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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1931

934 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 47

State Parliament Wmembers' Questions Hospital Board Overworked Police SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 5

In the legislative Assembly today, the Minister for Health (Mr. M'Girr) informed Mr. Jarvie (Nat.) that he proposed to reconstruct the Hospital…

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Tasmanian Elections Enforcement of Niemeyer Policy Opposition Accepts Verdict HOBART

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

Referring to the Tasmanian general elections, the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Oglivie) said that he accepted the verdict of the electors authorising…

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M. Briand Candidate for Presidency Catholics and Lefts Will Support Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

M. Briand has decided to stand for election as President of France. He came to this decision following an invitation from delegation…

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Significance of Tasmanian Elections

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

The trend of political thought throughout the Commonwealth was made abundantly apparent when the results of the general elections for the…

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Party Co-operation Mr. Scullin's Proposal Dicussion in Lobbies "Ammunition for Election" CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 2

Is Mr Scubbin's suggestion that a nonparty conference should be held in the House of Representatives a clever political move, designed not so…

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State Parliament Public Servants' Salaries Budget At End Of Month Belief for Farmers Sidney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Chaffey (Nat.) asked the Premier (Mr. Lang) whether the public servants' salaries would be restored from…

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CORRESPONDENCE P. P. Board Election (To the Editor)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

Dear Sir,—In last Friday's "Argus" Mr. Frank Grant blames the P.P board electors for the "peculiar" result of the recent elections. It…

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Election Riots Cairo Disturbance 18 KILLED; 187 Injured Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 1

Eighteen persons were killed and 187 injured in election riots. Two British engineers were injured. Troops surrounded the railway workshop, in which…

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Tasmanian Elections Nationalists Win Easily

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 22

As a result of its sweeping victory in Tasmania on Saturday, the Nationalist Government, headed by Mr. McPhee, will face Parliament with…

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United Front Nationalists and A.F.A. Election Control

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 May 1931 · page 21

Negotiation between the All for Australia League and the State Nationalist Party, with the object of reaching an agreement for the next…

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Tasmania New Parliament Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 2

The Nationalist Parry received a dear majority of eight over Labor and Independent members as a result of the election. This position was…

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Next Federal Election Labor Preparations Victorian Candidates Selected Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 3

Nominations for selection as Labor candidates for the House of Representive seats in Victoria were dealt with by the central executive of the…

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Dismissal of Mr. Goode Royal Commission Possible Move in Parliament Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 2
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The appointment of a Roy Commission to inquire into the whole of the circumstances, surrounding the dismissal of Mr. C. J. Goode by the…

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BY-ELECTION On June 13 SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

For the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Cameron, M.L.A., the A.L.P. will not nominate; but a Nationalist and a Country party…

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Egyptian Elections Police Officer Killed CAIRO

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

An election crowd battered to death an Egyptian police office, who tried to prevent them from intimidating voters. The police arrested 40…

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Egyptian Elections Police Offices Killed Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 2

An election crowd battered to death an Egyptian police officer who tried to prevent them from intimidating voters. The police arrested 40 students…

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Country Killing Building Up of Rural Industries Abattoirs Amendment Bill Before Parliament

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

Mr. Henry, M.L.A, speaking in support of the Abattoirs Amendmant Bill in the N.S.W. State Parliament, said: I have always understood that…

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Shire Elections. Lists and Rolls. The All-Important Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 2

Between the present time and the and of the year all the various processes will be gone through to enable shire and municipal rolls to…

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British Labor Alarmed Effect on By-election London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

The Pope's encyclical in reference to Catholics and Socialism had caused alarm among Laborites in the Gateshead by-election, where there are…

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