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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1937

79 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

Our Racing Letter Press Boosting Doesn't Make Sydney's Jumpers National Candidates A.J.C. Hurdle Worth £650 at Randwick Next Saturday will be Test. How Black Laughter Should Have Won the Doomben Cup

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 3

N.S.W. will, of course, have no representative for the Grand National Hurdle to be decided at Flemington next month. Sydney has its own…

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Labour Party Candidate for Eden-Monaro

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 2

Mr. Claude E. Allen, of Cobargo, has been endorsed by the Central Executive of the Australian Labour Party as the Labour candidate for…

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The Labour Candidate for Eden-monaro

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 1

Word lias been received in Braidwood Owl Mr. Claude E. Allen, or Cobargo, lias been endorsed by the Central Executive of the Australian…

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Commonwealth Elections Electors Advised to Enrol

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 1

The Divisional Returning Officer for Eden-Monaro has been officially advised that the main rolls for use in connection with the general…

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P. & A. Association Election of Committee

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 2

The keen interest being evidenced in the affairs of the Braidwood P. & A. Society was reflected in the poll just completed for the new…

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State Parliament Opened

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 3

The State Parliament was opened on Wednesday by the Governor (Lord Wakehurst). He announced that proposa[?]s for reduction of special income…

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Door Damaged At Parliament House By Alleged Mental Escapee SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 1

At the Cent al Police Court to-day, Alexander Heyhorn, aged 36, drover, was remanded on a charge of having maliciously damaged a plate-glass…

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Labour Candidate's Promises

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 2

Mr. C. It. Allen, selected Labour candidate for Eden-Monaro in the forthcoming Federal election, recently addressed a meeting at Nerrigundah…

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Why Labour Won't Win the Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 3

"Labour leaders throughout Australia are hoping that the people will forget the reasons why Labour was turned out of office in the Federal…

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Hospital Board Monthly Meeting Election of Officers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 1

The Board of Management of Queanbeyan District Hospital met last night at the institution. Present: Messrs. A. H. Collett, H. C. Taylor, W. J. Hill…

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The Shire Elections

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 2

Considerable activity is apparent by prospective candidates for the forthcoming Shire elections in December. The various ridings are…

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Federal Elections Eden-Monaro Prospects “No Swing to Labour”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 3

Mr. A. W. Smart, U.A.P. divisional organiser for Eden-Monaro, after making an extensive tour of the electorate, said at Goulburn on Saturday,…

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Federal Elections Eden Monaro Prospects

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 2

Mr. A. W. Smart, U.A.P. divisional organiser for Eden-Monaro, after making an extensive tour of the electorate, said he found there was very…

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Local and General Shire Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 2

Present indications point to the forthcoming Tallaganda Shire election being one of the most keenly fought since the inception of local…

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The Woman's Vote at Home and Abroad Election Responsibilities

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 1

With a general election preceding our own country, it is interesting to look abroad to see how women are situated elsewhere with regard to the…

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Federal Elections

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

CANBERRA.—Mr. Lyons stales that the Government's election plans will not be changed by the decision of the Victorian Government to hold…

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Federal Election “Perkins Campaign Committee” Formed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1937 · page 2

A representative meeting of the supporters of Mr. J. A.. Perkins, M.P., was held at Queanbeyan on Friday last to meet Mr. Thyer, organiser for Mr…

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State Parliament

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) said last night that Parliament would adjourn on October 7 to enable members to take part in the Fede al election campaign…

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Federal Election

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 6

Saturday, October 23rd, has been fixed as the date of the Federal general elections. Writs will be issued by the Governor-General on…

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Federal Election Perkins Campaign Committee Formed in Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1937 · page 6

At a well-attended meeting in the institute on Saturday afternoon a committee was formed in support or Mr. Perkins' campaign in the…

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