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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1941

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Policy for City Elections Progress Candidates' Main Planks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 2

Main planks of the policy to be adopted for Greater Newcastle Council elections were decided upon at a special meeting of the District Council of Progress…

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Post-mortem on U. A. P. Defeat at State Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Lack of cooperation between Parliamentary members of the U. A. P. and Cabinet was reported by the party executive…

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Iran's Parliament House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 1

Iran's Parliament House, in the newer portion of the capital. Teheran. It was created in 1879-81 and reconstructed in 1909 after the revolution…

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"Youth Parliament"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 14

In industry youth to required to work 44 hours per week for a low wage, attend night classes at the Technical College, and to buy tools, which are getting scarce and are…

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State A.l.p. Plans for Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

Believing that an early Federal election is likely, the central executive, of the State Labour Party has decided to call for nominations of candidates…

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French Parliament Moves From Vichy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 29.—Marshal Petain has issued a decree transferring Parliament from Vichy to a mountain resort near Riom. Riom, a town near…

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Force Election on Budget Labour Firm, Says Mr Watkins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 September 1941 · page 2

Because a unanimous recommendation had been made by the executive, Federal Parliamentarians would be firm in their attitude to seek an election on the…

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Voters' Qualification at City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 2

Persons with seven months' residential qualification will be eligible to vote at the municipal elections in December. The Local Government Association…

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Compulsory Voting Wanted At Council Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 September 1941 · page 5

If voting at municipal elections were mada compulsory there was no doubt that the Labor Party would win seats, said Mr. L. Grahame at a meeting…

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Parliament's Tribute to Sir Thomas Bavin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After paying a tribute to the memory of Sir Thomas Bavin, a former Premier, the Legislative Assembly adjourned until to-morrow as a…

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State Labor Party and Federal Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 3

The possibility of an early Federal election will be discussed by the Newcastle Assembly of the State Labor Party at a meeting to-night…

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Youth Parliament in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 4

A Northern District Youth Parliament, representative of the youth of Newcastle and Coalfields, will be held in the Starr-Bowkett Hall, next to the…

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Suburban and District Hamilton North Nominee For City Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 5

At a meeting of Hamilton North Progress Association last night, Mr. D. Perkins, Manager of the Newcastle and Suburban Co-operative Society's bakery, was nominated to…

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Ambulance Election This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 5

The annual meeting and election of committee of Newcastle District Ambulance will be held at the ambulance station on September 25. The annual report…

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Wants Opposition at Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. R. W. D. Weaver. U.A.P. member for Neutral Bay, who has not had to fight an election for six years, wants to see…

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Central Ward's Progress Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 4

Central Progress Association will choose on Monday night candidates to contest the Central ward at the municipal elections in December…

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100 Delegates for Youth Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 8

Nearly 105 delegates are expected attend the Northern District Youth Parliament to be held at Starr-Bowkett House, Newcastle on Sunday…

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Ready for City Elections Progress Association Confident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 2

District progress associations are preparing a campaign for the Greater Newcastle Council elections in December and are confident that their candidates will…

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Hospital Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 6

Sir,—I think the Hospital Board election sea one of the greatest farces I have seen. At a big works a bundle of ballot papers were left, for all to help…

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Not an Election Sign

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) to-day denied that his visit to the Darling Downs electorate next week was a sign…

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