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386 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 20
"A 40 per cent. reduction can be made in taxation within twelve months, if the Liberal Party is returned to power. "The resultant extra incentive for production, both to the employer and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight candidates are likely to contest the Newcastle Federal seat at the election in September —the largest number on record…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK, Aug. 2. A.A.P.—Serious violence marked election day in Monroe and McMinn counties, Tennessee,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ATHENS (Tennessee), Friday.—An armed mob of 1000, led b0y veterans of World War II, has seized control of this town as a climax to a bloody six-hour election battle. THEY dynamited the county gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE, Sunday. — Punches were thrown at Mr. Max Julius, Communist candidate for Wide Bay, during a street rally at Childers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Official A.L.P. held its first Federal election rally at Islington Park yesterday afternoon. The purpose was to open officially the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Aug. 4. — The Berlin city and district, council elections on October 20 are certain to be among the fiercess, ever fought in any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Your issue of August 2 states that a Mr. C. Thompson, the supposed organiser of the Newcastle branch of the Services Party,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY: Candidates for the big Spring races are starting to stride along faster in their training trials, Chaperone, Good Idea, Blue Legend and Magnificent pleasing in their work today. Chaperone carried her regular track rider in A. Stanton and easily ran…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The General President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells) was attacked by Mr. White (Lib., Vic.) in the House of representatives last night. He said Mr. Wells was a communist and that "his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE: Mrs. Mascotte Brown, of Toorak, aims to win a seat in the next Federal Parliament by using plenty of free vaudeville in her election campaign. It has been tried before, but the spots of brightness in our balloting are almost as rare as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CANBERRA: It was the Government's intention to have the Railway Standardisation Bill passed through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) will deliver his election policy speech over the national network from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—The "Newcastle Morning Herald" of August 2 reports that Mr. H. Ellis has announced his intention to stand as a Services' Party…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →CANBERRA: After an all night sitting the House of Representatives adjourned at 5.6 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Friday.—The 17th Federal Parliament finished its business this afternoon. Some members immediately set out for their electorates to start their campaigns without delay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. J. Connal, of Charlestown, was endorsed last night at Maitland by the Hunter Valley District Council of the Associated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PERTH: A large audience which filled Perth Town Hall last night to hear the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) gave him an attentive but not an enthusiastic hearing. Mr. Chifley gave the meeting—,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The resignation of Mr. Beasely (Australian Resident Minister in London) and Mr. Makin (Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A DEPUTATION from Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night suggested to Newcastle District Ambulance Committee that the…
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