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Politics & elections, 1934

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Advanced Election Plans All Parties Nominations

The Sun · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 13

THE campaign plans of all the parties will, when the Prime Minister sets the ball rolling on August 14, be…

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200,000-Shilling Drive Powerful Rally to Movement Unions' Support In Fed. Election Fight Victory Plans

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 7

RALLYING wholeheartedly behind the Labor Party in the Federal election campaign, a large meeting of members of the Union…

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600 Attend Thirroul A.L.P. Annual Function Visitors From All The Coast Candidate Is Given Hearty Welcome By Dancers The Novelties

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 9

THE annual social of the Thirroul A.L.P., held at Thirroul Arcadia, was one of the most successful A.L.P. functions ever held on the South…

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Bankstown Municipal Election

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 9

A proclamation fixing the date of the Bankstown municipal election, which will be necessary when the administrator hands over control of…

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Wheat Crisis Causes Fed. Election Panic Lyons Government Sends Out S.O.S. To Advisory Committee Restriction Pact Boomerang Argentina Scoops the Pool Aust. Trapped CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 1

WITH 35 million bushels of its 1933-34 quota of export wheat still on its hands, the Federal Government, admitting that the Argentine by ignoring the International…

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Referendum Pretence Is Thrown Off Election of New Member Party Figures Give Labor No Chance Upper House

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 5

BY deciding to nominate a candidate for the Upper House vacancy caused by the death of Mr. D. Rees one of the Labor Party…

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Scramble for Royal Honors Hinges On Result Of Election Visit of Duke Canberra, Tues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 5

SCRAMBLING for Royal honors in view of the visit of the Duke of Gloucester will provide an interesting diversion in the…

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Elections. Martin Seat. Federal Labour Candidate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 10

A meeting of the Federal A.L.P. executive to-night will probably decide whether Mr. J. A. McCullum or Mr. J. McDicken should be selected as the candidate for Martin…

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State Parliament. Notes from the Gallery. Problem of Unemployed Youth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 8

The Ligislative Assembly yesterday discussed the problem of unemployed youth. The subject was talked over for nearly three hours. Like many Parliamentary debates, it amounted…

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State Parliament. Training Schemes For Unemployed Youths. Debate in Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 13

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr. W. F. M. Ross (U.C.P., Cootamundra) urged the Government to launch a scheme for the instruction of youths in agricultural pursuits…

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Federal Elections Programmes of Party Lenders Arranged

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 2

THE Federal election campaigns of the three party leaders, Messrs, J.A. Lyons (Prime Minister), Dr. Page U.C.P), and j.H. Scullin (Federal…

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Past Gallops on Course Proper Moorefield Candidates Went Well at Randwick

Referee · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 8

PROCEEDINGS were brighter than usual at Randwick this morning. Several of the prominent spring candidates were allotted pipe-openers…

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Mr. Menzies. Candidate for Kooyong Seat. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 10

The State Attorney-General (Mr. Menzies, K.C.), announced to-day that he had decided to seek nomination as the U.A.P. candidate for Kooyong…

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APPOINTMENTS Teachers' Committee the Election

The Sun · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 30

VOTING for the election of representatives to the Teachers' Appointments Committee, primary and…

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Radio Facilities For Four Parties in Election National Stations 28 Speeches in All States

The Sun · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 17

AT a full meeting of the A.B C. in Sydney, over which the newly -appointed chairman (Mr. W. J…

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Lyons' Policy Speech Election Dates Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 4

It was announced today that the movements of the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, during the Federal election campaign would be as follows:…

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State Parliament. Notes from the Gallery. City Council Enrolments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 10

It was a somewhat colourless and unproductive day yesterday in both branches of the State Legislature from the standpoint of actual results. There was much talk, but little…

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Communist Candidates in Federal Elections

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 2

Owing to the early calling of the Federal elections, the Young Communist League has been forced to make a change in its candidate. Comrade…

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State Parliament. Hospital Trainees. Contact with Tubercular Patients. Protest in Assembly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 16

A protest was made in the Legislative Assembly yesterday against the action of the Health Department in compelling female trainees of the Coast Hospital to nurse…

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WHAT C.P. Leader's Policy Speech Will Be About Rural Reconstruction to Be the Basis Of Broad Programme Senate Candidate is Primary Producer the Wheat Problem

The Land · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 1

THE policy speech of the Leader of the Country Party (Dr. Earle Page) will be delivered on August 16 and will be broadcast from Sydney over the national radio network. Dr. Page will outline a…

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