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Riverina · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1944

468 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 24

State Superannuation Fund Premier's Election Promise Described As "Humbug"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 6

Speaking in the State Assembly on the Superannuation (Amendment) Bill the leader leader of the Country Party (Col. Bruxner) described the M'Kell…

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Hospital Scheme Submitted to Federal Parliament to Be Financed by Taxation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The establishment of a Commonwealth hospital benefit scheme, financed from a fund raised by taxation, has been…

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State Superannuation Fond McKELL'S Election Promise "Humbug" (Contributed)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Speaking in Parliament on the Superannuation (Amendment) Bill, the Leader of the Country Party (Colonel Bruxner) described the…

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Cup Candidates Gallop

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs. — Working on the steeplechase grass at Caulfield to-day Similar, favorite for the Australia Cup, galloped 10 furlongs. The…

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Country Party Selection of Candidate Discussed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The selection fo a suitable Country Party candidate for the Murrumbidgee sent at the next State election, was gone into at the meeting of…

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Hospital Scheme Submitted To Federal Parliament to Be Financed by Taxation

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

The establishment of a Commonwealth hospital benefit sch[?] fi[?] from a fund raised by taxation, has been recommended to the…

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Reserved Faculties at University 800 Candidates Selected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: The chairman of the Universities Commission (Professor Mills) said to-day that the selection of some 600 candidates out…

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Parliament Yass-Canberra Line Not in Post-war Plans

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government does not regard the constitution of a railway linking Canberra with Yass as an urgent work, although…

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Hospital Scheme Submitted to Federal Parliament to Be Financed by Taxation

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

The establishment of a Commonwealth hospital benefit scheme, financed from a fund raised by taxation, has been recommended…

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State Parliament Freight Concession on Fodder "Horses Slaughtered for Meat Pies"

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Tues.: Rail freight [?]ncessions will be given to enable fodder to be transferred to areas which stock inspectors…

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The Latest Second Edition Amazing Scenes in Parliament Tumut and Disorder During Debate on Referendum Bill (Continued from Page 2. col. 9)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wed.: The debate on the committee stages of the Referendum Bill in the House of Representatives to-night produced one of the…

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United Country Party Selection of Candidate To Contest Yass Meeting to Be Held at Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

Last Friday the annual meeting of the Yass Electorate UCP was held at Yass, Mr G. R. Woodbridge presided over the gathering, and…

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State Parliament Firemen's Hours Reduction After War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.— The working week for permanent firemen is to be reduced from 78 hours to 56 as the result of a bill introduced into the…

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Conduct of Federal Parliament Mr. Fadden's Complaint "Notorious Practices" Introduced

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: The leader of the Country Party (Mr. Fadden) said to-day that the incidents in the House of Representatives over the past few…

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Junee By-election

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 2

An extraordinary by-election will take place in Junee on April 15 to fill a vacancy in the municipal council, caused by the resignation of Ald…

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Compensation for Volunteer Bush-fire Fighters In Event Of Injuries MR. W. F. SHEAHAN'S, M.L.A., Strong Advocacy in Parliament

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly recently Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., strongly advocated the introduction of insurance…

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Country Party Candidate for Murrumbidgee Mr. Alan Malcolm Selected

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

AT a largely attended and representative meeting of the Murrumbidgee Electorate Council of the Country Party held in Griffith on Saturday, Mr…

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Who Will Vote At Next Hospital Board Election?

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

The seventeen hospitals which are included in the Hospitals Benefit Association (Riverina Zone), including Tumut, may have some…

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Wheatgrowers' Union Second Day of Zone Conference Election of Office-Bearers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 3

The second day of the Wheatgrowers' Union Southern Zone annual conference was held at the M.P. and A.A rooms Wagga, yesterday. The…

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State Election Mat Be May 20 or 27

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday: May 20 or 27 are tipped as polling day for the State election, though there has been no official announcement…

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