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Politics & elections, 1929

2,723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 137

Here and There Gulgong By-Election

The Sun · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 13

Gulgong, Monday--The municipal by election caused by A.J. Copper's resignation resulted: A.S. Souter, 127 votes; A.J. Copper, 80…

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Watt's Seat Message to Speaker Rush Election Canberra

The Sun · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 11

Unusual haste is being shown in filling the vacancy in the Balaclava seat in the House Of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Mr. W. A…

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No Surprise W.A. Election Premier's Assurance Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 4

Regarding the current rumor that the Government propones to spring a surprise election before the present Parliament has run its full course, the…

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Balaclava By-election August 3

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.--The resignation of. Mr. W. A. Watt is in the hands of the Speaker (Sir Littleton Groom), and a writ for the by-election…

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"One of the Dirtiest Elections Ever !" Police Needed at Vic. Pre-Selection Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Police were called to keep order outside Richmond Town Hall last night, when the result of the Labor pre-selection…

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Victorian By-election

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mr. T. K. Maltby, auctioneer, Geelong, selected Nationalist, secured an absolute majority of 157 on the first count in…

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Startling [?] Evidence in Camera Before Commission Parliament Must Act

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 1

INCESSANT and disturbing rumors are filtering through the closed doors of the Royal Commission on Coal, that evidence of a sensational…

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Mr. Watt's Successor. Writ for By-election. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 11

To fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused [?] the resignation of Mr. W A. Watt, the member for Balaclava (Vic.). a by-election will be held on August 3. The…

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Municipal By-election. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 12

The municipal by-election caused by Mr. A. J. Copper's resignation resulted as follows:— A. S. Souter, 127 votes; A. J. Copper. 80…

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Extraordinary By-election. Dungog

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 12

Mr. A. S. Borthwick was elected on Saturday to fill the vacancy in the council caused by the resignation of Alderman S. N. Dark…

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Tenterfield Council Election. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 12

The election of aldermen for the Tenterfield Municipal Council took place on Saturday last, and keen interest was taken in the voting, in consequence of the recent…

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Parliament Prorogued

Evening News · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 10

At a meeting of the Executive Council to-day Parliament was further pro[?] until August 27…

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Sir Daniel Levy. 28 Years in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 16

To mark the completion of 28 years' continuous representation in Parliament, and also the knighthood recently conferred upon him by his Majesty the King, the Speaker of…

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No Ceremony Opening Fed. Parliament Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 13

The customary ceremonies will be dispensed with for the opening of the Federal Parliament on August, 14. This will mean that the…

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Victorian Notes and News a Weekly Letter. Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 13

PARLIAMENT reopened last week with not only the public but the parliamentarians speculating on what the immediate though uncertain future held in store…

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Ascot Cup Ponies To-day's Form May Prove Guide: Many Candidates Engaged

Referee · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 6

The first acceptance for the Ascot Winter Cup finds 19 horses relieved of their engagements, but the topweight, Trillse, is still upon the list. Should the Trillion gelding succeed at Kensington to-day, he is likely to occupy a very prominent place in the discussions on Ascot's big event…

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For Next Elections. A.L.P. Propaganda Committee Appointed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 8

With the object of preparing propaganda matter for the next State elections a special sub-committee of the Australian Labor Party has been appointed, on which…

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Orange By-election. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 16

Out of more than 2500 voters on the roll, only 702 exercised their franchise on Saturday, when an election took place to fill the vacancy in the municipal council caused by…

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Objection to Candidate

The Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 11

London, Tuesday.--A mild sensation has been caused by the publication of a letter, from 19 young Conservative members of the Commons…

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Hay Council Election Hay

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 7

Three corinations heve been received to all the vacancy on the Hay Municipal Council caused by the heath of Aid. D.J. Meric-those of Rebect Williams…

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