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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

533 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 27

Abolition of State Parliament Lindhurst Shire Council Behind Move

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 4

The Lindhurst Shire Council has decided to seek the co-operation of other shires and councils in an endeavour to have State Parliaments…

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Upper Hunter Election

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 6

Messrs. Ross, Lee and Lloyd, all members of the U.A.P. Parliamentary Party, declared on Tuesday night that they intended to support…

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Federal Parliament Bounties to Help Industries Ships, Tractors and Other Manufactures CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 9

Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives to-day to give effect to the recent decision of the Federal Government to provide a…

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Narandera Hospital Election of Officers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

At the recent meeting of the board of directors of the Narandera District Hospital the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:…

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State By-election Col. Bruxner Opens Campaign Country Party's War Policy SINGLETON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

Opening the campaign on behalf of the Country Party candidate in the Upper Hunter by-election, the leader of the party in N.S.W. (Colonel…

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State By-Election U.A.P. Members Asked to Keep Out Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1939 · page 2

The U.A.P. executive decided to-night to again write to certain members of the party informing them that its executive believed that the…

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State By-Election U.A.P. Members Defy Executive Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1939 · page 2

Messrs. Ross and Lloyd, [?], who were called upon by the U.A.P. executive to refrain from actively supporting the independent U.A.P…

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Junee Endorses a Federal U.c.p. Candidate

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

Eleven members attended the meeting of Junee branch of the United Country Party on Saturday afternoon, and decided to nominate Mr. H. S…

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Startling Denouement in Hospital Board Bickering Mr. Mountford Resigns But Election Impossible Next Move in Hands of Hospitals Commission

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

AN extraordinary position has been arrived at in the exhaustive wrangle which has surrounded the efforts of the Board of Directors of the Leeton District Hospital in recent months to secure the £50,000 necessary for the erection of a new hospital here. As the…

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State Parliament South-west Holdings Alleged Compensation Delays Liquor Trade Investigation SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 4

Allegations that serious delays were taking place in paying compensation to men who had evacuated their holdings in the south-west were made by…

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M.u.i.o.o.f. Team Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Manchester Unity cricket club took place on Saturday night. The president (Mr. H. W. Carpenter) presided over…

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State Parliament Operation of Wage Tax Police Commissioner's Powers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Mair), in the Legislative Assembly to-day, said it was a fact that the wage tax would be levied for a short period before the…

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Legislative Council Election Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Mair) said to-day that a writ had been issued for the filling of vacancies in the Legislative Council of 15 members whose terms…

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State Parliament Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 4

Owing to the disinclination of the State Government to proceed with controversial legislation, at all events until the international situation is…

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Leeton Hospital Bickering Mr. Mountford Resigns but an Election Impossible

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 4

In commenting on the resignation of Mr. Mountford from the Leeton Hospital Board in order to contest an election with Mr. W. J. Frazer in…

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Legislative Council Election

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Mair) said in Sydney on Wednesday that a writ had been issued for the filling of vacancies in the Legislative Council…

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Upper Hunter By-election Heavy Poll Expected SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 1

It is believed that a heavy poll will be recorded tomorrow in the Upper Hunter by-election for the Legislative Assembly. The Country Party is…

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Selection of Federal Candidate Proves a Controversial Subject at Junee U.c.p. Meeting Suggested Disbandment of Party During Progress of War

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 October 1939 · page 1

Eleven members attended a meeting of the Junee branch of the United Country party on Saturday afternoon last and decided to nominate Mr. H…

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State By-election Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1939 · page 1

In a final appeal to the electors in the Upper Hunter by-election the leader of the State Opposition (Mr. M'Kell) said to-day that he was…

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Adjourning Parliament Differences of Opinion SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 1

There is considerable difference of opinion in political circles as to the wisdom or otherwise of adjourning the State Parliament from the end of…

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