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Politics & elections, 1934

2,810 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 141

No Date Yet For Federal Elections

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

Lyons is deliberately sowing confusion about the date of the Federal elections. This must not be permitted to distort the work…

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Martin By-election McCALL to Beasley, Talking of Budgets

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 8

ANSWERING the charge by Mr. Beasley, M.H.R., at Five Dock, that "budgets have deliberately been left…

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Federal Labour Candidates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 12

The following candidates were endorsed for the Federal elections by the Federal A.L.P. executive last night:—Messrs. E. C. Riley, M.P (Cook), W. H. Thompson (Dalley), A…

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CANADA. Provincial Elections. Collectivists Fail. Ottawa, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 12

A feature of the provincial elections in Ontario and Saskatchewan is the complete failure of the new Co-operative Commonwealth party, which, after securing seven…

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Cabra-Vale Election W. P. Cook Elected

The Biz · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

The voting for the bye-election to fill a vacancy in Cabra-Vale Council, on Saturday resulted as follows: W. P. Cook 162; W. J. Bowcher 122; informal 1…

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ELECTION. Victorian Labour Senate Candidates. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 19

The selection ballot of the Victorian Labour party has resulted In the choice of the followi[?] candidates for the Senate at the next Federal election:—Senator Barnes, the only…

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Newcastle Selecting a Candidate Won't Be Caught Napping Govt. Temporises on Election Date Labor Ready

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 9

THE Lyons-Latham Government is temporising with the subject of the Federal elections, but it cannot afford to let down the real…

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Motor Buses For Members of Parliament. Goulburn to Canberra. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 15

Members of Parliament who return to Canberra from Melbourne and Sydney on Wednesday and Thursday for the resumption of the Parliamentary sittings on Thursday will…

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A Constitutional Convention Would End War Between States Federal Parliament Misrepresents Powers Rights Of States Should Be Determined

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 12

THE perpetual dog fight between State Premiers and the Prime Minister must end one way or the other if the taxpayers of the States, who are also taxpayers of the Commonwealth, are to have any hide left on them. Consequently the following article by Senator J. J. Daly has been written specially for "Smith's Weekly" to clarify the…

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Upper House. Mrs. Webster a Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 19

Mrs. B. Webster (State Labour), who was a member of the old Legislative Council, will be a candidate for the vacancy in the Upper House caused by the death of Mr. D. Rees…

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Martin By-election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 16

MR. J. A. McCALLUM. Mr. McCallum is the Federal Labour party's candidate for the Martin seat…

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Council Refuses. Commissioner Holds Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 15

Mr. William Prince Cook was declared elected to the Cabramatta-Canley Vale Municipal Council at the by-election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman…

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C.P. CANDIDATES Wilmot Opponent? HOBART

The Sun · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 3

MUCH significance is attached to a report that Mr. H. J. Solomon, formerly a Young Nationalist, will…

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Multudo Confronted With Big Task But May Prove Equal to Occasion Dundas Candidates Include Many Smart Horses Bill Wedgewood Fit

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 1

ASKED to carry 10.6 and to concede weight advantages ranging from 20lb. to 55lb. to the various other candidates, M[?]ltude will find difficult the task of winning the Dundas Handicap, to be run over seven furlongs at Rosehill this afternoon…

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"Bob in Fund" Is Growing Martin By-election

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 6

A STEADY stream of contributions to the "Bob-In Fund" for the Martin by-election set in yesterday, and within a few hours an additional…

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By-election Fight Which Way Will Wind Blow?

Truth · Sunday 24 June 1934 · page 14

THE by-election in the Martin Federal electorate is to foe a full-dress rehearsal of the impending general Federal…

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No Likelihood of Early Fed. Election September Poll Is Now Off Duke's Visit Will Postpone Result Canberra

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1934 · page 7

ONLY a slender chance remains for a Federal election in September. A count of heads is said to have revealed an…

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Premier's Wife Is Ill Deputy-leader in Parliament?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 7

Mrs. Stevens, wife of the Premier, was operated on in the Western Suburbs Hospital on Saturday. She was reported last night to be making…

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Commons By-election. London, June 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 10

The House of Commons by-election in the division of Twickenham owing to the death of Mr. Hylton Ralph Murray-Phillpson, resulted:—…

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Dance For By-Election

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 7

THE president, Mr. R Downing and the secretary, Mr. C. Callin, invite members of the Movement to give their…

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