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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1928

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Telegraphic News Sydney Monday, 4 p.m. PARLIAMENT

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 2

The Opposition in the State Parliament will oppose the Bill designed to ratify the financial agreement entered into with the Cmomonwealth…

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Martin By-Election

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 June 1928 · page 1

Polling at the Martin by-election will take place on Saturday, 16th June. Voting is compulsory; penalty for failure without good and sufficient…

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Voting in State Elections

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 1

A clause to make preferential voting compulsory is to be included in an lectoral Reform Bill that, the Government is now preparing…

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Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 1

The Federal elections will be held probably early next year. Parliament will meet in September, when the bill ratifyier the financial…

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Abolition of Pre-elections?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 6

The suggestion that pre-elections should be abolished is welcomed by members of all political parties in the State Parliament. The Chief…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Thursday. 4 p.m. Federal, Election

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

The Prime Minister, questioned yesterday, would give no precise indication of the date of the Federal general elections…

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P.R. FOR L.G. ELECTIONS To the Editor of the "Dispatch."

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 4

Sir,—Why not have proportional representation for local government elections ? There is some political agitation against the wider franchise…

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Labor and Federal Elections

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 1

The notorious declaration of piebald faith by Mr. 'Jock' Garden and his supporters of the Pan-Pacific Secretariat, has done irreparable harm…

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Queen Competition Campaign Launched Three Candidates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

The meeting of delegates from the various sporting bodies was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening last and was well attended, each…

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Underhand Tactics Fail in Election of P. & A. OFFICIALS

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 2

After announcing the result of the postal ballot at the Queanbeyan P. and A. Association meeting yesterday, the President informed the members…

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Municipal Elections Ix Victoria Two Women Elected

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 1

The Victorian Municipal elections have reculted in the failure of Labor to secure any additional seats. Two women candidates were elected…

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Hamilton By-election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 6

Polling in the by-election to fill the vacancy in the State Parliament caused by the death of Mr. D. Murray (Labor), was conducted on Saturday…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Monday, 4 p.m. State Parliament

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

The State Ministry expects that the debate in the Assembly on the Address-in-Reply will be concluded this week, and a vote will be taken…

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Federal Elections the Part of Radio

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 September 1928 · page 6

With the Federal elections fixed, to take place in November, radio will almost surely play a greater part than ever. Not that listeners will be…

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State Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 3

In launching a censure motion against the Government on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Lang made a bitter attack upon the Premier (Mr. Bavin)…

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Member of Parliament Sued £1000 CLAIMED

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 1

In the Banco Court to-day, Ernest Field Dick sued T. J. Ley, M.P., claiming £1000 compensation, alleging he had been induced by…

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Telegraphic News Sydney Thursday, 4 p.m. State Parliament

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

The Liquor Amendment Bill passed through its second reading and the committee stages in the Assembly yesterday. The Minister for Justice…

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Local & General News Polling Place Cancelled

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 October 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Perkins,. M.P., has been advised, by flie Chief. Electoral Offi­cer that it Is proposed to recommend the aoblition of the Boro polling…

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Federal Election Government's Policy Outlined

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), in a speech at Pandenons on Tuesday night. announced the policy of the Nationalist pay for the federal…

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Federal Election Labor Viewpoint

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Cusack, the selected Labor candidate for Eden-Monaro, who formerly represented the old Queanbeyan electorate, of which Braidwood…

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