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Politics & elections, 1931

2,746 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 138

Council Elections. Non-payment of Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 8

The Government has decided to pass legislation which will permit ratepayers to register their votes at local government elections despite the fact that they have not paid their…

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Kinsella to Help in S.a. By-election

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 4

THE member for George's River, Mr. Kinsella, left Sydney last night for Adelaide, where he will take part, an behalf of the Lang…

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Canadian Trade Treaty. Ratified by Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 7

Details of the trade treaty with Canada were announced in the Federal Parliament last week by the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney). The agreement…

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Wheat Marketing Bill. Discussion in Federal Parliament

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 20

MOVING the second reading of the Wheat Marketing Bill in the Federal Parliament last Wednesday, the Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) said…

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Questions in Parliament. Banks' Limit of Credit. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 11

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin), in the House of Representatives to-day, declared that the Commonwealth was not prepared to assume any further financial responsibility of…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, July 22, 1931. Limitations of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 10

In replying to his own question: "What is the matter with us?" the Bishop of Bathurst recently instanced some of the fetishes before which…

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Imperial Conference. Debate in New Zealand Parliament. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Forbes), in the House of Representatives, initiated the debate on the Imperial Conference. He moved that the Statute of Westminster be agreed to. Mr…

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State Parliament. Fair Rents Bill Withdrawn. New Provisions in Desertion Cases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 10

Expectations of a financial statement and the Government's intentions were eagerly looked forward to when the Legislative Assembly met yesterday morning, but an abrupt…

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In Parliament Lang Told All in 3 Minutes Those Canberra Conversations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 6

What promises to be an eventful week in the State Parliament began quietly yesterday. There was the usual crowded upstairs…

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State Parliament Actions of Transport Bd. Queried Kinsella Makes Grave Charge Bus Licenses

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 5

A grave indictment of the methods of the Transport Trust was made by Mr. Kinsella (Lab.), in the Assembly…

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The "Referee's Breeding Page Family Lines of Rising Three-year-olds Some Of The Lesser Lights Are Considered—Derby Candidate From New Zealand

Referee · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 10

LAST week we gave some consideration to most of the outstanding two-year-olds of the season and their Derby prospects based on breeding and the relative ages of their sires and dams. It often happens, however, that the classic races are won by horses which did little or no racing, or were but moderate performers at two years. Some…

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Another National Candidate

Referee · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 9

TWELVE months ago Jim Hanford won the Grand National Hurdles at Victoria Park with Linamagne. That horse will represent him again…

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What Would It Feel Like To Win £150,000 on The Turf Rakwool Chanced Them Once Too Often at Caulfield on Saturday Australian Steeple Prospects Eliminated by His Fall Likely Candidates for the Caulfield Jumping Double

Referee · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 9

BEFORE finally coming to grief at the second last fence in the Godfrey Watson Steeplechase on Saturday Rakwool had already found his 13.2 an insuperable bar to success. For though he was alongside the leader at the time of his mishap, he was palpably beaten…

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Questions in Parliament

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 6

MR. KILPATRICK (C.P.) asked the Premier, in the Assembly yesterday, commenting on the fact that several members of the…

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State Parliament. Conversion Agreement Bill Passed by Both Houses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 8

The first two of the financial bills in connection with the conversion loan agreement were introduced in the Legislative Assembly by the Premier and Treasurer (Mr. Lang)…

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In Parliament Like a Dose of Medicine Lang Found No Joy in Task

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 6

THE Premiers' Agreement was the main theme in the Assembly yesterday. But before that great topic was reached, members…

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Blacktown M.U.I.O.O.F. Election of Officers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 7

Officers wise elected and installed at the meeting of Loyal Kildare Lodge, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows in the School of Arts, Blacktown, on…

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RE-SELECTED Warnock and Bacon Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 7

Aldermen Warnock and Bacon were re-selected by Guildford Progress Association on Thursday as the association's candidates at the next…

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Coming Hospital Election

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 3

Indications are that there will be no rush of applicants for jobs on the Auburn District Hospital Board for the next twelve…

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Old Men's Homes Will Probably Control Municipal Elections

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 11

Probably in Lindcombe and Liverpool municipalities the inmates of the Old Men's Homes will have the choice of the…

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