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Politics & elections, 1941

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Weekly Knowledge Test State Elections by June 7 (Answers on Back Page)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 4

1. If you commenced being old fashioned and taking snuff, you would be inhaling — Pepper? Ground almonds? Burnt charcoal? Dried The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. L. O. Martin) told the annual conference of the Local Government Engineers' Associations…

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State Election Postponement Opposed by Mr. M'kell Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 4

Any suggestion of postponing the State election was entirely unwarranted said the State Parliamentary Labor leader (Mr. M'Kell) tonight…

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Track Notes Wagga Candidates Have Final Work Denulm's Creditable Six

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 6

Although there was really no outstanding performance most of the horses engaged at Wagga today came through their final work on the Waggs tracks on…

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State Election to Be Held on May 10 Premier and National Government Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 2

The New South Wales state elections will be held on Saturday, May 10, the Premier (Mr. Mair) announced to-night. He said that in view of the…

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State Elections Parliament Dissolves on Friday Whirlwind Campaign Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Main) will deliver his policy speech in the New South Wales general elections to the Albury Town Hall on Tuesday next,…

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State Election Col. Bruxner's Appeal For Unity in C.P. Ranks SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 2

An appeal to New South Wales electors to return the U.C.P.-U.A.P. Government at the forthcoming State elections was made by the leader of…

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State Elections to Me Held on May 10 Parliament Dissolves To-day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Mair) will deliver his policy speech in the New South Wales general elections in the Albury Town Hall on Tuesday next…

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State Elections Murrumbidgee Elector­ate Labor Candidate to Be Selected in Defiance of Executive Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

Owing to the announcement that the State elections are to be held on May 10, a conference of the recently formed All-Electorate Labor Party…

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State Election in Three Weeks!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

Another election in war time! And, unhappily, the time chosen for a political campaign at home coincides with one ff the greatest crises abroad…

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State Election and the Rolls

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

The date of the State election is , May 10, and very little time has been allowed for electors to make sure that their names are on the roll…

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xTHE State Election

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

In three weeks from to-morrow the people of New South Wales will be called upon to elect a Government to lead the State through what will undoubtedly be the most critical period of the war. It must be essentially a "War Government"—that is to soy, one that places the winning of the war…

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Four U.c.p. Candidates Endorsed All Local Residents

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

FOUR Country Party Candidates have nominated for Murrumbidgee and all have been endorsed and will allow the electors to…

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State Elections Three in Whirlwind Selection Ballot Wednesday Night's Conference Result

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

ON Wednesday night the All-Electorate Conference of the Labor Party met in Leeton following the announcement that the State Elections are to take place on May 10. Because of the early date of the election the committee had to speed up its selection of candidates. Result of…

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State Elections on May 10

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

THE State Parliament will be dissolved to-day, writs issued to—morrow, nominations close on Tuesday next, and the elections…

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State Elections Wagga Electorate Nominations Close on

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

The returning officer for the Wagga. Electorate (Mr. J. Brown) advises in an advertisement in this issue that nominations from candidates for the…

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London Raid Aftermath Cry for Retaliation Houses of Parliament Damaged London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

"If Hitler continues to lose Ms temper and waste the efforts of his air force on such raids as Wednesdays attack on London, It will suit the…

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State Elections Wagga Electorate United Country Party Meeting of Electorate Council Importance of Organisation Stressed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga Electorate Council of the United Country Party held in the Commercial Hotel, Wagga, on Saturday night, the great…

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U.A.P. Candidate for Granville Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

Dr. H. Fleck, former U.A.P. member for Granville in the Legislative Assembly, will contest that seat at the forthcoming State election. The seat…

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Lismore Labor Candidate Expelled Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

A motion expelling Mr. James Fredericks, endorsed A.L.P. candidate for Lismore seat for the forthcoming State elections, was carried at a meeting of…

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Labor’s Views on Current Happenings Election Date at Last—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 1

After much hesitating, dilly-dallying and reluctance, the Premier, Mr Mair, has announced the election date—May 10th. At time the…

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