220 Gns. Colt May Be Derby Candidate
Trained at Victoria Park by former jockey E. Fellows for Mr. W. J. Hogan, Melhero is regarded in some quarters as…
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Politics & elections, 1944
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Tumut and District Hospital Board Election of Directors
When nominations closed yesterday with Mr. R. L. Blakeney, Returning Officer, for the election of five directors to the Board of Directors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Polling Proceeds Smoothly at the Leeton Booth Only One Rift in the Lute
EXCEPT for one little incident of an unpleasant nature during the late afternoon, polling proceeded smoothly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Polling Day Vignettes Darlington Point
Where is the polling booth? at the Council Chambers? Despite the fact that in notice to that effect was prominently displayed the question was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis May Mean Censure Motion In Federal Parliament
CANBERRA, Sunday: The Federal parliament will begin next Wednesday a session which may be the stormiest since the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victory Girl Wagga Commercial College Helps Diggers' Candidate
On Saturday night a very successful party was held at the Wagga Commercial College in support of Miss Kath Hunt, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dinner Tendered to Mr. Hughes 50 Years in Parliament
CANBERRA, Wed.: A complimentary dinner was tendered to-night to Mr. William Morris Hughes, who was a Prime Minister during the 1914-18…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election Necessary for Ambulance Committee Eighteen Nominations Received Ballot to Be Taken at Annual Meeting
A ballot will be necessary for the election of the twelve committeemen of the Gundagai-Tumut District Ambulance When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Board Elections Change of Voting System Needed
The Hospital Board elections took place on Friday of last week and resulted in one of the smallest polls ever recorded for a Hospital election,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Referendum at the Shire Elections in December Bowling Club Breaks Off Negotiations Interesting Items at This Week's Shire Meeting
AT THE Shire elections in December the electors will not be [?] to vote on the question as to whether or not the Shire should take over the Gundagai Bowling Club. The Bowling Club got in first with the knock-out punch, and, cutting the ground from under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cup Candidate Collapses
MELBOURNE, Sat: Grecian Rule collapsed and died when pulling up after the Leslie Stuart Stakes. The mare, which is owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Parliament Early Introduction of Budget
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A spokesman of the State Labor Caucus, after a meeting today, said that the Budget will be Introduced in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Parliament To Open On September 20
A feature of the Government's legislative programme in the second erosion of Strife Parliament, to be opened on September 20, will be an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. News Presidential Election War Dodgers
WASHINGTON, Wed. (A.A.P.): The Desnocratic Party chairman (Mr. Hannegan) announces that President Roosevelt will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victory Girl Contest Position of Candidates
With the closing date of the A.C.F. Victory Girl Contest in Wagga and the Shires of Kyeamba and Mitchell only two weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flemington Review of Saturday's Racing Derby and Cup Candidates
Once again we had wintry weather for the Saturday race meeting. Rain fell on the Friday and Saturday morning. The unfortunate part about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lord Wakehurst Opens State Parliament Outline of Proposed Legislation Peace Has Its Problems as Well as War
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Governor (Lord Wakehurst) addressing the members of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly at the opening of the State Parliament to-day and that since he last addressed them they had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tumut Wants Ambulance Car Paper Refers to Alleged Disruptive Meddling Why Tumut Nominees Were Beaten At Election Of Committee
WHY WERE the two Tumut men nominated for election to the Gundagai-Tumut Ambulance committee defeated at the election which took place at the annual meeting of subscribers to the Ambulance, held at Gundagai on Friday night last? The Tumut Express…
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The Premier, in the Legislative Assembly opening the second session of the 34th Parliament of New South Wales:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Narandera District Hospital Election of Officers New Director Welcomed
The first meeting of the directors of the Narandera District Hospital since the annual meeting was held on September 16…
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