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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1943

313 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 16

Election Candidate Killed by Engine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 1

GOSFORD, Monday.—Walking on the railway line between Gosford and Point Clare to his home to-night, Lance Gilbert Frank…

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Upper House Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Both Houses of the State Parliament will meet to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. to elect a member to the Legislative Council…

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Senate Candidate to Meet Women

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

Mrs. J. C. W. Beveridge, Independent candidate for the Senate, will address a meeting of women in the City Hall, Newcastle, on Friday,…

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Union Help at Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 2

The Newcastle branch of the Ironworkers Association will release two organisers, Messrs. C. J. McCaffrey and D. N. Campbell, to assist in the…

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Hurrying Back For Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Arrangements have been made for the return to Australia in time for the elections of Federal members now…

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Soldiers' Party to Contest Election

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—With the announcement that the Commonwealth Party, representing four soldiers' political organisations will endorse…

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Restraint Urged by Archbishops Reference to Election Bitterness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Declaring that in a sense Democracy is on trial, the Anglican Archbishops of Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne have…

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Election Meetings at Islington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 3

Greater Newcastle Works Committee last night granted permission to Mr. Watkins, M.H.R., and to the Independent Labour candidate…

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Mr. Curtin Denies Election Factor in Prices Plan Subsidies to Cost From £7,000,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Subsides on tea and potatoes and loss of revenue on the sales tax under the Federal…

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Enforce Election Poster Law

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Interior (Senator Collings) will administer the regulations restricting the size of election posters…

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No Limitation of V.d.c. in Elections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1943 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—Denying a report that members of the Volunteer Defence Corps were to be limited in their participation in the elections,…

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Election Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1943 · page 8

Sir,—Anyone conversant with the intrigues and deceits of Fascism and Nazism in the embryo stages cannot fail to be impressed by the marked…

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Upper House Candidate

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 July 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY—Mr. C. Huckett. treasurer of the Municipal Employees' Union, han been endorsed by the ALP Executive to contest…

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Spring Candidates Show Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The forward showings of Colonus and Valour in races at Mentone yesterday gave an otherwise…

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Ironworkers' £75 For Election Parties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 3

The Newcastle brunch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association last night endorsed o proposal of a delegate meeting to divide £75 equally between the…

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Air Minister's Election Review

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Since Japan entered the war the RAAF has destroyed 1225 enemy aircraft. probably destroyed 419. and damaged…

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Election Poster Prosecutions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Prosecution for breaches of the regulations limiting the size of election posters to 10 inches by six inches has been…

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Preference Votes at Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 5

The president of the Hamilton branch of the ALP (Mr. W. Campbell), at a campaign meeting last night said that some direction…

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Many Candidates to Contest Federal Elections

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—At noon to-day. nominations closed for the Federal elections to be held on Saturday, August 21. Sitting members arc opposed in almost all NSW electorates. In Martin, Mr. McCall has ten rivals and in…

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Nominations Closed Five Candidates For Local Federal Seat

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

There was a last-minute nomination to-day for the Newcastle seat in the Federal elections, bringing the…

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