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Politics & elections, 1929

2,723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 137

Photomaton Faces Taking the Count Heavy Polling: Final Result Possible To-morrow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 2

Finding the lucky faces in the "Pictorial"-David Jones' Photomaton competition is now a matter of simple arithmetic,…

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Federal Parliament Will Meet in August. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 10

The long series of meetings of the Federal Cabinet ended to-day without reaching any decision concerning the date at which Parliament will be called together…

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Municipal Candidate Seized Opportunity

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 15

Mr. G. A. Pitt, a candidate for Holroyd municipal honors, was not slow to sieze upon the opportunity to advance his candidature offered by a social gathering of…

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Parramatta By-Election Commissioner's Report "No Malpractice" Says Judge Coyle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 2

The Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into the conduct of the Parramatta by-election reported to the Government yesterday that there was not…

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Parramatta By-election

Evening News · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 12

Though the report of the Royal Commissioner on the Parramatta by-election found that Mr. Lang's charges were grossly exaggerated there was apparently sufficient ground for the Inquiry. As…

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British General Election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 7

Sir,—The returns for these elections being almost complete, it is possible to get some idea as to the opinions of the people and how they have been given effect to at the…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, June 13, 1929. South African Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 10

On the eve of the general elections in South Africa the Nationalists and the South African party alike profess themselves confident that they will…

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Increased Empire Preference--Battle Cry in Canada Tariff War Gen'l Election Forecast Reply to U.S.A. Struggle Over Farm Relief Bill Toronto (Canada)

The Sun · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 1

Canada's reply to the heightened' U.S. tariff wall will be an election appeal throughout the Dominion based upon increased Imperial preference to divert trade from the United States. Canada will call more Imperial…

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Another Year G.-g. As Grand Master Masonic Elections

The Sun · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 19

The Governor-General, M.W. Bro. Lord Stonehaven, was unanimously elected last night at the Quarterly…

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N.r.m.a. Election

Evening News · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 15

NOMINATIONS for the office of councillor of the N.R.M.A. [?] close at noon on Saturday July 27 [?] will close at noon on Saturday September 7. On…

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Smuts Gains African Elections Leaders Safe Capetown

Evening News · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 1

THE Prime Minister, General Hertzog, the leader of the South African Party, General smuts, the Minister for Finance, Mr. Havenga,…

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Party Leaders in South African Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 12

GENERAL HERTZOG, Nationalist Prime Minister…

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South Africa. General Election. Labour Setbacks. Capetown, June 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 11

Polling to the South African general election was unexpectedly heavy throughout the country. The early urban results largely increased the south African party majorities in…

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N.s.w. Morris Club Election of Officers Next Outing Arranged

The Sun · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 22

Despite the wintry weather, over 100 members of the N.S.W. Morris Club attended the monthly outing to Mount View, Cobbity, last Sunday, where a…

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"Blackmail" Election Aftermath Actors Charged London

The Sun · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 5

Charged with conspiring to blackmail an unnamed candidate in a London constituency in the recent elections, John Preston and Samuel…

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Senators to Meet Election of Leader. Preparing for Session

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 5

LABOR Senators win meet at Melbourne on June 23 to discuss the Senate situation, and generally to become familiar with each other before…

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The Man in the Street British Election Result

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 6

Mr. A. G. Huie comments: -- If the people of England were truly represented in the new Parliament results would have been very…

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Holroyd Bye-election

The Biz · Friday 14 June 1929 · page 7

The supporters of the four candidates in the Holroyd Council byeelection are all working enthusiastically in the hope of securing the…

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Our Methodist Parliament The General Conference: Doings and Decisions. Fifth Day, Friday, May 24. Home Missions

The Methodist · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 4

That the following clause be added to par. 299, page 86, "Book of Laws": (f) "Such Home Missionaries as may be eligible under the permissive legislation of par. 322 (k), page 94, Book of…

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Fresh Election Of Hospital Committee Decision of Monthly Meeting Subscribers to Decide

Nepean Times · Saturday 15 June 1929 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Nepean District Hospital, on Monday evening, it was resolved to call a meeting of subscribers to elect 17 committeemen, who, with executive, will make up the full committee of 21…

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