Federal Election Prime Minister Opens Campaign on September 2. The Federal Cabinet has confirmed September 21 as the date of the election
Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 3
Ministers had before them confidential cables from Great Britain setting out the war situation in detail and, while it was agreed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Election Mr. Dunstan Not a Caniddate Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 3
The Premier (Mr. Dunstan) to-night definitely decided not to contest the Flinders seat at the Federal election…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverina Seat Probably Five Candidates
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4
The contest for the Riverina seat promises to be most interesting. In addition to Mr. Nock, the sitting Country Party member, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"The Watchman" May Be a Candidate Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4
The A.B.C. news commentator, Mr. E. A. Mann ("The Watchman") said to-day that he would accept nomination for the Federal Parliament if…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Censorship of Candidates' Speeches Canberra
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4
No censorship would be imposed upon the political speeches of candidates during the Federal election, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Election Cabinet Meets tO Frame Policy House To Be Dissolved Next Week More Vigorous War Effort Canberra
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4
The House or Representatives will be dissolved on Wednesday. Although the Full Cabinet, followed by the War Cabinet, met to-day to frame its policy there were several differences…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Election Messrs. Stevens and Caiman Both Endorsed by Lang U.A.P. Council
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday: The candidatures of Messrs. B.S.B. Stevens and H.J. Calman in the Federal elections were endorsed by the Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Election Messrs. Stevens and Calman Both Endorsed by Lang U.A.P. Council SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 2
The candidatures of Messrs. B. S. B. Stevens and H. J. Caiman in the Federal elections were endorsed by the Lang U.A.P. Electorate council last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Elections Mr. Tom Collins' Supporters. Commence Campaign Tumut U.c.p.—u.a.p. Committee Formed
The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 3
A meeting of the supporters of Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., United Country Party candidate for the Hume seat in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Elections Judge Evatt May Stand
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 1
SYDNEY, Tuesday: It was stated today that should Judge Evatt, of the High Court, retires from the Bench in order to contest a parliamentary seat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State By-election Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 4
writs for the Ryde by-election, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. E. S: Spooner, will be issued on Friday. The nominations are to close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hume Electorate Address by Non-communist Labor Candidate
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 5
Mr. Arthur Fuller, the selected and endorsed Labor candidate (Non-Com.), in a recent address to the electors of the Hume electorate, said there was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Election Labor and the War Eye to Future Peace Perth
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 5
The Federal Labor Leader (Mr. Curtin) said on his arrival at Perth today that it was the emphatic will of Labor to win the war and to win peace…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Member Did Not Push District Schemes Charge of Leeton Councillor Campaign Director of Independent Federal Candidate As Protest
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 2
"MY action in accepting this position is a protest against the Federal Government's failure to act in allowing an expansion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record List for Election
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 1
SYDNEY. Wednesday: The Commonwealth Electoral Officer, Mr. V.F. Turner, announced today that a pack horse and camel trains, and in some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Election Soldiers' Votes Printing of Supplementary Rolls CANBERRA
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2
Federal electoral officials said today that supplementary rolls of electors were being printed throughout the Commonwealth because the time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Croydon By-election Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 3
Five candidates—one U.A.P., one Federal Labor, and three Independent —will contest the Croydon by-election on September 7. The seat was formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Election Record List of Candidates Likely Mr. J. P. Abbott Causes a Stir SYDNEY
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 7
Australian electors will have an opportunity at the Federal election of voting for candidates whose number seems likely to exceed any election…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Federal Election Labor's Policy Announced by Mr. Curtin Increase in Soldiers' Pay National Control of Banking and Credit PERTH
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4
The utmost possible defence effort, increases in soldiers' pay, and national control of basking and credit, were the features of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gerald Patterson a Candidate Mr. Menzies Endorsed Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4
The United Australia, organisation to-day endorsed Mr. Gerald L. Patterson, the former. Davis Cup player, as the U.A.P. candidate for Corio…
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