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Politics & elections, 1931

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Federal Parliament May Meet and Adjourn Minority Labor Party Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

When the House of Representatives meets on March 4 it is expected that the Government will attempt to secure an adjournment…

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East Sydney By-election Senator Dunn Will Support Alderman Ward Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

Senator D[?]m, the Government whip in the Senate, said to-day that he would take the platform in rapport of Alderman Ward at the East Sydney…

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East Sydney By-election Financial Proposals SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Lang) is expected to outline his financial proposals in detail to-night, when he will probably be the sole speaker at the…

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East Sydney By-election Mr. Lang at Paddington To-night Financial Proposals Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Lang) is expected to outline his financial proposals in detail to-morrow night, when he will probably be the sole speaker at the…

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East Sydney By-election Scullin and Lang Forces State A.L.P. Ultimatum to Federal Members Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 1

The fight between the forces of the Premier (Mr. Lang) and the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) was advanced another stage to-day when the State…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Members' Questions Scope Of Moratorium Act Relief For Necessitous Farmers SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

Answering Mr. Flannery (Lab.) in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Attorney-General (Mr. Lysaght) said that when the Moratorium Act was…

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East Sydney By-election Mr Lang's Speech London Newspaper Comment "Mad of Australian Politics" London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 5

The speech of the premier of New South Wales (Mr. Lang) was extensively cabled to England, though not generally before the Stock Exchange…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Members' Questions Dealing With Sedition SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Budd (C.P.) asked the Premier whether his attention had been directed to a report in the press in which alderman Garden was alleged to have…

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Inflation. Parliament May Not Approve

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

On the coating vote of Mr. Bcullin, the Promotors’ conference yesterday approved of the printing of £18,000,000 worth of notes. Of the total…

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Questions in Parliament Unemployment Relief Loans

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

Mr. Flannery: When the Minister for Labour and Industry is consid­ering the suggestion that money should be made available at a low…

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East Sydney By-election Three Nominations Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The Chief Electoral Officer to-day announced that the following nominations had been received for the East Sydney by-election, which will be…

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Methodist Church Annual Election of Officers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 1

The annual meeting for the elec­tion of officers of the Methodist Circuit took place at Leeton on Thursday last and resulted as…

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Dissolve Parliament Petition to Governor Cowra Resolution Cowra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 1

The Cowra branch of the Producers Advisory Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the council to petition the Governor to exercise his…

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Arbitration Bill Caucus Agrees to Measure Presentation to Parliament Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 4

The State Labor Party to-day agreed to the Arbitration Amendment Bill, which will probably be presented to Parliament on Tuesday. The bill…

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Federal Parliament Opening of House of Representatives Several Labor Members Will Be Absent Effect of Censure Motion Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 4

The president of the State A.L.P. (Mr. Graves) said to-day that Messrs. Lazzarini, Eldridge and Beasley, M'sH.R., and Senators Rae and Dunn…

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East Sydney By-Election

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 21

Noting at the East Sydney By-election will be compulsory: penalty for failure, without good and sufficient excuse, not exceeding Two pounds…

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Creeks Water Trust Triennial Election Result

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 3

The returning officer (Mr. W. K. Gemmell) for the triennial election of trustees for the Yanko, Colombo and Billabong Creeks Water Trust…

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Dairy Control Board Election of Producers' Representatives

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 4

The term of two years for which the present producers' representatives on the Dairy Produce Control Board were elected expires an April next…

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Federal Parliament Session Resumed Adjournment Agreed to Member's Strong Protest CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

The meeting of the House of Representatives to-day was merely the resumption of the session adjourned last year, consequently there were no…

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Secession. Discussion in Parliament. Question of Sedition

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday reference was made to the secession movements which have been started in the northern and southern…

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