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Politics & elections, 1930

2,860 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 143

Addresses of Welcome. Presented to the Governor. by Members of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 10

The Speaker (Sir Daniel Levy), accompanied by Ministere, members and officers of Pailiament, presented an address of welcome to his Excellency the Governor (Sir…

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Blacktown By-election Mr. Voss' Candidature

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 11

Mr. J. Henry Voss who is contesting the by election to fill the vacancy in Blacktown Council caused by the resignation of Councillor J. J. Pye, is receiving…

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Opposition Parties. Election Arrangements. Mr. Latham's Comment. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 11

Commenting to-day on the statement of Dr. Earle Page that the Country party proposed to contest most, if not all, Federal seats at the next election, the leader of the Federal…

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Civic Elections. Reformers in Flinders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 15

A very large meeting in the Congregational Hall, Bourke-street, last evening heard addresses from Messrs. Charles Robinson, C. R. C. Scharkle, and L. M. Taylor, who are…

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Civic Elections. Kavanagh Is Not From Canada Labor Stalwart Bred-in-the-bone Aussie Big Civic Chance

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 June 1930 · page 5

AT a public meeting last evening, Mr. Victor Kavanagh, one of the selected Labor candidates for Macquarie, iocularly denied that the…

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Queensland Parliament. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 15

Outlining the principal measures to be submitted to the coming session of the Queensland Parliament, the Premier (Mr. Moore) said that the Trusts Acts Bill would be…

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Received by Ministers. at Parliament House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 11

Miss Amy Johnson missed a pleasant surprise when she was driven to Parliament House yesterday morning. It had been planned that she should arrive…

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Questions in Parliament. Dangerous Medical Tablets

The St George Call · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 6

Mr. Gosling: Has the attention of report in St. George Call, a newspaper circulating in my electorate, of comments made by the City Coroner at an…

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Federal Parliament News. Central Reserve Bank Bill

The St George Call · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 6

On 2nd April the Treasurer introduced a Bill for an Act to provide for a Central Deserve Bank of Australia, the measure having for its object the…

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State Parliament. Concluding Business. Co-ordination of Relief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 10

Labour members did their utmost to make the closing hours of the Legislative Assembly's session as uncomfortable as possible. Yesterday they were like a lively collection of…

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Wonderful Reception by Sports Girls It Town Hall Cheers at Parliament

Daily Pictorial · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 16

SWORDS CLUB girls, who gave a display at last night's reception by City Sports Girls. VERY INTENT were the women listeners at the Sydney Town Hall luncheon. [?]…

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Many Bills on Order Paper Fed. Parliament Extra Sittings Likely Canberra

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 1

WHEN the submitting of the referenda to the people was indefinitely postponed, it was thought that parliament would no longer sit on Tuesday, and…

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known before parliament win act upon it. Kogarah Council Seeks Govt. Aid

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 9

Provided the Government will make a grant of £600 to relieve distress in the Kogarah district, the local Council will find a similar amount. This…

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Miss Amy Johnson. Tumultuous City Scenes. Reception at Parliament House. Women's Eloquent Tributes. Broadcasted Message to the Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 11

Few minutes of leisure were spared Miss Amy Johnson yesterday, for she fully carried out the programme that had been drawn up by the reception committee. After receiving representatives of city firms in the ballroom of…

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Lang and Garden Labor Leader to Help In City Election

Evening News · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 10

ALTHOUGH he has not announced that he would do so. it has learned that the Leader of the Opposition. Mr. Lang will take an active part…

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Sydney Municipal Elections Communist Party’s Message Workers of Flinders Ward Vote For Your Class! a Vote for Garden, Shannon and Ward Is a Vote for Your Class Enemies. It Is the Same As a Vote for the Civic Reform Gang of Avowed Strike Breakers and Scab Herders; the Hangers-on of Bavinism

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 3

While the miners are driven back to slave conditions through the combined attacks of the Bavin government, the mine bosses and the traitors to labor of the calibre of Hoare, Davies, Kellock and the rest; while Beeby wage-slashing awards are enforced upon the metal…

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Party News the Workers Will Accept Message of the Party Lessons of the Election Campaign

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 2

The first week of the Sydney Municipal Elections Campaign has demonstrated two lessons of great importance to the Party…

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Municipal Elections. Labor's Big Fight Signs of Victory MUSlCIANS and the Town Hall Kavanagh's Plan

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 6

A JOINT meeting of Labor's selected candidates for macquarie and Fitaroy wards was held last evening at the corner of Cathedral and Palmer…

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Liverpool Bye-election

The Biz · Friday 6 June 1930 · page 7

There are two candidates for the Liverpool Council bye-election—Mr. A. J. Childs (Chipping Norton-Moorebank Progress Association candidate)…

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Upper House Works on Future Plans for Parliament

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 7 June 1930 · page 5

Though the Assembly will not meet again till June 19 the Legislative Council will, work through till then to catch up with…

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