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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1938

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Testing Time for Cricketers Tour Candidates on Trial Strenuous and Anxious Weeks

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

The first round of Sheffield Shield matches having been completed, the final stages for cricketers who have thoughts of gaining selection in the Australian cricket team to tour England next season will commence shortly. Until the team…

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Testing Time Has Arrived Candidates for Tour on Trial Anxious Weeks Ahead

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 10

THE first round of Sheffied Shield matches having been completed, the final stages for cricketers who have thoughts of gaining selection in the Australian cricket team to tour England next season will…

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Egypt's Parliament Suspended

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

CAIRO, Sunday:--It is announced that King Farouk is suspending Parliament for a month…

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Parliament Suspended CAIRO

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 6

King Farouk issued a decree suspending Parliament for a month…

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Commonwealth Legislation Coming Sittings of Parliament

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday:--Business for the coming sittings of Parliament include legislation to deal with the air mail agreement…

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Uproar in Egyptian Parliament

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

CAIRO, Monday:--There was an uproar in Parliament when deputies shouted down the Secretary deputed to read the King's…

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Uproar in Egyptian Parliament Cairo

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 7

There was an uproar Parliament, the deputies shouting down the secretary, who was deputed to read the…

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Buttenshaw Delays Resignation May Not Resign Until Elections

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--The Minister for Lands (Mr. Buttenshaw) may not resign his portfolio until the Government appeals to the country,…

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Egyptian Parliament Prorogued

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

CAIRO, Tuesday:-- Parliament stands prorogued until February 2 by the publication of the rescript in the official journal…

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Egyptian Parliament CAIRO

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 6

Parliament stands adjourned until February 2, by publication of an announcement in the official journal…

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Bulgarian Elections

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 7

SOFIA, Tuesday:--By the wish of King Boris, the Government is preparing a decree fixing March 0 as the date of the general election, after…

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Candidate's Election Campaign Expenses Nearly £2,600

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:-- Following the declaration of the Warringah seat at the Federal election, Joseph Hamlet, one of the…

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Election Expenses Questioned Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 7

Following the declaration of the Warringah seat at the Federal election, Joseph Hamlet, one of the candidates who…

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Grafton Council Extraordinary Election

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

GRAFTON, Sunday:-- Messrs. J. C. Lane and M. V. McNamara, the two South Grafton aldermen who resigned their seats after the recent triennial…

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State Elections

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 6

In view of the approach of the State elections, voters are advised by Commonwealth electoral officers for the division of Richmond to make sure…

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Brisbane Notes Labour's Plans For State Election Mackay Convention

Northern Star · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

With the intervention of the holidays, events in the State political field have moved slowly, but interest again is beginning to stir. The eyes of the Labour world are fixed earnestly on the triennial convention at Mackay, and hopes…

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Stalin Applauded Parliament Opening MOSCOW

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 12

M. Stalin was given an ovation [?] eight minutes at the opening of [?] Soviet's new Parliament. There [?] 1143 members at the Kremlin and…

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State Elections Early in April? Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

All State political parties now appear to be agreed that the elections will take place early in April. Political observers have expressed the…

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Hamlet's Election Expenses

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Election expenses totalling £2,638156 are sworn in a statement to the Commonwealth Returning Officer (Mr…

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Electoral Expenses Defeated Candidate's Claim SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 9

In a sworn statement submitted to the commonwealth Electoral Officer (Mr. Barrett) one of the unsuccessful candidates for Warringah,…

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