Allies Cancel Secret Sessions of Parliament
LONDON, Wednesday:—The secret session of Parliament to-morrow has been cancelled. The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill)…
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Politics & elections, 1940
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Nominations for ByElection Announced To-day
Nominations for the Lismore Municipal Council by-election closed on Wednesday and will be announced by the returning officer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Candidates for By-election Polling Next
Two persons will contest the Lismore Municipal Council by-election next Saturday. They are: John Mac-Kinnon, 308 Keen-street, Lismore, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal Parliament Meets on
CANBERRA, Sunday:—When Parliament meets next Wednesday the clash between Sir Henry Gullett and Mr. Curtin last week may have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parties Planned for Queen Candidates
Kyogle Infants' Mothers' Club yesterday afternoon decided to hold [?] garden party at the home of the president, Mrs. A. J. Drinkwater. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dissolving Communist Party Suggested In Parliament
CANBERRA, Friday:—Dissolution of the Communist Party, closing its rooms and prohibition of its official…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council By-election To-day
Voting in the Lismore Municipal Council's by-election will take place to-day. The by-election was made necessary by the resignation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Abo Stati0n Control Member's Question in Parliament
SYDNEY: Reference to the changes in the management of the South Kyogle Aborigines Station was made in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Senate Elections System of Alphabetical Order to Go
CANBERRA, Monday:—Action to amend the electoral law for Senate elections, elimination of the preference system whereby…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queen Contest. Matron Connell Chosen Hospital Candidate
The Matron of Tweed District Hospital (Miss W. Connell) has been selected as the Hospital candidate for the queen competition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queen Competition. MISS J. Palmer Chosen As Business Candidate
At a well-attended meeting of representatives of business houses of Murwillumbah, Miss Joyce Palmer was selected as the candidate to represent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Talk of Early Federal Election
CANBERRA, Tuesday:—Prospects of an early Federal election in the event of the coal strike not being settled next week were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CASINO P.P. Board Election Casino
The counting o[?] votes in the Casino Pastures Protection Board election was completed to-night Dy the returning officer (Mr. A. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Member of State Parliament to Enlist
SYDNEY, Thursday:—Mr. H. J. P Eate, United Australia Party member for Wollondilly, has enlisted in the A.I.P., and will join the mechanised…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Defeat of Labor in Brisbane Council Elections
BRISBANE, Sunday:—In dealing a smashing defeat to his chief opponent, the Lord Mayer (Ald. Chandler) obtained by far the largest majority in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labour Rout in Brisbane Civic Election Brisbane
Labour suffered a severe defeat in yesterday's City Council elections. Mr. J. B. Chandler (Citizens' Municipal Organisation) won the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Speaker in Vic. Parliament Melbourne
Mr. William Slater, Labour member for Dindas, was to-day elected Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Rival Labor Candidates in Federal Election"
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—Rival Labor candidates in practically every Federal seat in New South Wales are now regarded as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Election Inquiry in Queensland BRISBANE
The Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith) announced to-day that Mr. A. E Aitken, police magistrate at Brisbane, had been appointed to inquire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR A. Parkhill Candidate In Senate Election SYDNEY
Sir Archdale Parkhill announced himself as a candidate for the U.A.P. selection for the Senate at the forth-coming general elections…
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