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Politics & elections, 1930

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City Council Elections. A.l.p. Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 12

MR. J. S. GARDEN. MR. A. E. LAWES. MR. T. J. SHANNON, M.L.A. MR. E. O'DEA…

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Election Fears Malta Stays Hand London

Evening News · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 1

A MESSAGE from Malta states that the Privy Council has issued an ordinance, staying all further election proceedings in the interests of public safety…

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Sydney Cracks for Wagga Bawn-na-glas to Run for Gold Cup Rosehill-trained Candidate Will Be Favorite E. Bartle for Goshawk

Evening News · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

HAVING won the A.J.C. Final Handicap, 1[?] mile, in easy fashion, Mr. Frank Gaban's Greenstead gelding, Bawn-na-Glas, looks like annexing the Wagga Gold Cup, to be decided on Wednesday. J. Simpson, who…

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Reform Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 12

Mr. Charles Robinson, who has been selected by the executive of the Citizens' Reform Association, to contest the Flinders ward, in place of Mr. H. L. Askey, who has withdrawn…

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Country Party. Castlereagh Candidates Selected. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 8

At a largely attended meeting delegates from all parts of Castlereagh electorate decided to form an electoral council in the interests of the Country party. Gilgandra will…

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Malta in Ferment Elections Stopped. Result of Bishop's Pastoral. LONDON, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 12

An ordinance has been issued by the Privy Council at Malta staying all further election proceedings in the interests of public safety. The ferment caused by the pastoral letter…

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Rejected Reform Candidates. Sir James Murdoch Replies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 11

Sir James Murdoch, M.L.C., president of the Citizens' Reform Association, in a reply to the statements of Messrs L. T. Courtenay and E. Lindsay Thompson, ex-Reform…

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Branches Rebel A.l.p. Plebiscite Sought Civic Candidates

The Sun · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 9

Rebellion has broken out among A.L.P. branches at the nature of the City Council selections, and a move is afoot to demand a plebiscite…

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Those "Selected Labor" Candidates

The Sun · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 8

IT has never been easy to see what the average trade-union member (unless he happens to be a council employee) has to gain by voting for aldermen in civic or municipal elections. Labor and Nationalism have no meaning in civic politics, and until…

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J. S. GARDEN, D. GRANT! Selected for Civic Elections

Daily Pictorial · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 3

J. S. Garden (Labor Council secretary), and, Donald Grant (Domain orator) led the voting in…

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State Parliament Resumption School Girls' Annual Tennis

The Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 20

PREPARING FOR THE RESUMPTION of Parliament this afternoon.--From lefts Messrs. W. E. Wearne (Barwon) and Walter Bennett (Dungog), at work in the National Party's room at Parliament House…

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Wine Bounty Bill. Reply to Statements in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 15

Mr. F. Penfold Hyland, of Penfolds, Ltd., replied yesterday to statements made in the House of Representatives on Thursday last by Messrs. Gabb and Hawker, when the Wine…

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Reform Unworried by Civic Candidate

Evening News · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 9

THE president to the Citizens' Reform Association, Sir James Murdoch, staled this afternoon that Mr. Lindsay Thompson has promised that if he were…

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Two Independent Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 11

Ex-Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson, who represented the Macquarie ward in the City Council for 27 years, announced last night that he proposed to contest that ward at the…

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City Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 12

Ex-Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson, who will contest the Macquarie Ward as an Independent Reform candidate. Mr. W. G. Adkins, who intends to…

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Municipal Elections. May 18 Is Opening Day Big Campaign Graves-tyrrell Directors Local Com'tees

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 5

LABOR will open its municipal campaign in Sydney Domain on Sunday, May 18. It is expected that Messrs. E…

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Candidates for Civic Honors Attack on Western Men Woman's Views May Day Speeches at Lithgow All-out Policy Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 6

THE 1930 May Day celebrations passed off very quietly at Lithgow today. A large crowd lined the streets to…

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Nationalists and State Elections

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

The Nationalist nominations for the State elections were not considered at yesterday's executive meeting, owing to the absence of Mr. Bavin…

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State Parliament Resumes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 16

Parliament in session yesterday. The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), on the left, is addressing the House…

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Polling Booths More Asked for Town Clerk to Consider

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 5

A DEPUTATION from the A.L.P. consisting of Messrs. J. J. Graves. S. Bird, J. B. Martin, James Tyrrell and others, waited on the returning…

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