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Politics & elections, 1928

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A. J. Higgins, of Launceston, Endorsed Labor Candidate for Bass

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 18

Mr. Higgins has had many years' association with the Labor Movement, both industrially and politically. He has been a delegate at many Conferences of both…

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J. Hohne, Endorsed Labor Candidate for Franklin

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 18

Mr. Hohne has been a member of the Timber Workers' Union since 19il. In 1924 he was elected as Organiser for that Union, which position he held for two…

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W. Sheridan, Endorsed Labor Candidate for Franklin

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 18

Mr. W. Sheridan has represented Labor in the Tasmanian House of Assembly for a number of years for the Denison Division…

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French Elections Party Strength. Rebuff to Socialists. London. May 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 16

It is not yet possible to estimate accurately the grouping of France's now Chamber of Deputies, as this Chamber has 28 more deputies than the last, or 611 in all. The…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, May 2, 1928. French Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 14

A feature of French politics is the large number of parties which go to the polls. This is quite contrary to the practice of communities in which the British tradition…

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Victorian By-election. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 16

The latest figures in the by-election, which was held at Brighton on Saturday, to fill the vacancy in the State Legislative Assembly, caused by the death of Mr. Snowball,…

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Wentworth Nationalists Election and Dinner

The Sun · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 3

The Wentworth National Conference held its annual dinner and election of officers at Harris's Hall, Bondi Junction, last Monday, when some 50…

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Labor Is Still Ahead Brighton By-election Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 6

Latest figures to-night regarding Brighton by-election show that, after the second preferences of the four lowest candidates were distributed…

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Marylebone Seat Sir R. Rodd Wins By-election LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 4

Polling at the by-election for the Marylebone seat in the House of Commons, rendered vacant by the elevation of Sir Douglas Hogg, K.C…

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Rosehill Candidates Please on the Tracks Trahere's Seven Furlongs Was One of the Best Efforts at Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 28

If his gallop at Randwick yesterday can be taken as a reliable guide, Trahere should give a good account of himself in the Granville Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. WITH Bollinger, the gelding ran seven…

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Gallery Views. State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 10

"It is a dastardly falsehood I have never, at any time, shown anything but the u[?]most sympathy for the genuine unemployed, and the Government has done its best to assis[?]…

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S. A. Parliament Resumes

The Sun · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 12

Adelaide, Thursday. -- The second session of the present Parliament was opened at noon to- day, by the Lieut.- Governor, Sir George Murray. The…

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Rosehill Candidates Gallop Nicely Golf. "Open Mixed" Mosman's Venture Should Be Success

Evening News · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 2

IT is not often that a club with a nine-hole course—at any rate in the metropolitan area—stages an open event, and the Mosman Club, which will…

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Victorian By-election. Endorsed Nationalist Elected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 11

The counting of preference votes in the byelection for tbe Brighton sent was completed this evening. Mr. Ian MacFarlan, brother of Mr. Justice…

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Federal Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 12

The Martin Electoral Nationalist conference has decided to endorse the candidature of Mr. H. E. Pratten (Minister for Customs) tor the Martin electorate at the forthcoming Federal…

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Presidential Election. San Francisco, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 10

Primary returns from one-third of the State's preci[?]cts indicate that Governor Al Smith procodes both Senator Walsh and Senator Reed for control of 26…

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£540,000,000 for Works on U. S. Election Eve San Francisco

The Sun · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 1

The ease with which Governor A1 Smith, of New York, smothered all opposition in California's primaries yesterday, and emerged with a solid…

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McFARLAN Wins Brighton Vic. Election Scrambll Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

Of the five official Nationalist candidates. Mr [?] McFarian defeated Mrs. Eleanor Glencross find Nat.) for the Brighton sent by 631 votes, when Mr…

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State Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 10

In view of the controversy that had arisen, members of the Legislative Assembly yesterday awaited with interest the speech by Mr. Goldstein, member for Congee, who is an…

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Query in Parliament

The Sun · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 10

The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, told Mr. Charlton (Lab., N.S.W.) that inquiries were being made by the Minister for Home and Territories (Sir…

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