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Politics & elections, 1930

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City Council Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 12

Mr. C. Anderson, who is contesting the Gipps ward at the City Council elections in the interests of the Labour party. Mr. G. A. Byrne, who is a Labour candidate…

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Candidates Have Their Say

The Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 17

An icy wind that chopped through chinks and doors and blew away hats and pink leaflets did not diminish the crowd that struggled for admission to two large Labor rallies in the Macquarie Ward last night…

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Go to Poll Appeal to Civic Voters Election To-morrow Both Sides Anticipate Victory

The Sun · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 17

"Beware of apathy. The only way for the citizen of Sydney to prevent their city slipping back to the old conditions of government by misrule is to go to the polls to-morrow and vote," appeals the president of the Citizens'…

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Polling Arrangements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 14

The polling to-day will begin at 8 a.m. and will finish at 7.30 p.m. Booths have been erected in the various wards, as follows:…

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Sydney Municipal Elections. Polling Takes Place To-day

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

Forty-two candidates nominated last Friday for the Sydney City Council elections, which will take place to-day (Wednesday). For the five wards, full teams…

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A Dream Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 15

A GOOD deal of discussion has taken place on a proposal made by Mr. H. J. Byrne, Secretary of the Public Service Association, before the Institute of Public…

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Polling To-day. For City Council. REFORM v. Labour Rule

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 14

The City Council elections will be held to-day. A strenuous campaign, although not a demonstrative one, has been conducted by the…

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Safeguarding Timber Resources. Forestry Bill in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 6

In the Federal Parliament last week the Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Blakeley) opened discussion on the second reading of the Forestry Bureau Bill, which he said…

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Battle of the Poll City's Fate in the Balance Forces of Reaction Must Be Defeated Electors' Duty It Is Polling Day

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 5

All the argument, all the manoeuvring, cannot now alter the result. For weeks the Labor Party, by the steadfastness of its friends and the dogged determination of its candidates, has sought to…

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Hawkesbury Floods : City Council Elections

Evening News · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 16

Aircraft carrier Albatross in Cockatoo Dock for general overhaul…

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Civic Reform Candidates in Happy Mood!

Evening News · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 9

Civic Reform candidates and [?] perfers are entering into to-day's City Council elections with plenty of optimism. Above we a number of them assembled at the Park-st. polling booth in the Macquarie Ward, Second from the left is Mr. R. C. Hagon and fourth is Mr. Sam Walder…

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G.N. Favoritism Shared By Many Candidates Market for Double Is Open Sydney's Fancy

Referee · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 8

The stale of the betting market on the Grand Nationals reveals that both are regarded as open events. Several share favoritism in both…

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City Elections. Points for Electors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 12

The most important duty for every citizen of Sydney to-day who has a vote in any, or all, of the five wards is to exercise the franchise. At the 1924 election the proportion…

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State Elections. Labour Ballots

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 17

The new ballot for the selection of a Labour candidate for Monaro at the State elections will take place on Saturday. A ballot was held a few months ago, resulting in the election of…

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The Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 14

The Reform candidates for Gipps ward are Messrs. James McMahon, A. L. Parker, and E. S. Marks. Mr. James McMahon is the head of the…

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Canadian Elections. Mr. Mackenzie King's Policy. VANCOUVER, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 14

"The record of the Canadian Government, the Budget, and Canada's representation at the Imperial and Economic Conferences are the major issues of the coming Federal…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, June l8, 1930. the City Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 12

There is no reasonable doubt that if those qualified to vote for the new City Council regard their privileges to-day as a duty, a majority will be…

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Small Poll? Today's Civic Election Cold Job Weather May Be Vital Factor

The Sun · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 17

By all portents, to-day's poll in the City Council elections will be small. The weather, it is feared, will keep many electors away from the booths. The returning officer (Mr. W. G. Layton) expects to…

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