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Politics & elections, 1928

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Willing to Serve Candidates for National Selections

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 3

The nominations from National candidates for all the New South Wales Federal electorates closed with the acting general secretary of…

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Federal Elections Nationalist Nominations

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 3

Nominations from National candidates for all the New South Wales Federal electorates closed with the acting Federal secretary of the National…

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Died in Harness U.S. Presidential Candidate Way Clear for Hoover? Delaware (Ohio)

The Sun · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 1

Senator Frank Willis, a prospective Republican Presidential candidate, dropped dead when about to address a meeting in Delaware, his home city…

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Sutherland Shire Election

The Sun · Sunday 1 April 1928 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Rowe, J.P., president of the Sylvania Progress Association, is a candidate for the by-election in the A Riding of the Sutherland Shire…

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Tatt.'s C'mttee Keen By-election the Candidates

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

EXCEPTIONAL Interest is being taken in the by-election to fill the vacancy on Tatternall's Club committee, caused by the resignation of Mr. M. Kinnane. The…

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MR. A. L. Petrie Dead Over 30 Years in Queensland Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 9

BRISBANE, Sunday. -- The death occurred this morning of Mr. Andrew Lang Petrie, one of the best-known men in Queensland. He was a member…

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Hume Electorate. to Fight Labour. Country Party Candidates. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 12

The Hume Electorate Council of the Country party assembled at Wagga last night for the purpose of dealing with nominations and endorsing a candidate to contest the Hume seat…

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Federal Seats. National Candidates. Nominations Announced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 11

A list of National candidates for the New South Wales Federal electorates was made available on Saturday. The nominations will be brought before the…

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PIECEWORK. Federal Election Issue. Mr. Abbott's Suggestion. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 11

Piecework was suggested as an issue at the next Federal general election by Mr. Abbott, M.P. (N.S.W.), who returned to Canberra yesterday, after having attended the…

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Election Finance

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 4

Sir.--Every group of workers should mart right now on the fund for the Federal elections. The trouble with Labor's finance is that it arrives a…

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Doncaster and Cup Candidates at Warwick Farm Displays Vary in Merit Winalot Demonstrates that He Has Recovered Early Form Very Disappointing Performances by Lesboo and Blather, a Well-backed Double

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 31

Expectation that the Doncaster-Sydney Cup double would be made to appear a little less complicated by the running at Warwick Farm on Saturday were fully realised…

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Labor Dispute at Last Election Action for Libel

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 13

AS sequel to the breakaway from the Labor Party of Mr. B. W. E. Goodin at the last State election, an action for alleged libel was…

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Simeon's Fort for the Doncaster a Very Open Race Favorites Spring Up Like Mushrooms Candidates Reviewed

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 7

SATURDAY'S races at Warwick Farm might aptly be termed Doncaster and Sydney Cup elimination events. SEVERAL A.J.C. Autumn hopes ran so badly that they may be safely eliminated for the big events which begin on Saturday…

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Lighthouse Dispute Bruce Obstinate No Conference There's an Election at Hand Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 1

HOPING to avert a conflict on the waterfront arising out of the Government's notion in placing the crews of lighthouse ships under the Public…

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PARLIAMENT. Opening by Commission. Cabinet Decides Bills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 17

The forthcoming session of Parliament will be opened by commission on April 17. This decision was arrived at by Cabinet yesterday…

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Victorian State Parliament. Programme for Coming Session

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 13

Speaking at a meeting of the Essendon Branch of the A.L.P. last week the Victorian State Minister for health and Forests (Mr. Beckett) indicated the order…

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The Federal Parliament. House Adjourned for Easter Holidays

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

When the Federal Parliament resumed last week there was a further discussion on the Wine Bounty Bill, which was designed to reduce the bounty payable by…

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No Ceremony at Opening of Parliament Judges' Pension Bill May be Introduced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 5

Cabinet decided yesterday that on April 17 Parliament will be opened by Commission, and that the usual ceremonial will therefore be dispensed with…

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Prominent Doncaster Candidate

Referee · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

Imported Riouscup with J. Toochy up. On Saturday, in the Warwick Farm Chipping Norton Stakes Rionscup finished third to Limerick and Don Moon…

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Tatt's Club Elections

Referee · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 4

The straggle for a place on Tattersall's Club committee was never kenner. The announcement that Mr. J. Dunningham was in the field against those…

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