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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1940

629 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 32

Nazis to Take Hand in U.S. Elections Plan to "Expose" Roosevelt Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 5

Bitterness which is developing in the Presidential campaign is leading to fears that the international situation may be made…

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Mexican Election Many Killed in Riots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

MEXICO CITY, July 8.—General Juan Andrea Almazan, the Independent candidate, claims to have been elected President of Mexico, in succession to General…

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Mr. Curtin on Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Commenting on the demand of New South Wales Labour for a Federal election, the Federal Leader of the Opposition (Mr…

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Hughes on Election Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 2

Strongly as he supported the constitutional position, said the Federal Attorney-General (Mr W. M. Hughes) to-day, he felt…

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Election Costs for War Funds Suggestion Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 4

The cancellation of municipal elections inspired a suggestion at Lake Macquarie that councils should contribute to war funds an amount equivalent to the cost…

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Union Movement Wants Federal Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The President of the Australian Labour Party (Mr. C. Fallon) said to-day that the trade-union movement was willing to assist in the war…

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Mexican Election Death Rate Is "Satisfactory" Mexico City

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 1

General Camacho, the Government candidate in the Presidential election, said to-day: "I am satisfied at the low number of…

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Council Elections Postponement

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 7

Wallsend Progress Association last night decided to protest to the State Government against the postponement of the municipal elections…

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Two Labour Men in By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 8

SYDNEY. Friday.—The Australian Labour Party and the Non-Communist Labour Party will contest the Tamworth by-election made necessary by the death…

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West Maitland Election Saving

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 9

Saved the expense of conducting the triennial elections, Bolwarra Shire council yesterday decided to donate £25 to the patriotic fund opened in the shire…

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Roosevelt's Bid for Re-election New York

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 1

President Roosevelt announced to-day that he would not attend the Democratic Convention at Chicago next week, but the Chicago correspondent of the "New York Times" says that, according to information received by the party leaders from Washington, he will consent to be…

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Cuban Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 5

HAVANA, July 15.—Colonel Batista known as the "Strong Man of Cuba," has a strong lead in the Cuban Presidential election, according to returns an…

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The Only Alternative to an Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 4

The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Curtin), whose patriotism and sense of responsibility in all matters affecting the national safety do…

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Controlled Election in Baltic States Tallin (Estonia)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 3

The elections in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania resulted in an "overwhelming victory" for the Workers' Party which advocates the closest…

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New- Parliament in Lithuania London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 1

The Moscow wireless said to-night that of 70 members of the new Lithuanian Parliament. 26 are peasants. 19 are workers and four arc soldiers…

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Baltic Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 9

TALLINN, July 17.—The elections in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, all of which countries have come under Soviet influence, resulted in an "overwhelming"…

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Candidates Prepare for Cessnock Races

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 11

Candidates for the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting on the Cessnock course were out for their final trials at Broadmeado this morning…

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New Lithuanian Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 10

LONDON, July 18.—The Moscow wireless said last night that of 79 members of the new Lithuanian Parliament, 26 are peasants, 19 are workers, and four are…

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Non-communist Candidate for Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. T. Ryan, well-known landowner in the Tamworth district, was selected to-night by the executive of the New South Wales…

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Labor Candidates For Tamworth To Open Campaign SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 2

First shot in the Tamworth by-election campaign will be fired on July 23 when Mr. J. A. Beasley, M.H.R., will open on behalf of the A.L.P…

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