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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1941

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Federal Parliament May Not Meet Till April Should Mr. Menzies Go to London Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

Official circles at Canberra believe it probable that the Federal Parlia­ment will not meet again until early in April instead of March…

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State Election Move for Labor Unity National Government Issue Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

Further moves to bring about unity in the Labor movement before the New south Wales State election will be made late in January. Upon the…

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Swan By-election Possible for Labor to Win Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 2

It is stated that a Labor victory in the Swan by-election is possible. The combined C.P. majority is being stead­ily reduced and it now stands at 1346…

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State Election Move for Labor Unity National Government Issue

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

Further moves to bring about unity in the Labor movement before the New South Wale State election will be made late in January. Upon the…

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Swan By-election

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 1

PERTH Friday: The first preference count in the Swan by-election has been completed, and the figures now are: Dinan (Lab.) 10,720:…

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Swan By-election Country Party's Substantial Lead Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

The first preference count in the Swan by-election has been completed and the figures now are: Dinan (Lab.) 16,729, Marwick (C.P.) 12,354, Ferguson…

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Our Open Column Tumut Shire Election (To the Editor)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

SIR.--As advertised, we see the name of Sydney Lee-Archer among candidates. Now is the chance to [?] a…

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Griffith Patriotic Fund Annual Meeting Election of Officers Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 2

A the annual meeting of the we[?]e [?] Civic Fund for Patriotic Purposes, held in the Griffith Council Chambers. Cr. W. D. Bull (president) announced that the…

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Swan By-election

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. P. W. Marwick (C.P.) won the Swan by-election with a majority or 2382 votes over the Official Labor candidate, Mr. J. Dinan. After the…

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Swan By-election Mr. Dinan Bitter Declaration of Poll Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 4

"I have nothing but contempt for those who should have backed me," said Mr. James Dinan, the defeated labor candidate at the declaration of…

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Yass Election Protesting Aldermen Go Down

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

Aldermen who differed from the Government decision to extend the life of the councils for a fourth year did not fare well in the by-elections…

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Swan By-election

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1

Mr. P. W. Marwick (C.P.) on Friday won the Swan by-election with a majority of 2382 votes over the Official Labor candidate, Mr. J. Dinan…

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Swan Election Echo Mr. Dinans Charges

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

PERTH, Monday.—A special meeting of the State executive of the A.L.P. was held to-night to consider 16 charges by Mr. J. Dinan, the defeated…

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Yass Electorate A.l.p. Candidate Selected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 6

Delegates from Gundagai, Yass, Harden and Juglong met at Harden on Sunday for the purpose of selecting a candidate from the four endorsed A.L.P. candidates…

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State Elections Seven Seek A.l.p. Selection for Murrumbidgee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

There are seven candidates for endorsement as the Official Australian Labour Party candidate for Murrumbidgee in the forthcoming State…

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Cannery Board Election

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Seven nominations have been received for the election of two growers' representatives on the Board of Directors of the Leeton Co-operative…

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Labor Candidates for Murrumbidgee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 3

IN the city press recently appeared a list of Non-Communist Labor candidates, which included that of Jack Grace for…

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Country Party Mr. Todd As Candidate for Murrumbidgee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

A special meeting of the Griffith branch of the Country Party was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night when Colonel E. J. Munro…

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Tumut Shire By-Election

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 2

The result of the poll for the election of a Councillor for "B" Riding of the Tumut Shire, the seat for which was rendered…

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Nominations for Special Shire Elections Close To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3

Nominations for the extraordinary election of one councillor in each of the "A' and "D" Ridings of the Willimbong Shire Council close with the…

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