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Politics & elections, 1930

2,860 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 143

Cabaret for Queen Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 9

Mrs. Bertram T. Rate and Miss Ward Owen were the hostesses at a cabaret in the Oriental Cafe yesterday in aid of the St. George District Hospital queen competition, for which…

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City Council Elections. 60 Labour Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 12

The Communist party hopes to organise a full "ticket" for the forthcoming City Council election. A canvass of members, however, discloses that so far only 12 have the…

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Liquor Issues in S.A. Elections Premier's Bitterness Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 5

THE Liquor Trade Defence union is only against those candidates who have allied themselves with the [?]…

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Comic Communist Dilemma Over Council Elections

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 4

Strangely enough, the Communist Party, having decided to contest the City Council elections, finds that its greatest need is for capitalists…

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State Parliament. a Quiet Day. Members in Happy Mood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 10

A wonderful calm pervaded the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It was a calm that could almost be felt, and was in striking contrast to the excited state of the Chamber…

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State Elections. Ashburnham Seat. Country Party Candidate. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 12

At the meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, It was decided to co-operate with the Ashburnham District Council of the F. and S. Association,…

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Federal Session. Ministry's Policy. Speech by Mr. Scullin. Reassembling of Parliament. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 11

A comprehensive statement of Ministerial policy was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) to-day when the House of Representatives resumed its sitting. In the Senate…

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Prime Minister Appeals for Co-operation Federal Parliament Re-opens; Bill to Save £1,000,000 How Customs Revenue Has Fallen

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- An appeal by the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) for co-operation in Australia's financial difficulties was the feature of to-day's re-opening of Federal Parliament…

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Melbne. Hopes Try-Out for Some at Caulfield A.J.C. Candidates Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2

FORM at Caulfield next Saturday may have [?] bearing on the prospects of the Doncaster Handicap the Sydney Cup, and other races…

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Bondi Park Menaced—screen Star Candidates

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 14

BONDI PARK IMPERILLED—There is a strong movement of protest at Bondi against a proposal to turn Bondi Park, at the south end of the beach, into a kind of Luna Park, with side-shows and other amusements. A definite stand is being taken by citizens…

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City Council Election. Revision of Citizens Lists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 15

Lists of citizens entitled to vote at the forthcoming city elections were submitted for review to Mr. Shepherd, S.M, at the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Yass Electorate. Joint Candidate Recommended. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Nationalist Association Mr. Hugh Campbell, organiser, stated that at the meeting of the executives of the Country and Nationalist parties…

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Election of Textile Secretary (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

Sir,--I ask space in your paper to correct a paragraph headed "Textile Secretary." I emphatically deny that Mr. Russell…

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In Parliament Minister Discusses Position

The Land · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

In a statement to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Minister for Agriculture supplied approximate figures of the extent of operations…

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Down to Business Federal Parliament Canberra

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

STATING in the House of Represents uses to-day that the House would ad[?]gh until n[?] Wednesday the Prime Minister Mr Scullin indicated that after…

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State Parliament. From the Gallery. Lessons in Legislation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 10

In the reflected glory of the grandiose speech of the leader of the Federal Labour party, members of the Legislative Assembly mooned about the precincts yesterday trying to look…

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State Elections. Yass Electorate. Probable Nationalist Candidate. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 12

Mr. A. J. Christian, grazier, of Yass, who has agreed to submit his name for the Yass electorate as a Nationalist candidate, is a son of the Rev. J. O. Christian, and was bom in…

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F.S.A. MAN C.P. Candidate for Castlereagh

The Land · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

PROMINENT member of the Farmers arid Settlers' Association, Mr. R. Stanley, of "Karuah," Gilandra, has decided to contest the Castlereaph…

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Young Electorate Country Party Candidates

The Land · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 5

At hist meeting of Cowra branch, F.S.A., a letter was read from the secretary of the Country Party electorate council for Young advising that a copy…

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The Help-in-need Society Annual Meeting and Election of Officers

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 11

Mr. Henry Levy, presided at the annual meeting of the Help-in-Need Society held in the Maccabean Institute on Sunday afternoon March 2…

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