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Politics & elections, 1931

2,746 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 138

The Election for Parkes

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

IT is very important that Labor should hold the Parkes seat, rendered vacant by the elevation of Mr. E. A. McTiernan to the High Court Bench…

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Parkes By-election. Rolls Close To-day. Nationalist Selection To-night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 13

The poll for the election of a new member for Parkes Federal electorate will take place on Saturday, January 31. Nominations close on Wednesday, January 14…

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Water Board Alderman Tom Cheetham Seeks Re-Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 11

Alderman Tom Cheetham, of Auburn, the representative of No. S Constituency on the Water Board, is again a candidate for re-election. The nominations close on…

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Keen Interest Park Hill Progress Association Election of Officers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

Executive positions on the Park Hill Progress Association were keenly contested at the annual meeting of the association on Monday…

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Phar Lap Goes Nicely Champion Over Six To-day W.A. Candidate Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

PHAR LAP is beginning to move along on the tracks, and this morning his task was six furlongs at half pace. Phar Lap is…

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Parkas Test of Politics Will Marr Regain Seat? 3 OR 4 CANDIDATES

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

EVEN Labour [?] da and disguise the fact that the [?] of commission and of omission of both Federal and State…

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Cessnock By-Election CESSNOCK

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 5

Two endersed Labor candidates, two independents and a communist ate expected to contest the by-election to fill vacancies on Cessnock council caused by…

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"Queen of the Surf" Competition Candidates Delighted With Geo. Marlow's Offer

The Labor Daily · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 7

INTERVIEWED yesterday, all the girls in the ''Surf Queen" competition expressed their delight at Mr. George Marlow's offer. Many of the girls are appearing on the stage for the first time, and [?] the prospect of being introduced by Mr…

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Mark Courts His Old Love Selected As National Candidate for Parkes

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 2

The National candidate for the Parkes by-election will be Mr. C. W. Marr, who was defeated for the seat during his absence at the…

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Parkes Seat. Nationalist Candidate. Major Marr Selected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 9

Minister C. W. C. Marr, who was Honorary Minister in the Bruce-Page Government, is the selected Nationalist candidate for the Parkes by-election. He lost the seat to Mr…

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The Schools. Intermediate Results. Country Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 13

The long lists of examination results which are being published this week are indicative of the growing extent to which a pass at the "Intermediate" is sought by pupils of both…

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Federal By-election. Major Marr's Candidature

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 10

Major C. W. C. Marr was last night selected by a large majority to contest the Parkes byelection in the Nationalist interest…

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Jeypore Will Find It Difficult Valparaiso and Voleuse Read Well Best Challenge Candidates

Arrow · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

THERE to very little doing on the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap, few of the "books" who usually do double business having troubled to get lists printed. I did hear 33 to 1 offered the double, but, of course, the horses…

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LES Elections anx Etats-Unis Le [?] des democrates

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

Les résultats des élections dn 4 novembre ont marqué, certes, un succès pour les dénioci ates, 11 ne faudrait pourtant pas en exagérer la portée…

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Les élections autrichiennes

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

Les élections pour le Conseil national d'Antriche qui ont en lien le 9 novembre, ont marqué une délaite ècrasente pour les nationaux-socialistes…

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Parkes By-election. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

Sir,—Your sub-leader in the "Herald" on Tuesday last regarding the importance of the Parkes by-election is surely endorsed by every sane patriotic Australian. Unquestionably…

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Truce Called Federal Labour Party Until After Parkes By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 11

An eleventh-hour move has been made to conceal tits internal troubles of the Federal Parliamentary Labour party until the Parkes by-election has taken place…

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Municipal Elections Further Arrests Port Adelaide

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

On Monday, 22nd December, Fanning appeared in court, charged with offensive behavior. The police alleged that our comrade during the…

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Party Campaign Parkes By-Election Com. E. Tripp Nominated

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

The No. 1 district of the Communist Party will participate in the forthcoming by-election in the Parkes division. We will use this by-election for…

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Queen of the Harbour Race. Boats Selected by Candidates

The St George Call · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Big preparations hare been made for the Sydney Flying Squadron's 18-footer Queen of the Harbour Race this Saturday afternoon (January 10). The…

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