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Politics & elections, 1929

2,723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 137

On the Brink of His Political Doom Bruce As Prime Minister Hughes Manoeuvring for Position That Will Give Him Mastery Avoiding Another Election

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday. THOUGH but a fortnight of the new Commonwealth Parliament has passed, with it has gone all the haughty arrogance, the indifference to the feelings of members and public alike, and the bland superiority…

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How Mussolini Ensures Fascist Victory at Polls "Crude Efeigy of Election" 400 Names Submitted En Bloc 100 Per Cent. Fascist London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

"The last Chamber was 80 per cent. Fascist; the next will be 100 per cent." THUS Mussolini boasts on the eve of…

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Speedy Ponies Will Compete at V.P. Today Great Struggle Expected in Fourteen-two Handicap Seven Candidates Recent Winners Pace Will Be on From Start

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 28

It is a long time since such a good field of ponies contested a race at an unregistered meeting as that which will face the starter in the first division of the Fourfeen-Two Handicap at the Rosekery R.C.'s meeting at Victoria Park today…

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Historic Scenes. Paintings Unveiled. Federal Parliament House Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 10

Two oil palnllngs of the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in Canberra by the Duke of York on May 9, 1927, were unvelied in the King's Hall of…

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Public Service. Postal Workers' Claims. Action in Parliament, (From Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 12

Actlon was taken in the Senate to-day to secure the disallowance of certain determinations of the Public Service Arbitrator (Mr. Atlee Hunt). The determinations were those…

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Will Not Adjourn Fed. Parliament Rotarians to Stay at Queanbeyan Bruce Climbs Down Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 1

PARLIAMENT will not after all, adjourn while the Rotarians hold their conference. The Prime Minister has made a…

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Two Open Letters Parramatta By-Election To the Electors of Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 11

On Saturday next you have a grave responsibility in choosing a successor to the late Mr. Bruntnell, and I appeal to you to support General Lloyd, who will…

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The Election Need for Unity

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 18

Speaking at Pennant Hills on behalf of General Lloyd on Saturday night, Mr. Morrow made a passionate appeal for unity. "A house divided against itself…

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Rival Candidates Both at Diggers' Function Mr. Smith Butts in

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 13

Brigadier-General Lloyd and Mr. Hooke, political rivals, were at a returned soldiers' [?] at the Parramatta Jubilee Hall last Saturday night…

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Merrylands Druids Their "Queen" Candidate

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 7

Merrylands Druids' Lodge is having a busy time preparing for its social and other activities. It has nominated Miss Thelma Smith,…

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Papal Elections. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 5

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Dillon's letter of the 10th instant, I can still assure him that I stand by my previous statement that the election of a layman to the Papacy is possible,…

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Election of Officers Citizens' Reform Assn

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 22

The annual meeting of the Citizens Reform Association of Sydney was held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday…

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Polling Places

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 13

Polling-places for the Parramatta by-election are as follows: Parramatta, Town Hall; Baulkham Hills, public school; Carlingford, public school;…

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Decline of Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

Mr. J. J. Gordon's comment:-- In your leader to-day you seem to attribute the decline of Parliament to the "howling down of every exercise…

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Volunteers Adequate Protection Question in Parliament Canberra

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 11

The attitude of Ministers in refusing to answer questions without notice, if they take up too much time, has evidently been effective, for when the…

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Unemployment in S. Australia "Summon Parliament," Says Labor Party Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

The Parliamentary Labor Party met to-day to adopt a resolution requesting the Government to summon Parliament at an early date to deal with…

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Judge to Decide Disputed Elections

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 10

STATE Cabinet to-day decided to bring into operation that part ol the Electoral Act which provide for the appointment of a Judge to adjudicate in all…

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In The Queensland Election Campaign Workers’ Interest in C.P. CHALLENGE Active Leaflet Distribution(From Campaign Committee’s Mail)

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

J.E.B., has been very busy trying to make a few bob on the land in a five months’ season, and he now writes:—…

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Townsville’s Left-wing Candidate Berg Morris, of Luanda Pt. TOWNSVILLE

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

A. J. (Berg) Morris, secretary of the Lucinda Point Waterside Workers, has accepted the offer of the Townsville Left-Wing Committee to…

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To-morrow's By-election. "Vote Against Policy of Despair and Bankruptcy" Lang's Advice to the Electors Menace of Lower Wages, Longer Hours and No Endowment and Those Awful Tax Slugs!

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

THE Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Lang, speaking at the final Parramatta rallies last night, urged that on any polling day a great responsibility was cast upon the electors, "but you who go to the poll in the Parramatta by-election on Saturday have an even greater responsibility…

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