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Politics & elections, 1937

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Gwydir By-election Dr. Page's Busy Fortnight CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

At the conclusion of yesterday's Cabinet meeting the Acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) announced that the next meeting of the Ministry would…

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Wagga P.p. Board Result of Election

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1937 · page 4

Counting in connection with the Wagga Pastures Protection Board's ejection, which took place yesterday, did not cease until midnight. Excess…

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Wagga P.P. Board Correct Election Results

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 4

Counting in the Wagga Pastures Protection Board's election was completed shortly before midnight on Wednesday and the results of the poll in…

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Junee Council Election Date

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 4

The town clerk of Junee (Mr. R. P. Goodsir) has received word from the secretary of the Department of Local Government to the effect that Junee…

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Gwydir By-election Senator Hardy on Labor Disunity "Still Two Camps in Each Town" Coolah

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1937 · page 1

"The fable of Santa Claus is more readily believed' than the story that unity exists between the Lang and the Curtin factions of the labor…

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Gwydir By-election Labor Attack on Financial System Dr. Page in Defence Operations of Commonwealth Bank QUIRINDI

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 8

The leader of the Federal Country Party (Dr. Earle Page), speaking here in support of. the Country Party candidates in the Gwydir by-election,…

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Brisbane City Council Labor Wins Elections Only One Seat Lost Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 1

Labor won the Brisbane City Council elections yesterday, having lost only one seat. Alderman A. L. Jones seems certain to retain the Lord…

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Brisbane City Council Elections

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 2

Labor won the Brisbane City Council elections on Saturday, having lost only one seat. Alderman A. L. Jones seems certain to retain the Lord…

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Produce Board Election Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 1

Messrs. A. W. Wilson and A. H. Davies were to-day elected to the Australian Dairy Produce Board to represent the producers who supply the…

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Gwydir By-election Good Country Party Meetings Reported Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 2

The general secretary of the country Party (Colonel E. Munro) said to-day that reports from Gwydir indicated general panic in the Labor ranks. The…

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Dairy Board Election Results Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 2

The first count in the poll far the Australian Dairy Produce Board resulted in the election of Messrs. Alexander William Wilson, of Armadale…

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Gwy Dir Election Labor Men Offer to Speak Stoney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 3

When asked to-day., if the State Labor Party would accept the offers of the readmitted members. Messrs. Heffron, Lazzarini, Davis, Horsington,…

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Not Seeking Re-election Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 6

Although he has, been, less than two years in Parliament, sir Phillip Goldfinch is stated to be an unlikely candidate for the Gordon seat at the next…

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Junee Council Elections

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 6

When the Junee Municipal Council returning officer (Mr. R. P. Goodsir) announced the official nominations for the seven vacant seats on the…

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Govt. Party Defeated in Japanese Elections TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

The final election results show that Showakais (Government party) won only 19 seats in a House of over 450, indicating further trouble for the…

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Gwydir By-election Senator Hardy Wagers £5 Question of Mr. J. Garden's Readmittance

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

The intensive efforts of the Labor Party to win the Gwydir by-election for Mr. Scully, the Lang candidate, reached a climax on Friday night last…

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The Junee Nominations ‘Municipal Elections Twelve Seek Aldermanic Honors

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 2

The Junee council, consisting of the Mayor (Ald. C. J. O'Sullivan) and Ald. W. J. Hiscock, and one of the prospective candidates were the only…

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Gwydir By-election Damage to Candidate's Car Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 7

The acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) referring to the damage caused to the tyres of a car in which E. a. Batchelor, one of the Country Party…

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Japanese Elections Labor Gains 19 Seats Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 4

The final election results snow that the Social Mass Party (Labor) won 18 additional seats. The general line-up in Parliament, however, is practically…

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