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Politics & elections, 1929

2,723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 137

Blacktown By-election

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 2

Owing to the resignation of Cr. Mime. a by-election was held in P Ridding of Blacktown shire to-day to all the [?] Three conditates nave hominat…

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Merrylands. "Woop Woop" Election At Loyal Merrylands Lodge

The Biz · Saturday 2 March 1929 · page 7

On Thursday night, February 21st, after the lodge business, a mock election was held. The N.G.; Bro. A. Tweedale, acted as returning…

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Chippy Talk on Current Topics Wasting Public Money Garden's Colleagues Parliament to Down Tools Wasting Money

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 March 1929 · page 3

It's enough to make a man who pays taxes jump up and never come down again. The Government, to get over the hospital difficulty, has appointed a board…

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BEATRICE MACDONALD's PAGE for Every Woman C.W.A. Parliament Big Easter Gathering Bush Nursing Popular

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 March 1929 · page 20

The branches of the Country Women's Association are gradually reassembling after their Summer recess, and prospects are bright for another successful year. THE annual general conference is to…

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Cup Candidates Fail MELBOURNE

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 March 1929 · page 4

Five Australian Cup candidates bad a final outing before their severe task on Tuesday in the Brunswick Stakes, which was run over a mile and a quarter, and…

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Southern Cross Flies Too Fast For Cup Candidates Did They Get on in Town? No Backing for Southern Cross at Ascot Yesterday Captured Cup in Cake-walk

Truth · Sunday 3 March 1929 · page 3

RUMOURS of a huge successful starting-price plunge over the victory of Southern Cross in yesterday's Ascot Cup circulated freely after the New Zealand gelding had brilliantly won in the first heat of the big…

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Election Echo Labor Appeals Disputed Returns Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 5

SITTING as a Court of Disputed Returns, Mr. Justice Starke to-day began the hearing of the petition against the election of Messrs R. D…

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Blacktown By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 13
Also in The Labor Daily

A by-election held in B Riding of the Blacktown Shire last Saturday to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Councillor Milne, resulted:—C. F. Hellyer, 276 votes; W. A…

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Liberal Policy. Election Promises. Mr. Lloyd George's Campaign. LONDON, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 11

In his speech to-day opening the Liberal election campaign, Mr. Lloyd George said that, though the Conservatives had promised prosperity and security, Britain's trade and…

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A London Letter. Election Questions. the Farmer's Revolt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 10

Gratitude is not a conspicuous public virtue but it is rarely quite so absent as it is in the attitude which the National Farmers' Union has adoptad towards the Government. The…

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Battle in Full Blast British Elections Tory Stocks Slump Liberals' Parlous State Labor's Big Bid London

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

THE [?] of [?] has now commenced in carned Mr. Lloyd George's opening shots have fallen on a rather unsympathetic…

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Qld. Tory Election Wealth Mystery Origin Oversea Shipping Sub. Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 5

The Tory Party has ample funds to draw upon for its election campaign, and no expense is to be spared. The newspapers will be welt subsidised…

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Fete for Queen Candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 19

ON Wednesday the Minister for Health, Dr. Arthur, will open a garden fete in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital grounds, to aid the…

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Questions in Parliament Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 11

Referring to the coal dispute in the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. Beasley (Lab., N.S.W.) asked what methods the Government…

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Limerick & Co. N.z. Batch Here Autumn Candidates

Evening News · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

LIMERICK is here again to win more races at the Autumn carnival. He arrived from Wellington this morning by the steamer…

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Queen of May Mrs. C. Green Is a Candidate

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 7

ONE of the outstanding candidate for the May Queen Competition is Mrs.,C.Green."writes Mr.B.Doolun into hon. Secretary Canterbury…

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Federal Election Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Justice Starke, of the High Court, reserved judgment to-day in the appeal by Senator Findley and ex-Senator…

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Boyle-rocheing Parliament

Evening News · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 8

The proposal that the Federal Parliament should sit from July to Christmas in each year, instead of dividing its labors over two sessions, is not approved by Mr. Scullin. The dilemma…

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Uncut Gems From Parliament

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. Dunn, to Col. Bruxner: Go on. Go. and open another pub and call it decentralisation!…

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