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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1932

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Labor Leading in Queensland Election Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 1

Later figures of the Queensland elections, which were held on Saturday, give an indication that the new House will contain a small Labor majority…

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Tuesday's News. Queensland Elections

The Western Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 3

Returns of the Queensland elections on Sunday night showed the Government supporters had lost many seats and there looked to be a Labor…

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Election Cabinet

The Western Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 3

A meeting of the U.A.P. and U.C.P. to discuss the formation of the cabinet will be held at an early date. It is rumoured in political…

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Next Tuesday Parliament to Meet

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 June 1932 · page 2

The new State Parliament will meet next Tuesday at 2.30. It will be opened by Commission. The President of the Legislative Council (Sir John…

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Queensland Election No Alteration In Position BRISBANE, Wed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 June 1932 · page 2

The counting of votes in the Queensland elections to-day did not alter the position. A majority of four seems certain for Labor and this may…

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State Elections Latest Figures Votes Re-counted at Auburn Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 June 1932 · page 2

An interesting feature of the counting of postal and absentee votes yesterday was the increase in the lead of P. L. Cantwell, the…

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Election Sidelights

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 1

Postal votes at Dubbo election totalled 262. They were divided Wilson 119, McClelland 116, Macdonald 21, O'Shea 7…

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Record Iceslide Newfoundland Elections St. John's

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 1

The latest state of the parties at the week-end elections is:—Opposition 23, Government 2, Independent 1, doubtful 1…

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After the Elections Lang Repudiated People's Historic Verdict Sydney, June 13

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 5

The repudiator has been repudiated. By what is probably the must emphatic vote ever recorded in Australia, the people of New South Wales have…

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State Elections Goulburn Seat. Mr. Tully Defeated. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 1

The distribution of the second preferences in the Goulburn electorate has resulted in the definite defeat of the former Minister for Lands in the…

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Election Writs Application to Set Aside Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 1

Application was made to-day by Mr. J. Bowire Wilson on behalf of W. A. Windeyer to set aside the writ claiming £10,000 damages…

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Looking Backward. Some Old-time Election Memories

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 June 1932 · page 6

THE recent election was a particularly fierce newspaper election, that was all. When one candidate will allow his opponent to speak on his…

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State Parliament

The Western Herald · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 2

The session of the State Parliament which commences on Tuesday next will be a short one. Urgent business will be disposed of, and both Houses…

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Ancient History. Bump Parliament

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 3

Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament on April 20, 1658. Cromwell's famous order to his musketeers to "take away this bauble," is known…

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Parliament to Meet on

The Western Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 2

The State Parliament will reopen on Thursday and Friday and then adjourn until after the Premier's Conference…

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PARLIAMENT Both Houses Opened Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 1

Both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament were opened speech read by Sir John Peden by Commission to-day. In the…

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State Elections The Mudgee Seat. Spring's Majority, 708

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 5

NOT for a great many, years has there been such scenes of enthusiasm as were witnessed at the declaration of the poll in Mudgee on Saturday…

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Cobar and District Polling the Results

Western Age · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 1

The pulling at the centres shown below was carried on without incident, all sections of political thought were friendly disposed to each other…

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Our Local Parliament Ordinary Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 3

A meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Alds. Francis (Deputy Mayor) F Permewan, G Moxham, R…

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Candidate Blame Weaver

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 29 June 1932 · page 2

At the declaration of the Ashburnham poll at Parkas, the defeated U.A.P. candidate, 'My. Best, saidt: "I did not get a fair and square deal from…

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