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Politics & elections, 1930

2,860 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 143

Milk Board Election. Dairymen's Representatives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 21

The ballot to elect four representatives of dairymen as members of the Metropolitan Milk Board will be taken on Friday, March 28. Nominations of candidates will be received by…

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More Nastiness in Parliament

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 February 1930 · page 4

HAVING spent their Christmas vacation according to their individual ideas of recreation, members of the State Parliament assembled again this week to do the work of the country. Before the session had been in progress ten minutes they were snarling at each other like a…

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Well-backed Candidates Fill Places

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 2

Keniltine won the second division of Saturday's Ascot February Handicap by three-[?]arters of a length from Shirlaine with Oriental Gem (ralls) half a length away, third. The three shared second-favoritism, at 5 to 1…

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The Railways. Construction Policy. "Parliament Has Last Word."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 12

The final say in the construction of railways, the Minister for Works (Mr. Buttenshaw, contends, shall not be left to the Chief Railway Commissioner, but to Parliament…

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Members of Parliament Before Cessnock Court Baddeley: James Alleged Speeches at Meeting Js.P. on the Bench "Biassed Minds," Says Crown Cessnock

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 7

INTEREST was centred in Cessnock Court proceedings to-day, when J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., and R. James, M.P., were charged under section 8 of the Vagrancy Act…

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City Tatt's Election

Evening News · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 7

The secretary of City Tattersall's Club, Mr. Maidment, announced this afternoon that the election of officers had resulted Chairman, Mr. James Clarke, unopposed…

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Next State Election, When? to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 5

Sir,—Mr. Bavin is said to be preparing to appeal to the electors in June, though he need not do so under existing law till some four months later. Has he so soon forgotten the…

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N.s.w. State Parliament. Upper House Referendum

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 4

IN the N.S.W. Parliament last week during the second reading of the bill providing for a referendum to reform 'the Legislative Councils Labor-leader Lang…

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State Parliament. Crown Lands Bill. City Commission's Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 14

Though country members of Parliament show the liveliest interest in metropolitan affairs, city members practically ignore country legislation…

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Sydney Loan Held Up Parliament Rushing to the Rescue

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 2

To enable the City of Sydney to borrow £750,000 in New York, a special measure will today be rushed through the Legislative…

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Men for Sale in Sydney!! Picture Caused Repartee in Parliament

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 8

Australia has achieved fame in America, but it is of a dubious kind, and there was a noisy five minutes about it yesterday in the…

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Eden-monaro Seat Federal Election Dispute. Irregularities Alleged

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 16

Sitting as a Court of Disputed Returns, Mr. Justice Starke, of the High Court, commenced at Melbourne last week the hearingof the petition lodged by Mr. J…

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World of Women Queen of the May Two More Candidates

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 7

WITH the approaching autumn the Queen of the May competition is beginning to excite interest in the Labor Movement, particularly among…

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Election of Tick Board

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 5

The election of four officers to comprise the Board of Tick Control will take place on April 14. Nomination day has been fixed for March 17. forms to…

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Get on the Civic Roll Last Chance Election Drawing Near Lodger Vote

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

A FEW more days remain in which lodgers and others entitled to vote at the coming election for the new City Council may apply to the…

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Tick Control Board Election Nominations Close March 17

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 17

The appointment of the present Board of Tick Control will terminate on April 23, and the Minister for Agriculture is making arrangements…

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The Man in the Street Upper House Election

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

"M.D.H." explains:--A recent issue of your paper published a letter from "L. G. Dare" deprecating the danger of intimidation…

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Tick Control. Election of Control Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 13

Provision is made in the Stock Diseases Act, 1923, for the appointment of a Board of Tick Control, comprising a chairman, who is an officer of the Department of Agriculture, and…

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State Parliament. City Commission's Loan. Mr. Lang's Protest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 10

The absence of the Premier (Mr. Bavin) and two of his chief Ministers (Messrs. Buttenshaw and Stevens) did not deter the leader of the Opposition (Mr. Lang) from making his…

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Bread and Meat. Present Price Levels. Questions in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 11

Questions about the price of bread and meat were raised in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr. Gosling asked the Minister for…

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