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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1936

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Dissatisfied Candidates

The Western Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 4

After the Leaving and Intermediate examination results had been published, 1,000 dissatisfied candidates wrote to the…

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To-day's Election

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 1

Two aldermen have to be elected today to Dubbo Council. Five candidates are offering—all well-known to the general public in…

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Civic Apathy Poor Polling at By-election Holroyd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 1

Apparently the ratepayers of Holroyd do not evince much interest in Municipal affairs, as at the by-election to fill a vacancy in Council, caused by…

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Saturday's Election For Two Aldermen Hooper and Ryan Selected

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1936 · page 6

The absence of any vital question in Council took the gloss off the by-election, held on Saturday. Mr. Hooper was voted a certainty…

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Polo Club Annual Meeting Election of Officials

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 7

Town and district polo enthusiasts attended the annual meeting of the local club, held in the Memorial Institute on Saturday…

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Australian Dairy Produce Board Election of Producers' Representatives

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 14

The Dairy Produce Export Control Act was recently amended by the Commonwealth, Parliament to provide for the alteration of the title…

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Labor May Win Victorian By-Election

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 1

The Allandale by-election, held on Saturday, was the first since the Country Party took office in Victoria about twelve months, ago. Latest…

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For Municipal Honors Five Candidates

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1936 · page 2

Nominations for the position of alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Alderman T. E. Bassett for the…

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Election of Bishop

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 4

The Board of Electors, at which a successor to Dr. H. Crotty, as Bishop of Bathurst, will be elected, is expected to sit after Easter,…

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Saturday's Election

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 2

On Saturday next there will be an election at the Municipal Council for the purpose of electing an alderman to fill the vacancy caused…

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New Zealand Parliament Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 5

"The Governor's address at the opening of the New Zealand Parliament promised legislation to increase wages and shorten hours…

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EX-MAYOR Wins Bye-Election -? . J. F. Walker Tops Poll

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 3

The extraordinary bye-election of the Wellington Municipality, caused through the death of the late Ald. T. E. Bassett, was…

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Eventful Thirteenth Eve of Election Insulting Words Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

At least two Dubbo residents have cause to remember Friday, March 13. They are George Carr, an aped aborigine, and John Joseph…

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Dr. Crotty's Successor. Election of Bishop

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

It has been announced that the Board of Electors of the Anglican. Diocese of Bathurst will meet on April 20 for the…

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Council Elections Important Amendments The Lodges Vote to No?

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

Cabinet has decided to amend the franchise for the whole of the shires and municipalities of the State on the basis of the…

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Lyons on Lang Statement Denied Election Hopes Doubted Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), replying to a statement by Mr. Lang, at the State Labor conference in Sydney, that the whole of the wage levels had…

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Members of Parliament How Nice It Is ?

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 2

Members of the Federal Parliament, who have been complaining about a comparatively slight increase in hotel tariffs at Canberra,…

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Yanco Farm Alleged Punishment of Boys Question in Parliament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Gorman (Labor) asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) if it was…

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Bulk Electricity Question in Parliament

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 6

Mr. Geo. Wilson, M.L.A., is keeping in touch with the position as regards the extension of the bulk electricity supply from…

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French Elections No Definite Result Yet Paris

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 1

Communists were surprisingly successful in the first ballot of the French elections yesterday, although the position as yet shows no definite…

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