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Politics & elections, 1931

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Mysterious Mr. Gander Federal Candidate for Reid Men for Seats

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 10

Nominations from candidates for the Federal pre-selection ballots, to be conducted by the Lang faction of the A.L.P., close…

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"Shut Up Parliament," Mr. Gables Remark. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 14

"Shut this Parliament down and let me. act, as a Mussolini, and I will guarantee, to run things better," declared. Mr. Gabb (S.A.), [?] the Hous of Representaties to-day…

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Fed. Elections Labor Candidates Many in the Field

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 6

NOMINATIONS for the Federal Electorates and the Senate closed at 5 p.m. yesterday with local returning officers…

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Agricultural Society Election of Officers Applications for Secretary

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 7

Chief argument at the first meetmeeting of the newly elected committee of Nepean District A.H. and I. Society on Tuesday evening…

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Shire and Municipal Elections Apply for Enrolment Now

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 6

Local Government authorities are dependent upon the co-operation of the persons desiring enrolment to ensure the compilation of an accurate…

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Upper Hunter. No Official Labour Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 14

The A.L.P. executive last night refused to endorse either Mr. P. R. Forsyth or Mr. J. Ralston as the official Labour candidates in the Upper Hunter by-election…

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Victories Shared British By-elections London

The Sun · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 6

The Conservatives and Labor each had a victory in the two by-elections decided to-day. In the Stroud division or Gloucester…

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Week's Business in Parliament

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 1

MEASURES to be brought forward in the state parliament this week will include the Greater Sydney, Bill, the…

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Municipal Elections. Rival Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 13

If Federal elections do not intervene, the first test of strength between rival Labour factions will take place at the municipal elections, to be held at the end of the year…

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Hospital Board. Election Anomaly. CAMDEN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 8

The Hospitals Commission has informed the Camden District Hospital Board that the wording of a section of the Hospitals Act precludes subscribers who become qualified as such…

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Labor Retains By-election Seat LONDON,Sunday. (British Official Wireless.)

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 5

THE results were declared yesterday in two by- elections. David Hardie by a major…

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James Only Candidate for Labor Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. R. James, M.H.R. was informed to-night by Mr. Bell, secretary of the Hunter Central Electorate Council, that his was the only nomination for selection for the…

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Country News Upper Hunter Bt-election

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 8

MUSWELLBROOK, Tuesday.--The Nationalist campaign for the Upper Hunter by-election was opened last night at one of the largest meetings…

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Lang Government's Default. Discussion in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 7

In the House of Representatives last week the leader of the Country Party (Dr. Page) moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the question of…

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The Dole. Appointment of Inspectors. Question in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 11

The appointment of inspectors to investigate the system of dole relief formed the subject of a question in the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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In Parliament Sir Daniel Levy in Lion's Role Mauls Procedure, But Subsides

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 6

With Mr. Lang playing Ajax defying the lightning at the Premiers' Conference, and Mr. Bavin in the country, Parliament passed a prosy day…

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State Parliament. the Greater Sydney Scheme in Detail. Mr McKELL'S Second Reading Speech

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 10

The Government appears to be tumbling over itself in its hurry to get as many bills on the table as possible it has become almost the practice now to have first readings, and…

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Candidates for Big Prize in Moorefield Hurdle Early Fancies Beaten By Maiden in a Desperate Finish Somnolent Struck Interference

Referee · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 2

THREE candidates who might have been considered serious contenders for the £1000 Hurdle at Randwick next month were beaten at Moorefield on Saturday. Somnolent, champion of the midsummer hurdle-racing at Randwick…

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Good Results for English Bookmakers Large Dividends Advertise Totalisator Form of Derby Candidates

Referee · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 4

In England this season the bookmakers have had some great results in important handicaps, and it is probate many escaped laying the winning double of the Great Metropolitan Stakes and City and Suburban. There have been some sensational straight-out totalisator dividends, and the…

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G. National Candidates Had an Outing Weight Possibilities of Kendler and Batalus Discussed

Referee · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 3

Although the Grand National weights will not appear until June 1, many horses likely to be prominent in those events were seen under silk at Williamstown (Vic.) on Saturday. Of the number, Kendler and Batalus did best, in a hurdle connection, while…

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