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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1941

458 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 23

A.L.P. Candidate for Legislative Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The State Secretary of the A.L.P. (Mr. J. Stewart) was to-night selected as the party candidate to contest the vacancy in the Legislative…

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Youth Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

YOUTH PARLIAMENT meets in Newcastle. A back bench "member" rises to address the House during yesterday's session. The Parliament aroused a great deal of interest and induced bright discussion…

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Parliament Of Youth Seeks Reforms

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Ambitious in conception, programme of reforms affecting education and youth employment was mapped out in "bills"…

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Youth Education, Employment "Parliament" Discusses Reforms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Striking reforms in education and youth employment were urged in two "bills" carried by the Newcastle and Northern Districts Youth "Parliament" in…

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Lake Shire Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 4

Kurri Kurri State Electoral Council of the State Labour Party decided at a meeting at Warner's Bay to run three candidates for B riding at the triennial elections for Lake…

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Plans for City Council Election

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 3

Nomination of candidates for the Greater Newcastle Council elections on December 6 will close on Wednesday, November…

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Three Council Candidates for West Ward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 2

New Lambton Progress Association last night decided to run three candidates for Greater Newcastle Council from West Ward—one each from Wallsend, New…

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Progress Candidates for West Ward

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 4

A combined special meeting of Progress Associations of the West Ward was held in the New Lambton Mechanics' Institute last night. It was…

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State Parliament Mr. McKELL'S Denial of Reports

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: Press reports that Ministerial control of technics' education had been restored and that the Government did not…

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Lucrative's Fast Randwick Trial Spring Candidates in Fine Form

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 11

SYDNEY: Lucrative, High Caste and Freckles, topliners in the A.J.C. double, were star track performers at Randwick to-day…

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Election Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 4

Because of the unavoidable absence from the city of a number of the newly-elected council of Newcastle Chamber of Manufactures, the…

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Council Elections Ban May Be Lifted on Water Board Staff

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 3

The possibility of an amendment to the provision which debars employees of the Hunter District Water Board from contesting elections for the…

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Municipal Election Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 4

Merewether Progress Association decided last night to call a meeting for October 7 to receive nominations and select candidates to contest the…

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City Election Candidate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 3

At a meeting of the ratepayers of Mayfield West, Mr. A. E. Shaw was invited to accept nomination for the Greater Newcastle Council at the election in…

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Election in Fortnight, Says Mr. James

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Facing Parliament to-day for the first time since he became Prime Minister. Mr. Fadden formally announced the personnel of his…

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Newcastle's Breeders' Plate Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 13

(By "Valais".—Bangster, Newcastle's only candidate in the Breeders' Plate left for Sydney this morning. He is a Pentheus colt owned by Mrs. J. St[?]ring and trained by…

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Youth Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 6

Sir,—While not wishing to depreciate the worthwhile ideals or the enthusiasm of the Northern District Youth Parliament held recently at Newcastle. I could…

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Bishop Burgmann's Activities Questions in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A request that the Minister for the Army consider the internment of Bishop Burgmann, Anglican Bishop of Goulburn, and some…

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Members Demand Explanation of "Mystery" Payments Parliament Adjourned; Mr. James Pleads For Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A sensational allegation relating to the use of Government funds for purposes not approved by Parliament was made by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Curtin) in the House of Representatives late to-night…

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Spring Candidates at Rosehill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Hill Stakes, which has attracted High Caste and Reading; the Rosehill Guineas, which should produce Yaralia and other three-year-old colts; and the Camelia Stakes and Spring Handicap, with an array of Epsom and Metropolitan candidates, will give…

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