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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1941

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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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Broadmeadow Trials Gosford Cup Meeting Candidates in Final Trial Gallops

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 5

(By "Valais")—Candidates for the Gosford Cup meeting on Tuesday attracted most interest in their final trials at Broadmeadow this morning on the No. 2 grass track 12 ft. out from the rails. Braeman, winner of three races in little more than a week, again…

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Suburban and District Progress Council and City Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 5

The Council of Progress Associations decided last night to ask the Minister for Local Government and the Greater Newcastle Council to have amendments…

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Liquor Laws and Newcastle Questions in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. D. Hunter (U.A.P., Croydon) asked the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) if it was a fact that on…

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Demand to Join Union Parliament Refuses to Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Leader of the United Country Party (Mr. Bruxner) moved in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon that it be a matter of urgent…

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Municipal Elections Compulsory Voting Favored

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 2

There was an uproar at the Local Government Conference at Newcastle to-day when Aid. Flaherty (South Grafton) said that local…

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Contest Lake Shire Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 5

A conference was held In Charlestown Literary Institute, with representatives from Charlestown, Kahibah, Redhead and Mount Hutton. Progress Associations, to elect a…

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English By-election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Sept. 25.—A Conservative, Mr. A. C. M. Spearman, defeated an Independent candidate to win the by-election resulting from…

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Denies Allegations in Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. E. A. Laurence, of Messrs. Laurence and Laurence, solicitors, yesterday denied allegations made in the Legislative Assembly by…

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By-Election to Conservative

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Sept. 28.—The Wrekin by-election, due to the death of Mr. Baldwin Webb, who lost his life when the City of Benares was sunk, resulted—…

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State Parliament Premier on Protests by Accountants

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY: In reply to a question concerning communications the Institute of Chartered Accountants is said to have sent to members of Parliament,…

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Election Tactics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 3

Sir,—It would be quite safe to dismiss the ridiculous attack on Bishop Burgmann as a prelude to Federal election tactics, an appeal to those unfortunate…

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Cup Candidates in Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 6

MELBOURNE: Cup candidates, Brave Lady. England's Glory, Cavalio, True Flight, Tranquil Star and Yodvava, had satisfactory trials to-day…

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Contests in All Wards at City Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 2

The prospect of a big army of candidates facing the electors in December has awakened interest in the Greater Newcastle elections…

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Selection of City Council Candidates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 4

Merewether Progress Association decided last night to invite members of the Adamstown Progress Association to attend a meeting next…

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Not to Members of Parliament Complaints in the Forces

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Naval personnel are forbidden to take their grievances to members of Parliament. This was disclosed by the Minister for…

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To Contest City Council Election

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 5

The president of the Wickham-Carrington Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. R. Rose) will be a candidate for East Ward at the City Council election…

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Issues in Council Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 3

Recent contentious civic issues have quickened interest in the first Greater Newcastle elections to be held since the formation of…

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Stability From Election, Says Mr. McEWEN Deplores Defeat on Side Issues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—"I have no hesitation in saying that I would have preferred an election," said the Minister for the Air (Mr. McEwen) to-night. "In this way, an opportunity…

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Youth Parliament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 4

Sir,—As a delegate to the Youth Parliament I must state, in reply to Mr. Geary, that the high ideals of social reconstruction as exemplified by the bills…

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