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Politics & elections, 1932

2,509 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 126

Parliament on Thursday Short Session

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 5

The State Parliament will meet on Thursday for the despatch of business. A proclamation by the Governor…

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In The Post What Readers Say One Parliament?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 6

WE have far too many Parliaments and they are far too costly. All State Parliaments should be abolished; and we have our Federal…

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Water Board. Candidates for By-Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 11

A by-election to fill the vacancy on the Water Board caused by the death of Alderman P. Richards, will be held on Thursday, June 30. Voting will be by post on the…

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Parliament May Sit on Saturday Important Bills That Must Go Through

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 7

Cabinet will meet today, and the first session of the new Parliament will be called on Thursday at…

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City Council. Forthcoming Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 11

The next election for city aldermen will take place before the end of this year. It is not anticipated that the Greater Sydney Bill will be proceeded with by the Government in the…

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Letters Election Results. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 4

Sir,—"Pro Patria's" letter in your issue today gives much food for thought. He points out that 41 per cent, of the New South Wales electors show by their votes that they are quite…

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The Elections. Recount at Corowa. Mr. Ball Wins by One Vote

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 10

As the result of a recount at Corowa. Mr. R. T. Ball, formerly Minister for Lands, the retiring U.C.F. candidate, retained the seat by the narrow majority of one vote over the…

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Carlton By-election. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 10

After all the preferences votes had been distributed, it was announced to-night that Mr. W. Barry (Tobacco Workers' Union) had been selected, by a majority of nine votes, to…

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Election Night Too Drunk to Say Goodnight

The Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1932 · page 13

An election night party, at which all the men were too drunk to say good- night, though a few of the women were sober, was described by…

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POLLING. Figures Analysed by State Premier. Swing to Ministerialists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 18

"Examination of the completed election results shows that of the electors who voted for Labour in 1930, one in every four supported the United parties' candidates on this…

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Ottawa: The Dominion Parliament Buildings

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 5

The Canadian Capital will be the scene next month of the Imperial Economic Conference, one of the most important gatherings of the kind thai even this age of conferences has ever known. The future of the Empire and of its members depends very largely on the outcome of the Conference. The top picture is a night view of the Ottawa Parliament Buildings, where the Conference is to beheld. The bottom view shows part of the Parliamentary Library…

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For Sunday Theatres Actresses' Plea to Parliament London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 8

Actresses and producers visited the House of Commons and pleaded with-members for the Sunday opening of theatres…

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N.S.W. Elections. Counts Completed. Government, 66; Labor, 24

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 12

The counting of the preference votes in those electorates where absolute majorities had not been secured was completed at the week-end, and, as was expected,…

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Doctor As Communist Candidate MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 11

Dr. G. P. O'Day, of La robe-street. Melbourne, has been endorsed by the Communist Party as its candidate for the Carlton by-election for the Legis…

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Presidential Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 12

President Hoover's term does not expire until next March, when his successor, elected in the previous month, will be installed in White House. Yet…

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Queensland Polling. The Cook Seat. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 10

Absent and postal votes have plated Mr. W. Gardner, the Labour candidate for Cook, 25 votes ahend of Mr. J. A. C. Kenny, Country Progressive Nationalist candidate. Some group…

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No Limit To-day in Parliament

The Sun · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 15

Lang members stonewalled on the motion in the Assembly for the appointment of Sir Daniel Levy as Speaker…

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State Parliament To be Opened To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 10

The first session of the new State Parliament will be opened this afternoon by commission. The policy session will be opened by the Goveinor (Sir Phillp Game) with the…

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Soldier Settlers Victorian Parliament Exploring Means of Relief

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 14

IMPORTANT decisions involving reassessment of the capital [?] of soldier settlers were reached by a conference in Melbourne (Vio.)…

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Parliament Opened by Commission Judging Day at Sheep Show

The Sun · Thursday 23 June 1932 · page 32

CROWDED with the biggest majority of any State Government.--There was not much "elbow room" on the Ministerial benches in the Legislative Assembly when Parliament was opened to-day. DESPITE their woolly coats, these Lincolns belonging to Mr. John Coote, entered at the Sheep Show, have been provided with rugs for protection against the cold…

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