated Press.) OTTAWA, March 31
“As Prime Minister, I will not engage to lead Canada into war, Mr. W. MacKenzie King told the Canadian House of Commons…
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