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Southern Highlands · Politics & elections

Politics & elections, 1939

14 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

GOLF Mittagong Club. Election of Officers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Mittagong Golf Club the following officers were elected:—Patrons.—Mr. E. Pitt and Mr. A. M…

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Clowns Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 1

IN the old days, if the business of Parliament was taken out of the hands of a Government, it promptly resigned…

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What Our Editor Thinks Parliament Should Know

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 1

MR. MENZIES hag done good service to Democracy by instituting regular discussions upon foreign affairs. His…

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One Parliament Enough

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 4

"Sydney Bulletin": Every year the N.S.W. Auditor-General publishes a long list of amounts spent without…

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Again We Have a Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

MR. MENZIES has kept his word in spirit as well as in letter. The promised discussion of Foreign Affairs by the…

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The Menace of Margarine. Questions in Parliament

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 4

The alleged menace to the butter industry of margarine was the subject of questions in the Legislative Assembly recently…

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Group Tokens Questions Asked in Parliament

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 2

Mr. Jeff Bate: Can the Premier state whether group token concerns are paying big dividends? Is it also a fact…

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Early Commonwealth Elections Likely

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 July 1939 · page 4

In view of persistent Press reports that a Commonwealth Election is highly probable at a very early date the Divisional…

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First Aid Class. All Robertson Candidates Pass

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 July 1939 · page 4

The examination of pupils of the Robertson First Aid Class conducted under the auspices of the Women's Voluntary Services, took place on…

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In Parliament Milk Prices

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 2

Mr. Jeff Bate: I ask the Acting-Minister for Health whether a price for special milk has been gazetted? If so,…

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Cycle Races on Public Roads Questions Asked in Parliament by Mr. Jeff Bate

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 2

Mr. Jeff Bate: I ask the Colonial Secretary whether it is a fact that cycle races between Goulburn and Sydney…

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In Parliament Internment of Aliens

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1939 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Kelly; I ask the Minister for Agriculture whether it is a tact that on 1st October next, the Bathurst Experiment Farm, as the…

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Questions in Parliament State Superannuation Fund

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 October 1939 · page 4

Mr. Jeff Bate: Will the Colonial Treasurer say whether it is a fact that the State Superannuation Act was…

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What Our Editor Thinks Election of Mayor

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 1

I HEAR the Mayoral monopoly in Bowral is to be continued. Our aldermen do not seem to have much ambition—or do…

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