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Northern Rivers · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1942

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Dubbo By-election "Pipe Opener For Pacific" Says Mr Eggins

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Before leaving for the south yesterday to attend a meeting of the Commonwealth StocK Dispersal Committee, of which…

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Dubbo By-election

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 1
Also in Northern Star

SYDNEY, Tuesday: After the counting of a further 163 effective votes in the Dubbo by-election, the figures are: G. H. Robertson (Lab). 6078; H. B…

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Limit On Travelling To Election Polls

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 June 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—An order is being issued by the Director of Emergency Road Transport forbidding the supply of road…

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Milk Board Election

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.: The Minister for Health (Mr Kelly) announced to-day that regulations had now been made to provide for the nomination of…

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Distribution of Ration Books As Costly As Election

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Between 30,000 and 40,000 people will be employed on the distribution of ration books at the week-end. The cost of the…

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Review of Randwick Candidates

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 4

Acceptors for the six events to be decided at Randwick this afternoon are well above the average in class compared with those that…

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No Statement on Parliament Allegations

Northern Star · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Papers tabled in the Legislative Assembly today by the Premier (Mr McKell) showed that…

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The Northern Star Published at Lismore, N.S.W. Thursday, June 18, 1942. Need For National Parliament

Northern Star · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 4

THE biting criticism of State Governments which was handed out by the leader of the Federal UAP (Mr W M Hughes),…

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Candidates For Ascot Reviewed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 4

Although the venue of today's Victoria Park meeting has been changed to Ascot, the club is not likely to lose anything by the…

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Empire Parliament Smuts Thinks not Necessary

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday: The "Sunday Express" says that the South African Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts),…

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Fourth Election Defeat

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday: The Maldon by-election resulted in the Government's fourth defeat since March, Voting went as follows:--…

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State Parliament May Not Meet Till Mid-september

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: There is a possibility that the New South Wales Parliament, which has adjourned until July 14, may be prorogued until the…

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No Election for Norco Board

Northern Star · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday. —There will be no election to fill the vacancies on the board of Norco Co-operative Ltd caused…

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Board of Tick Control Elections

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Successful candidates in the Board of Tick Control elections were announced to-day as follows: Grafton district, Mr. W. T…

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Rosehill Candidates Reviewed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 4

Acceptors for the meeting at Rosehiil this afternoon are numerically strong and backers appear to have a fairly stiff task…

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Lismore G.p.l. Election of New President

Northern Star · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 4

At last meeting of the Lismore Girls' Patriotic League, Miss Clare Pinchin was elected president. She was nominated by the retiring…

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School of Arts Committee Election Incident

Northern Star · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

Mr. H. Yelland, a prominent member of the committee of management of the Lismore School of Arts, lost his [?]eat on…

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Urges Election in Britain

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON. Friday.--The "Daily Express" urges an immediate general election. It points out that there have been 169 by-elections since the last…

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Rosehill Candidates Reviewed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 4

Acceptors for the seven events at Rosehill this afternoon are well above the average for a suburban meeting. However, despite the fact…

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